TIR
Also called: TIR Carnet · Transports Internationaux Routiers · TIR karnesi
A UN convention and international guarantee system for moving goods by road across multiple countries under customs seal. The TIR carnet, increasingly in electronic form (eTIR), serves as the transit declaration and is backed by national guarantee associations linked to the IRU.
In practice
TIR is widely used on routes from Türkiye to the Middle East, Central Asia and beyond, where common transit does not apply.
EU
TürkiyeRelated terms
- Transit
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- Common Transit Convention
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- CMR consignment note
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