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Has Russia TIR ban reached Finland border?

Russia's Federal Customs Service has extended its progressive ban on TIR documents to the Finnish-Russian border, a major conduit for trade between the EU and Russia, the International Road Transport Union reported on 18 March. It said that, according to information it had received, TIR Carnets will no longer be accepted in the North-West region at Torfyanovka Customs office as of 20 March 2014. However, on 21 March IRU added that ... [+]

Court throws out charges against Russia TIR association

Russia's Arbitration Court has thrown out allegations against the Russian TIR Guaranteeing Association (ASMAP) as “inconsistent with reality and defamatory”. In a satement published on 21 February, and referring to a decision by the court the previous week, the International Road Transport Union said that the court had rejected all ... [+]

TIR Committee slams Russian customs again

The TIR Administrative committee, meeting at the United Nations in Geneva on 6 February, reiterated that the Russian customs service, in seeking to restrict or annual the TIR system, broke the TIR Convention and international law. The Committee once again asked Moscow to abandon its restrictive measures. The International Road Transport ... [+]

IRU in Tehran TIR talks

An IRU delegation led by secretary general, Umberto de Pretto, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Deputy Minister of Finance and President of the Iranian Customs Administration, Mr Masoud Karbasian to further secure the functioning of the TIR System in Iran and facilitate trade with neighbouring countries. [+]

IRU unimpressed with Russian TIR action

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has accused Russian Customs of spreading confusion over TIR. While the Customs service had officially announced a stay of execution until 1 July 2014, immediately afterwards it “once again disregarded the TIR Convention by unilaterally issuing, on 2 December 2013, a list of offices ... [+]

More Russian TIR restrictions

Russian Customs has extended its restrictions on TIR guarantees to the Central Customs region, reports the International Road Transport Union (IRU). Offices affected include Central Customs Region Bryansk, Belgorod, Vladimir, Voronezh, Ivanovo, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Moscow, Moscow Regional, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, Central Operativnaya and Yaroslavl. Regions already affected are North Caucasus, ... [+]

Russia adds more offices to TIR ban

The International Road Transport Union reports that Russia's Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation has further extended its restrictions on TIR guarantees to the North Caucasian and Southern Customs Regions, as well as the airport Customs offices of Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo. This was despite a ruling by the country's ... [+]