TIR Convention

Tir Convention

Summary of Tir Convention

An international agreement designed to speed international cargo movements across third countries en route to final destination. Originally established in 1949 as a means of speeding European road transportation, the convention now applies to other modes of transport as well. Basically, each nation adhering to the convention designates an organization to handle the issuance of carnets, or transit documents. This organization issues carnets to approved transport firms, thereby permitting the truck or other vehicle to pass over the territory of any member state without customs inspection until arrival in the country of final destination. A nominal fee is charged for each carnet issued.

Participants in the convention include all European countries, including the USSR, its satellites, and Albania, many Near Eastern countries, Canada, and the United States.

(Main Author: William J. Miller)

TIR Convention and the GATT Policy Negotiations

In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of TIR Convention: An international agreement designed to facilitate international cargo movements across third countries en route to a final destination. Originally established in 1949 as a means of facilitating West European road transportation (“TIR” is a French acronym for Transports Internationaux Routiers, or internationallong-haul trucking), the convention now applies to other countries and other modes of transport as well.


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