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Forum on TIR Customs Transit System

Promotion of bilateral transit arrangements and the People's Republic of China's (PRC) accession to the TIR Convention are two priorities of the CAREC's Trade Facilitation program. The Forum was cofinanced 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 "land bridge" 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
• 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.

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The Forum brought together 22 customs officials and 7 representatives of national transport associations from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, PRC, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

The Forum was supported by the following private and international organizations: CrimsonLogic, International Road Transport Union (IRU), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP), and the World Customs Organization (WCO).

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View the Program [ PDF ]

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• Fourth Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee (Ulanbaatar, Mongolia) (7- 9 September 2005)
• Seminar on Trade Facilitation and One-Stop Service (Bangkok, Thailand) (27- 29 July 2005)
• Seminar on Risk Management and Post-Entry Audit (Shenzhen, People's Republic of China) (7-10 June 2005)
• Forum on Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization (Singapore) (26-28 January 2005)
• Third Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee (Baku, Azerbaijan) (1-3 December 2004)
• Workshop on Risk Management and Customs Intelligence (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) (3-5 November 2004)
• Forum on Public-Private Partnership for Customs Modernization (Manila, Philippines) (14-16 October 2004)
• Conference on Customs Reforms and Modernization (Beijing, People's Republic of China) (21-24 April 2004)
• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Meeting on Development of Simplified Transit Systems (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic) (21-23 February 2004)
• Second Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee (Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan) (9-10 October 2003)
• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Workshop on Risk Management and Post-Entry Audit (Urumqi, PRC) (9-12 September 2003)
• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Seminar on Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization (Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic) (4-8 August 2003)
• Customs Cooperation Committee Working Group Meeting (Almaty, Kazakhstan) (21-25 April 2003)
• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Capacity Building Seminar (Almaty, Kazakhstan) (17-21 February 2003)
• First Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee (Urumqi, People's Republic of China) (20-21 August 2002)
• Central Asia Customs Cooperation Meeting (Manila, Philippines) (30-31 January 2002)
• Senior Officials' Meeting on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (Manila, Philippines) (9-10 August 2001)