Forum on TIR Customs Transit System

Promotion of bilateral transit arrangements and PRC’s accession to the TIR Convention are two priorities of the CAREC’s Trade Facilitation program. The forum was co-financed by ADB and the General Administration of PRC Customs, in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, World Customs Organization, and International Road Transport Union.

The forum focused on the following:

  • Implication of PRC’s TIR convention for regional transit development, particularly in promoting Central Asia/Western part of PRC as the modern “silk road” and landbridge connecting Asia and Europe;
  • Promotion of private sector participation in CAREC’s trade facilitation program, in particular, partnership between public and private sectors (customs-trade/transport organizations) in securing the safe operation of the TIR Customs Transit System;
  • Role of customs cooperation for transit under the TIR carnets; and
  • TIR Convention as a “catalyst” for furthering progress in the priority areas of CAREC’s trade facilitation program, particularly in areas of mutual recognition of customs control procedures/customs seals/stamps, promotion of data exchanges, leading the harmonization of customs documentation, and thus streamlining the procedures.

Event Materials

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Key Documents

  • ProgramEnglish
  • Opening Remarks: Mr. Wang Donghong, Deputy Director General, General Administration of Customs, PRCEnglish
  • Welcome Address: Mr. Sun Yibiao, Director General, Shanghai Customs District, PRCEnglish
  • Welcome Address: Mr. Jeffrey Liang, Principal Trade Economist, Governance, Finance and Trade Division, East and Central Asia Department, ADBEnglish
  • ParticipantsEnglish

Presentation Materials

  • Role of the [International Rail Transport Union] IRU and National Associations in the TIR SystemEnglish
  • Transit Management: A Technological PerspectiveEnglish
  • The Safe TIR SystemEnglish
  • The World Customs Organization 1952-2005English
  • Introduction to the TIR Convention: TIR for Bilateral and Regional TransitEnglish
  • TIR and [the People's Republic of] China: Opportunities and ChallengesEnglish
  • On the Necessity of [the People's Republic of] China's Accession to TIR ConventionEnglish
  • Facilitation of International Road Transit Transport of Mongolia under TIR SystemEnglish
  • Accession of [the People's Republic of] China to TIR Convention and Its Possible ImpactsEnglish
  • About Shanghai CustomsEnglish