News / Customs authorities should align with digital TIR, set to hit the road in May

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The digitisation of the road freight industry has taken a major step forward after no UN members states raised objections to new amendments to the TIR system allowing digital documentation – known as the eTIR.

“None of the 76 contracting parties to the TIR Convention has communicated an objection to the proposals, adopted last year, to amend various provisions introducing new Annex 11 on eTIR,” said the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), which administers the TIR convention.

“eTIR will thus become ...