wco-iru

TIR could be a lifesaver, say road experts

The heads of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) have called on Customs administrations worldwide to ensure that traffic keeps moving dyring the Covid-19 pandamic. In a joint statement published on 8 May WCO secretary general Kunio Mikuriya and IRU secretary general Umberto de Pretto called on national border agencies to implement international standards such as the TIR Convention, and to use the TIR system, ... [+]