Iran’s First Cargo Transit Under eTIR Carnet Along INSTC

The first transit shipment under eTIR carnet (TIR Convention) has been successfully accomplished along the International North-South Transportation Corridor, an Iranian customs official has announced.
“The transit shipment included industrial alcohol weighing 21,970 kg worth $82,000. It was declared at the customs terminal at Shahid Rajaee Port [in the south] by India and sent in one container to Russia from Astara customs terminal [in the north],” Hossein Saeedi, a Shahid Rajaee Port’s customs official, was quoted as saying by IRIB News.
Shahid Rajaee is Iran’s biggest container port.
“Transit documents and carnets used to be sent manually to the customs and transportation companies, which process used to take two to three weeks. But now all documents are being sent to customs online in one day and as soon as possible. Electronic TIR procedure will ease transit procedures, help the development of the north-south corridor and facilitate the electronic exchange of information between countries and trade,” he added.