TIR System in Afghanistan and the region
Kabul, 25 August 2015
Kazem Asayesh
Senior Adviser on TIR and Trade Facilitation
TIR system in ECO region
ALL ECO member states are TIR Contracting Parties
TIR Carnets Issued/Year
4'000'000
3'500'000
3'000'000
Quantity
2'500'000
2'000'000
1'500'000
1'000'000
500'000
0
Year
2
Number of TIR carnets issued to ECO Associations
from 2005 to 07/2015
Country
Association
2005
2010
2011
33,000 48,000 52,000
48,000 58,000
54,000
KAZATO
19,600 32,650 39,050
32,150 31,000
KYRGYZSTAN
AIRTO-KR
6,250 11,450 18,100
17,050 15,050
TADJIKISTAN
ABBAT
50
300
500
400
TURKMENISTAN
THADA
400
1,000
1,000
1,000
ICCIMA
KAZAKHSTAN
TURKEY
UZBEKISTAN
Total issued to
group during the
year
TOBB
AIRCUZ
2012
2015 (7
months)
78,000
85,000 105,000 90,000
45,000
30,050
24,500
19,000
25,000 24,200
12,500
14,050
20,700
17,100
22,200 20,900
7,100
900
700
1,500
2,950
3,500
4,000
1,500
2,000
3,200
4,700
6,000
7,500 11,000
6,000
589,000 689,000 788,500 765,000 490,000 701,500 672,000 685,000 540,500 385,500
246,500
7,000
5,000
6,500
9,000
14,100
17,500
10,300
2014
2,300
4,500
11,400
2013
4,800
1,800
9,500
2009
9,100
IRAN
9,000
2008
7,800
ABADA
5,500
2007
7,600
AZERBAIDJAN
5,000
2006
7,500
9,000
6,000
655,100 792,400 915,150 878,100 611,050 820,300 824,600 832,950 721,500 549,400
326,900
Total TIR Carnets issued to ECO Associations in 2005 – 2015 (till Jul) = 7,927,450
This represents 27% of all Carnets issued in the world during the same period.
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TIR system in ECO countries
120000
TUR = 419,552 (-35%)
IRN 50%
100000
UZB
UZB 16%
80000
AZE
AZE -43%
TKM
TKM 249%
60000
TJK
TJK 280%
40000
KAZ
KAZ -26%
KGZ
KGZ 36%
20000
0
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Overall growth of TIR transport
must be accompanied by the implementation of IRU risk management
tools – RTS/TIR-EPD to mitigate the risks.
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TIR Carnets used by ECO transport operators
in 2013 - 2015
64% of Carnets issued to ECO
Holders were used for transport
between ECO countries
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TIR in Afghanistan, a challenge but moving
First Afghanistan TIR Truck
from Afghanistan to
Kazakhstan
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TIR system in Afghanistan
Background
Afghanistan Chamber of
Commerce & Industries (ACCI)
established in 1931
Member of IRU since 1983
TIR re-activated on 4 September
2013
TIR-EPD implemented as IT TIR
risk management tool
 First TIR operations conducted
to Afghanistan by foreign TIR
Holders (from Kazakhstan, Iran,
Turkey, Lithuania)
337 TIR terminations but only
2 TIR Carnet issued
First TIR Holders (1 approved, 3
applicants)
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TIR challenges in Afghanistan
Transport and transit challenges in Afghanistan
Infrastructure, security, road permit, visa, training, bilateral and regional
arrangements, accession to international transport Conventions are examples
of challenges Afghanistan faces,

TIR is not a free pass; other pre-requisites (visa, permits, licenses) are
needed

A comprehensive policy and action plan on transport and transit involving all
relevant stakeholders needs to be implemented

MONTH
2014
Jan 15
Feb 15
Mar 15
Apr 15
May 15
Jun 15
Jul 15
TOTAL
Number of TIR
transport
terminated in
Afghanistan
245
20
23
10
0
0
0
39
337
%age of SafeTIR
data transmitted
within 0 day
97%
100%
100%
100%
-
-
-
100%
99%
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Pakistan Finally acceded to TIR Convention
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Pakistan accession to TIR; a win-win game in ECO
Pakistan acceded to TIR on 21 July 2015
By Pakistan accession to TIR Afghanistan
and Central Asian landlocked countries will
have better access to open sea,
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China`s imminent accession to TIR!
TIR accession file has been
submitted to the State Council, the
highest decision making body, for
final approval
China`s accession to TIR
will have a positive impact
on Afghanistan and all ECO
region as immediate
beneficiary
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TIR will be operational soon in UAE
UAE is a TIR Contracting
Party since 2007
All 7 UAE Emirate Customs
signed the Guarantee
Agreement with ATC, UAE
National Association, in order
to implement TIR
TIR implementaion in UAE will be
another opportunity for ECO
member states
Dubai and Abu Dhabi ports offer
huge potential for intermodal
transport
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eTIR pilot: MoU signed with UNECE on 24 March 2015, final
technical work ongoing with Iran and Turkey
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