TIR Carnet
The Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) dated 14.11.1975 applies to transport of goods by road vehicle, combination of vehicles and containers, with no intermediate reloading, across one or more borders, between the customs office of departure of one Contracting Party to the customs office of destination of another Contracting Party, provided that a certain part of the movement of goods under TIR procedure in between the operation start and end is carried out by road. The Republic of Moldova joined the Convention in 1993. The goods carried under the TIR procedure are exempted from payment/depositing of entry/exit fees and taxes to the intermediate customs offices. These customs offices shall not levy any fees for customs clearance of TIR Carnets. The goods transported under the TIR procedure in sealed road vehicles, combination of sealed vehicles, or sealed containers, as a rule, shall not be subject to customs control by the intermediate customs offices.
Customs control shall be carried out by such intermediate customs offices in exceptional cases, when there is reasonable suspicion that the sealed sections of vehicles or containers hold goods that are not listed in the TIR carnet manifest. The provisions of the TIR Convention do not preclude application of restrictions imposed by moral and social, health or hygiene considerations, as well as the performance of veterinary and phytosanitary controls.
The conditions for a TIR movement are as follows:
- The goods are accompanied by a TIR carnet that is completed and concluded pursuant to the TIR Convention and the Regulation of the application of the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention, 1975).
- The goods are insured under the guarantee issued by the guarantor association.
- The goods are transported in road vehicles, combination of vehicles and containers previously approved for transport with Customs seals (except for the transport of heavy or bulky goods); however, the vehicles will themselves be considered as goods, when they move by their own means, if they are indicated in the manifest of the TIR carnet.
Vehicles carrying out a TIR transport shall have a rectangular plate with the “TIR” inscription attached. One plate shall be affixed in front, and the other plate shall be affixed to the rear of the road vehicle or combination of vehicles, so that the plates are visible. The plates must be removable or constructed and installed in such a way as they could be turned, covered, folded, etc., in a way to show that the transport is not under the TIR procedure.
Road vehicles shall be accompanied by a certificate of approval and containers shall bear approval plates. Road vehicles registered on the territory of the Republic of Moldova shall be subject to prior verification, by the officers of the Association of International Road Hauliers (AITA), for compliance with the conditions for approval of vehicles (containers) to transport goods under Customs seal, and a certificate to this extent shall be issued in accordance with the template subject to approval by the Customs Service. The vehicle may be approved for the transport of goods under the Customs seal providing the submission to the customs authority of the relevant certificate and the conduct, by the customs authority, of the procedure approved by the Customs Service.
The TIR procedure may be carried out in several customs offices of departure in one or more countries, provided that the number of customs offices of departure and of destination does not exceed four. Where there are several customs offices of departure, the TIR carnet shall be completed in such a way that the goods subsequently loaded at different customs are additionally entered in the manifest, and the customs offices of departure indicate, in Section 16, the data relating to the new seals applied and make notes confirming the goods subsequently loaded.
The Association of International Road Hauliers of Moldova (AITA) is the guarantor association in the Republic of Moldova for the transit and shipment of goods under customs supervision in compliance with the TIR procedure.
Contact details of the Association of International Road Hauliers of Moldova (AITA)
address: Republic of Moldova, mun. Chisinau, str. Dimitrie Cantemir, 3/1
e-mail: info@aita.md
Tel: (+373 22) 57-25-00
Fax: (+373 22) 27-88-37, 27-88-38
web page: www.aita.md
For each TIR carnet, the payment of customs duties and taxes is guaranteed up to the amount of 100,000 (one hundred thousand) Euro. The said amount is paid in Moldovan Lei at the reference exchange rate of the National Bank of Moldova valid on the previous day.
II. TIR-EPD
TIR-EPD – TIR Electronic Pre-Declaration (IRU TIR-EPD) is an application within “Asycuda World” Information System, which enables TIR carnet holders to submit free of charge electronic pre-declarations to the customs authorities of the countries to be transited. By using TIR-EPD, the customs authorities are able to expedite the filling in of the TIR Carnet in electronic format, which facilitates risk assessment prior to arrival and makes border crossing simpler, safer, and faster.
Based on the Order of the Customs Service no. 116-O of 15.03.2019 regarding the introduction of the electronic advance declaration TIR-EPD in the "ASYCUDA World" Information System, the informational sub-module for TIR electronic pre-declaration is operational since 18.03.2019.
According to Government Decision no. 806/2023 on the application of the Customs Convention relative to the international transport of goods under the cover of T.I.R. (TIR Convention, 1975), the section on electronic procedures provides that the customs authority is obliged to request the EPD data by accessing the information system of the Customs Service.
How to fill in a TIR Carnet.pdf
Legislation:
Customs Code of the Republic of Moldova no. 95 of 24.08.2021, Codul Vamal al Republicii Moldova nr. 95 din 24.08.2021;
Government Decision no. 92 of 28.02.2023 on implementation of the Customs Code, Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 92 din 28.02.2023 cu privire la punerea în aplicare aCodului Vamal.
Government Decision no. 806/2023 on the application of the Customs Convention relative to the international transport of goods under the cover of T.I.R. (TIR Convention, 1975), Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 806 din 23.11.2022 pentru aprobarea Regulamentului cu privire la modul de aplicare a Convenției vamale relative la transportul internațional de mărfuri sub acoperirea carnetului TIR (Convenția TIR, 1975).
