News / A smoother road ahead for freight as India joins TIR Convention

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India is set to further simplify its road transport sector after being approved to use the UN TIR Convention.

The decision allows India to harmonise its transport with global standards and boost overland trade and integration across south Asia.

In combination with the likely implementation of the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) in July, costs should reduce while transport will get faster.

TIR, the streamlined international system for the movement of goods by road, will support India’s international North-South transport corridor, a key trade ...