How To Fill in A TIR Carnet
How To Fill in A TIR Carnet
How To Fill in A TIR Carnet
For questions regarding the implementation of a transport operation under cover of a TIR Carnet, please contact your National Association.
You can also contact: The TIR Hotline for questions relating to the application of the TIR Convention, border crossing difficulties, etc.: E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +41 (0)22 918 27 78 (English and French) +41 (0)22 918 20 48 (Russian) Phone: Fax: +41 (0)22 918 27 99 For questions regarding IRU TIR-Electronic Pre-Declarations (IRU TIR-EPD): E-mail: Phone: Phone: [email protected] +41 (0)22 918 20 68 (English, French and Spanish) +41 (0)22 918 27 23 (Russian, English and French)
Note: The information contained in this brochure is not legally binding. The TIR Convention is the legal basis for the operation of the TIR procedure.
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You can see an example of each field duly filled in on the left hand side. Fields are colour-coded depending on the actor that fills them in. To illustrate the roles of the actors, we have taken an example of a simple transport with 1 Customs office of departure and destination.
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WHO WHEN WHAT Association & Holder On issuance & before start of transport TIR Carnet cover page
General notes
No erasures or over-writing shall be made on the TIR Carnet. Mistakes should be crossed-out and corrections (which have to be endorsed by the Customs authorities) added. TIR Carnet used for a combination of vehicles/containers: Content of each vehicle/container shall be indicated separately preceded by the registration number. Dates entered in the TIR Carnet should conform to the following format dd/mm/yyyy. Customs offices should be identified by their name and if appropriate their location.
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WHO WHEN WHAT ACTION Holder Before start of transport Yellow non-Customs Goods Manifest The yellow non-Customs Goods Manifest must be filled in by the Holder and the details repeated legibly on all vouchers of the TIR Carnet, even if the vouchers will not be used. (Holders details must also be put in field 5 of the certified report))
Field 02 : Name(s) and location of Customs office(s) of departure (Maximum 4 Customs offices of departure and destination, i.e. 3 departures, 1 destination; 2 departures, 2 destinations, etc. All departures must take place before the first unloading. Goods must always cross at least one international border.) Field 04 : Complete Holders details, incl. unique ID number and the economic operator registration and identification number (EORI) (stamp recommended) Field 05 : Departure Country/ies including ISO Alpha 3 code Field 06 : Destination Country/ies Including ISO Alpha 3 code Field 07 : Vehicle Registration N (licence plate), of tractor and load compartment(s) Field 08 : Attached documents (CMR, Packing list, etc.) Field 09 : a) Load Compartment(s) (record separately for each load compartment) b) Markings of packages (so you can identify a specific package) Field 10 : Number and type of packages & description of goods (HS 6 digit commodity code in addition to a plain language goods description recommended) Field 11 : Weight of goods in Kg Field 12 : Name(s) of Customs office(s) of Destination and the number of packages to be delivered to each Customs office Field 13, 14, 15 : Signature of the Holder (handwritten), place and date (dd/mm/yyyy) of signing (company stamp recommended)
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WHO WHEN WHAT Customs office of Departure A (& Holder) Customs office of Departure A (& before start of transport) Voucher & Counterfoil N1, p.1 Customs: Verify the goods (must conform to goods manifest) Verify validity of the TIR Carnet & approval certificate Check that TIR plates are affixed Seal the truck Stamp all pages of the attached documents and attach to the TIR Carnet Fill in, remove & file Voucher N1 Return Carnet to driver
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Voucher/Volet N 1
Fields 2-15 will have been filled in by the Holder prior to the transport (see p. 7). For official use: Any information to facilitate Customs control, e.g. the number of the previous Customs document, etc. Field 16 : Seal N - must be filled in on every voucher of the TIR Carnet Field 17 : Date (dd/mm/yyyy), stamp & signature of Customs office of Departure A must be filled in on every voucher of the TIR Carnet Field 18 : Name and if appropriate location of the Customs office of Departure A Field 19 : Tick if seals are intact (not applicable at departure) Field 20 : Time limit for transport to reach the Customs office of Exit B in this country (optional) Field 21 : Identification of Customs office of Departure A Under N:Number in the Customs ledger assigned to this TIR operation Field 22 : Other: An itinerary i.e. Customs office of Exit B, can be specified here Field 23 : Date (dd/mm/yyyy), stamp & signature of Customs office of Departure A This information is copied into fields 18-23 of voucher 2, p.2
Counterfoil/Souche N 1
Field 01 : Identification of the Customs office of Departure A Field 02 : Number in the Customs Ledger of the Customs office of Departure A Field 03 : Number of seal apposed Field 04 : Tick if seals are intact (not applicable at departure) Field 05 : Other: (itinerary optional) Field 06 : Date (dd/mm/yyyy), stamp & signature of Customs office of Departure A, proving Customs have accepted the TIR operation NB: All counterfoils always remain in the TIR Carnet
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WHO WHEN WHAT Customs office of Exit B (& Holder) Customs office of Exit B (& of Departure A & before start of transport) Voucher & Counterfoil N2, p.2 Customs: Check seals are intact and that there has been no forced entry into the truck. Verify that field 6 of counterfoil N1 p.1 has been stamped, otherwise Carnet must not be accepted. Fill and remove voucher 2 and register in Customs ledger of the Customs office of Exit B, send certificate of termination (removable section with fields 18-28) to the Customs office of Departure A.
