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Russian customs relents, lifts restrictions on TIR Convention trucks
THE Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation has announced that the cooperation between Russian Customs and the UN's TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) Convention.
This guarantees that rights of members of the Association of International Road Transport Carriers (ASMAP) have been restored in line with the 2004 TIR agreement, reports the British International Freight Association (BIFA) newsletter.
In addition, the Federal Customs Service has noted that a list of border crossing points open to the TIR procedure has been defined "in accordance with current and future workload, existing infrastructure to allow transport without queues and timely deliveries".
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has welcomed the development and looks forwards to working closely with all competent Russian authorities and ASMAP to make the TIR System more secure, more competitive and transparent.
The exact list of border crossing points reopened for the TIR procedure has not yet been published, BIFA said.
This guarantees that rights of members of the Association of International Road Transport Carriers (ASMAP) have been restored in line with the 2004 TIR agreement, reports the British International Freight Association (BIFA) newsletter.
In addition, the Federal Customs Service has noted that a list of border crossing points open to the TIR procedure has been defined "in accordance with current and future workload, existing infrastructure to allow transport without queues and timely deliveries".
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has welcomed the development and looks forwards to working closely with all competent Russian authorities and ASMAP to make the TIR System more secure, more competitive and transparent.
The exact list of border crossing points reopened for the TIR procedure has not yet been published, BIFA said.
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