IRU Support for Trade and Transport Facilitation in West Africa Abidjan, 18-19 May, 2015 William Petty, Head – Regional Committee for Africa
AGENDA 1. IRU Background & Mission 2. Driving economic growth through the efficient movement of goods by road 3. What is TIR? 2
IRU B ACKGROUND & M ISSION 3
IRU Members 4
IRU Background Founded in 1948 in Geneva, 1 year after the UN Economic Commission for Europe The objective was to support the reconstruction of war- torn Europe by facilitating international trade via road transport Our mission today: “...ensure economic growth and prosperity via the sustainable mobility of people and goods by road worldwide” 5
D RIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH THE EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF GOODS BY ROAD 6
Efficient transport = economic growth Reduced trade costs Competitive exports Attractive business environment Increased trade and economic growth 7
IRU’s role in improving transport efficiency Reduced costs for cross-border transport TIR Implementation Harmonisation, simplification, transparency Fair, transparent, simplified regulatory environment Professional managers & drivers Capacity building Increased road safety Good road infrastructure Reduced environmental footprint Good intermodal Advocacy connections Fleet modernisation 8
W HAT IS TIR? 9
What is TIR? A carnet-based transit system Backed up by a global guarantee chain Photo: IRU 10
What is TIR? Photo: IRU •68 contracting parties •58 operational TIR countries •Up to 3 million carnets issued per year •Over 35,000 operators worldwide authorised to operate under TIR •USD1 billion in Customs guarantees... every day.... 11
Key benefits •Single guarantee for entire movement •No bond required •No need to apply customs valuation and negotiate bond value •Authorised operators only •Secured load compartments •Highly secure, fraud-proof carnet •0.001% claim rate •Global – not bi-lateral or regional •Data sharing mechanisms allow advance risk management by Customs, and for all parties to know the status of carnets, operators, and movements 12
TIR – global trade facilitation instrument September 2013 - Afghanistan is open for TIR August 2013 – China informs of its intention to accede to the TIR Convention April 2014 – UAE Customs sign guarantee agreement April 2014 – Pakistan officially confirms forthcoming accession to TIR 2015 – ECOWAS countries...? 13
A ND ONE MORE THING ...... 14
eTIR TIR Holder: Order a eGuarantee online Association: Approve and issue the eGuarantee TIR Holder: Pre-declare the transport and GO! 15
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