Common Transit Convention
Also called: CTC · Ortak Transit Sözleşmesi
An agreement extending the EU transit procedure to EFTA countries, Türkiye, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Georgia and the UK, among others. It allows a single transit declaration and guarantee for movements across all contracting parties. Türkiye joined in 2012 and the UK remained a party after leaving the EU.
In practice
Road freight between Türkiye, the EU and the UK can move on one transit document instead of clearing at each border.
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UKRelated terms
- Transit
- A procedure that lets goods move under customs control from one point to another, within a territory or between countries, without paying duties and…
- NCTS
- The electronic system used to lodge, control and discharge transit declarations in the EU and common transit countries, including Türkiye and the UK.…
- TIR
- A UN convention and international guarantee system for moving goods by road across multiple countries under customs seal. The TIR carnet,…
- T1 and T2 transit
- Codes identifying the type of transit declaration. T1 is used for non-Union goods moving under suspension of duties; T2 is used for Union goods…