Course Category: TIR System - Segmentation (English)

This module provides a basic overview of the origin and current features and benefits of the TIR system. A quiz is also included to test your knowledge.

This unit introduces the concept behind international Customs transit systems and the key principles of the TIR Customs transit system. A quiz is also included to test your knowledge.

This unit gives you an introduction to the origins and structure of the TIR Convention. It explains the TIR Convention description of ‘Contracting Parties’ and tells you where to find a full list of the countries between which a TIR transit operation can be established. A quiz is also included to test your knowledge.

The functioning of the TIR system relies on setting up a series of contractual relationships between government authorities, transport operators, national Associations and insurers. This unit covers the details of these contracts and relationships and explains the international chain of guarantee. A quiz is also included to test your knowledge.

This unit discusses the general function of the TIR Carnet, its role in the control of TIR operations, and the different elements that make up a TIR Carnet. A quiz is also included to test your knowledge.

The use of a harmonised international customs document – the TIR Carnet – is a basic principle of the TIR System. This unit discusses the fields of the TIR Carnet and the rules for filling them out. It makes use of a step by step process in order to explain a TIR transport from A to Z – from receiving a TIR Carnet, to the journey itself, and through to the return of the TIR Carnet to the association and ultimately to the IRU. A quiz is also included to test your knowledge.

This unit discusses the actions to be taken by transporters and Customs authorities in the event of incidents and accidents. It also provides a step by step approach to the fields that need to be completed in the TIR Carnet’s Certified Report. A quiz is also included to test your knowledge.

This unit presents the multiple risk management tools to protect the integrity of the TIR system that IRU has developed. These tools include SafeTIR, AskTIR and TIR-EPD, software designed to effectively manage risk by the actors of the TIR system. A quiz is also included to test your knowledge.

Should a TIR irregularity lead to a Customs claim for duties and taxes, there are particular practices that have to be followed. This unit will take you through a scenario to illustrate the claims process from the irregularity to the resolution of the Customs debt. A quiz is also included to test your knowledge.

This unit will increase your understanding of the roles of the parties (called ‘actors’) who take part in the TIR system. A quiz is also included to test your knowledge.