On 22 February, the Manzhouli 18 Mile Customs Office of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region completed the TIR transport formalities for a Chinese truck, which left the country smoothly via the Manzhouli Highway Port. The cargo was A4 paper for printing, 260 pieces in total, with a net weight of 4540 kg and a cargo value of 35,100 RMB.

The TIR system, also known as the International Road Transport System, is the world's only customs clearance system for cross-border cargo transportation. At present, 77 countries around the world have joined the TIR Convention, basically covering the countries along the "Belt and Road".

According to Zhang Wengang, Deputy Director of Manzhouli Customs, "The use of the TIR certificate for customs clearance of goods from the customs office of the place of origin to the customs office of destination, all transit countries without special circumstances do not need to open the goods for inspection, and enterprises do not need to pay transit security deposit, which greatly improves the efficiency of goods release and customs clearance, significantly compressing customs clearance time and reducing enterprise costs. "

"Compared with sea and air transport methods, TIR international road transport method is more flexible, the whole process does not need to reverse loading and unloading, saving transport time and costs, and the customs comrades are always ready to solve problems and answer questions for enterprises, which also provides confidence and support for us to choose TIR transport method." said Zhang Hao of Manzhouli Sanjiang Freight Forwarding Co.

It is understood that Manzhouli Eighteen Mile Customs is the first customs office in China to carry out TIR operations, playing an important role in the implementation of the TIR Convention in China. In order to promote more Chinese enterprises to "go global", and to smooth the "Belt and Road" logistics new channel, the customs set up TIR business consulting post, timely guidance and feedback for enterprises, to provide forward service, to understand the arrival time of vehicles at road ports, loading After the TIR vehicle arrives at the port, the customs department will arrange special staff to review the electronic information and TIR documents and quickly check the customs seal, so as to achieve "release upon arrival" while providing good supervision services. In addition, the customs initiative to contact with relevant functional departments, the Ministry of Transport Road Transport Association and other departments to keep abreast of the latest policy changes, to do a good job of TIR vehicle supervision.

In the next few days, Manzhouli Customs will promote the TIR international road transport and China-European train to achieve effective resource complementarity, and constantly expand and extend the "land Silk Road", to provide strong support for the creation of international and modern logistics and transport methods.