Learn about the 2 approaches (direct interconnection project or via use of eTIR National Application) to interconnect your National Customs System with the eTIR international system and enable eTIR procedure in your country or customs territory.

Geneva, 05 August 2026 — Customs authorities of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan cleared six TIR transports without paper documents in July 2026, applying the eTIR procedure of the United Nations TIR Convention. Five of the six operations were multi-modal transports including a maritime leg, crossing the Caspian Sea between the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Key figures • 4 participating countries • 6 TIR transports under eTIR procedure • 5 multimodal transports • 1 crossing of the Caspian Sea • 1200+ km under a single digital procedure The four customs administrations prepared and ran the operations together, with coordination and technical support from the UNECE TIR secretariat and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and its member associations in the region.

Successful Installation of the eTIR National Application in Tajikistan and Progress Towards Cross-Border eTIR Transport. Dushanbe - Tajikistan, 16-18 March 2026

UNECE welcomes the launch of ECMT Digital System to modernise road transport Paris, 5 December 2025