Articles under "#Transit" category

Serbia’s accession to the common transit procedure has become a real game changer

The Republic of Serbia is geographically located on the trade routes connecting Western and Central Europe to the Southeast region of Europe, especially the countries of the Western Balkans, as well as Turkey, and further away, the countries of Western Asia. To facilitate trade operations and esp...

The computer system that allows for real-time messages to be exchanged between countries, the tracking of goods and the management of guarantees, from end-to-end, is a stand-alone application that has to be implemented by all Parties and is called the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS). The N...

Countries in East Africa cut transit time

In the East Afr...

RECTS operates in real time, enabling any transit violations, such as going off route, seal tampering or breaking, to be detected. Every time such an incident occurs, an alert is sent to the central monitoring centres hosted in each country, and a rapid response team is sent to the scene. The tea...

eTIR, the new digital TIR carnet

UPU postal-rail project: establishing an international postal rail transport service

Improving facilitation through the use of electronic seals

Highlights of the WCO Global Transit Conference

The WCO organized the first edition of its Global Transit Conference from 10 to 11 July 2017 with the double objective of stimulating discussions on how to improve transit regimes and to promote the Organization’s newly published ‘Transit Guidelines.’

Many speakers and participants h...

Controlling dual-use goods in a transit country: Lithuania’s experience

Electronic transit system boosts Central American trade

A decade ago, transit of goods in Central America suffered from lack of coordination of border agencies, cumbersome and slow Customs and administrative procedures, and limited use of information technologies.

More precisely, exporters with shipments in transit had to clear Customs at each ...

More integration needed to combat transit fraud

When it comes to Customs, Europe is at a turning point. In a globalized and fast-paced world, where trade is becoming increasingly liberalized, the role of Customs is changing. Governments around the world are increasingly emphasizing the removal of barriers and the creation of a seamless flow of...

Mozambique launches Electronic Cargo Tracking System

In 2021, the Government of Mozambique launched the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) with a view to bolster the supervision capacity for transit goods and hence promote legal cross-border and regional trade by reducing smuggling, theft and losses of goods across the supply chain.

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In order to address this challenge, the Government of Mozambique has established a company under a public-private partnership scheme to implement and operate an electronic sealing and cargo tracking system for the next 30 years. The system has been rolled out across the entire country, covering t...

The interconnectivity of transit systems is becoming a reality in West Africa

Upgrading IT systems: Slovakia shares its experience of implementing NCTS P5

Slovakia plays a significant role as a transit country in European trade due to its strategic location in Central Europe. It borders Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine, making it a key transit hub for goods moving across the continent. In 2014, when the European Commission r...

The NCTS has been in use since 2005 and has been updated several times. The NCTS P4 had been in operation for almost two decades when a decision was taken to replace it as part of a wider initiative to modernize Customs systems arising from the Work Programme on the Union Customs Code (UCC). This...

The eTIR pilot project, an ongoing success

Over several decades, the 1975 Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) has proven to be one of the most successful and efficient instruments for the facilitation of international transport and goods i...

Mobilizing trade and transport operators in West Africa to break down non-tariff barriers

Borderless Alliance is a private sector-led initiative that was established in 2012 to promote free movement of goods in West Africa through the removal of trade and transport barriers, and the simplification and harmonization of procedures. Consequently, it envisions a West Africa, where a truck...

Deepening Customs-to-Customs collaboration: the URA-KRA story

Customs transit procedures: insights from an operator

At the WCO Transit Conference held in Brussels, Belgium in July 2017, during which the WCO Transit Guidelines were launched, many administrations presented and shared their national or regional experience with regard to transit procedures. This article presents the point of view of a large and we...