Iran, Azerbaijan to Launch e-TIR Pilot Project

Iran and Azerbaijan have agreed to implement an e-TIR Pilot project for making transit operations fully electronic between the two countries as of May 31, 2019.
This is based on an agreement signed between Mehdi Mir-Ashrafi, the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, and Deputy Chairman of State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan Safar Mehdiyev last week in Baku.
Last month, a meeting was held in the Astara District of Azerbaijan between the customs authorities of Azerbaijan and Iran, the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic reported.
As part of the procedures regulated by the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets, the two countries have agreed to implement the e-TIR Pilot project.