Haulage groups welcome order by Putin for Russian Customs to accept TIR carnet

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President Vladimir Putin has stepped into the row between the Russian Federal Customs Service (FCS) and the International Road Haulage Union (IRU), which issues and controls the TIR carnet system.

President Putin has issued instructions to ensure that the FCS accepts TIR carnets.

The document, translated by the IRU, states: “The Government of the Russian Federation is instructed: to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of the Customs Convention … under cover of TIR Carnets … until the national guaranteeing association is determined and ...