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Voucher/Volet N 2
Fields 2-15 will have already been filled in by the Holder prior to the transport (see p. 7 of this brochure). Fields 16-23 will have been filled in by the Customs office of Departure A. Field 24 : Name and ID of the Customs office of Exit B Field 25 : Tick if seals are intact Field 26 : If goods are unloaded, how many packages (only filled in by a Customs office of destination) Field 27 : Reservation if there is a problem (seals broken/goods missing), mark with a large R and describe the problem. Depending on the circumstances, the Certified Report (see brochure p. 17) may have to be filled in. Field 28 : Date (dd/mm/yyyy), stamp & signature of Customs office of Exit B
Counterfoil/Souche N 2
Field 01 : Identification of Customs office of Exit B Field 02 : Tick if seals are intact Field 03 : Number of packages unloaded (Only filled in by a Customs office of destination) Field 04 : New seal number (if applicable) Field 05 : Reservations (as above, field 27) Field 06 : Date (dd/mm/yyyy), stamp & signature of Customs of Exit B
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WHO WHEN WHAT ACTIONS Customs (& Holder) Customs office of Entry C and of Exit D (& before start of transport) Vouchers & Counterfoils N1 & 2, p.3 & 4 Customs authorities
Counterfoil/Souche N 2
Field 01 : Identification of Customs office of Exit D Field 02 : Tick if seals are intact Field 03 : Number of packages unloaded (only filled in by a Customs office of destination) Field 04 : New seal number (if applicable) Field 05 : Reservations (as above, field 27) Field 06 : Date (dd/mm/yyyy), stamp & signature of Customs of Exit D Fill and remove voucher 2 page 4 and register in Customs ledger of the Customs office of Exit D, send certificate of termination (removable section with fields 18-28) to the Customs office of Entry C.
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WHO WHEN WHAT ACTIONS Customs (& Holder) Customs office of Entry E and of Destination F (& before start of transport) Vouchers & Counterfoils N 1 & 2, p.5 & 6 Customs authorities
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WHO WHEN WHAT Competent Authorities (& Holder) In case of accident / irregularity in the course of a TIR transport (& field 5 before transport starts) Certified Report (Procs-verbal de constat)
The Certified Report should remain in the TIR Carnet and a police report attached as applicable. Field 01 : Customs office(s) of departure name(s) and location(s) Field 04 : Registration of vehicle and/or container number Field 05 : Should already be filled with Holders details (preferably stamped) Field 06 : The seals are intact/not intact (please tick) Field 07 : The load compartment(s)/container is/are intact/not intact (please tick) Field 08 : Observations / comments Field 09 : Please select and tick either no goods seem to be missing; the goods described in fields 10-13 are missing (M) or destroyed (D) as indicated in field 12 Field 10 : a) Load Compartment b) Identifying marks on the packages Field 11 : Number and type of packages, goods description Field 12 : Mark with either M for missing or D for destroyed Field 13 : Observations write down the quantities that are missing/destroyed Field 14 : Date, place and circumstances of the accident (detailed description) Field 15 : Measures taken to allow TIR operation to continue (please select & tick). New seals applied: number of seal & characteristics; Goods transferred to another vehicle/container (in which case see field 16); Other Field 16 : If the goods were transferred to another vehicle/container, specify details here. a) vehicle insert registration N. Tick as applicable if the vehicle has approval certificate or not, and note the number & details of the seal affixed. If goods are put in a new container, note the details, as with the vehicle, in 16(b) Field 17 : Place, date, stamp and signature and details of the authority that filled in the certified report Field 18 : Endorsement (stamp & signature) by the next Customs office affected by the TIR operation. If goods are missing or destroyed, but others remain to be delivered, the goods manifest of the TIR Carnet and the seal number must be amended on all vouchers and noted on the relevant counterfoil No2 (field 4) that remains in the TIR Carnet
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WHO WHEN WHAT ACTIONS Customs If the TIR Carnet is retained by Customs (e.g. because the TIR Carnet is invalid) Tear-off card at the back of the TIR Carnet Customs stamp, sign and remove the tear-off card, give it to the driver and retain the TIR Carnet until the closure of the Customs investigation
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2012 IRU I-0295-1 (en)