Cross-Border Transport Agreement

Part IV: Cross-Border Transport of Goods

Article 7: Exemption from Physical Customs Inspection, Bond Deposit, and Escort

1. The Contracting Parties undertake to exempt cargoes in international transit from:
1. routine customs physical inspection at the border
2. customs escorts in the national territory, and
3. the deposit of a bond as a guarantee for the customs duties.
2. For that purpose, the Contracting Parties undertake to institute a transit and inland customs clearance regime, as specified in Annex 6.

Article 8: Transit Traffic

1. The Contracting Parties grant freedom of transit through their territory for Transit Traffic to or from the territory of the other Contracting Parties.
2. Transit Traffic shall be exempt from any customs duties and taxes.
3. Charges relating to Transit Traffic other than customs duties and taxes shall be gradually levied in two steps:
• Step 1: Charges concerning Transit Traffic other than customs duties and taxes shall be levied as determined in Protocol 2.
• Step 2: Charges levied on Transit Traffic shall only be cost related.

Article 9: Phytosanitary and Veterinary Inspection

The Contracting Parties shall comply with international agreements related to the regulations of the World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, and Office International des Epizooties in applying inspection of goods crossing the border.

Article 10: Special Regimes for the Transport of Particular Categories of Goods

1. The Agreement shall not apply to the transport of Dangerous Goods, as defined in Annex 1.
2. The transport of Perishable Goods, as defined in Annex 3, shall be granted a priority regime for border crossing clearance formalities, set out in Annex 3, so that they may not be unduly delayed.

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