Formalities to be performed by the
Customs Office of Destination
Relevant Articles in the TIR Convention
Article 21
.Explanatory Notes to Article 21
0.21-1
0.21-2
0.21-3
Comments to Article 21
Termination en route
Partial termination
Final termination
Formalities to be performed by the Customs Office of Destination
The Submittal of the TIR Carnet to the Customs office of
Destination, Registration and Approval
1- At the Customs office of destination, the Customs officials in
charge of approval shall enter the TIR Carnet information into the
“TIR Volet-2” screen of the TIR/Transit Tracking Program in the
BILGE System, and the TIR Carnet information shall be registered.
Based on the TIR Carnet information in the system, a
“TIR IMPORT” summary declaration shall be formed.
The registration number of summary declaration as
well as the ID number of the official in charge of
inspection appointed by the system shall be indicated
on the TIR Carnet.
The “TIR IMPORT” summary declaration form
(automatically made by the system through the
TIR/Transit Tracking Program) shall not be printed.
Inspection at the Customs office of Destination,
Unloading Goods and Other Formalities
1- The formalities and controls on the vehicles, goods and TIR
Carnets and accompanying documents shall be performed in
accordance with the provisions of the TIR Convention, the
Customs Law and the relevant legislation.
2- When the official in charge of inspection receives the
registered TIR Carnet, he/she shall check whether the
documents correspond to the physical conditions of the
vehicle, whether the seals affixed by the Customs office of
departure or by other Customs offices in the countries en
route are intact, whether the sheet on the vehicle has
been broken or torn, whether the closed trailers or
containers have been broken or punctured, and whether
there is a hidden section in the vehicle.
Then, under his/her surveillance and responsibility,
he/she shall let the goods be unloaded at the warehouse or
place of temporary storage or another place approved by
Customs.
3- After the goods covered by the TIR
Carnet have been unloaded and taken over, a
delivery/receipt report in four copies shall
be prepared and signed by the official in
charge of the warehouse or temporary
storage and the driver or the carrier or its
representative (Annex 5).
T.C.
GÜMRÜK MÜSTEŞARLIĞI
Ankara Gümrük ve Muhafaza Başmüdürlüğü
Ankara TIR Gümrük Müdürlüğü
TESLİM TESELLÜM TUTANAĞI
Kapıkule TIR Gümrük Müdürlüğünden giriş işlemi yapılan ve
25.02.2006 tarihinde Ankara TIR gümrüğüne gelen Çoban Dış
Tic.A.Ş.’ne ait 34 LV 360 plaka no.lu TIR aracında bulunan
XK43046281 no.lu TIR karnesi kapsamı eşyayı taşıyan TIR
aracına vurulan 230 no.lu kurşun mühürler sağlam olduğu
görülüp heyetçe araç açıldı 40 koli/karton/kap rezervli.
Vasıtada manifesto harici olarak başka eşya veya maddeye
rastlanılmadığına dair 28.02.2006 tarihinde iş bu tutanak imzası
bulunan heyetçe (4 nüsha) tanzim olunarak imza altına alındı.
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Of the four copies of that report;
-The first copy shall be retained in order to be
attached to the Volet-2 voucher of the TIR Carnet
concerned.
-The second copy shall be left to the relevant
service.
-The third copy shall be attached to the TIR
Carnet.
- The fourth copy shall be given to the driver or
the carrier or its representative.
4- In the relevant sections on the TIR Carnet Volet-2
voucher and counterfoil, the necessary remarks and
annotations concerning the unloaded goods (number of
packages, weight, measurement, quantity) shall be
made by the Customs office where the unloading
formalities have been performed.
5- In case the goods indicated in the delivery/receipt
report and the TIR Carnet correspond with each other,
or the imposed fines, if any, have been paid; the
relevant parts of the TIR Carnet Volet-2 voucher and
counterfoil shall be signed and stamped by Customs
stamp, and the TIR Carnet Volet-2 voucher shall be
retained. By placing the goods covered by the TIR
Carnet under Customs control, the TIR Carnet shall be
terminated.
6- After the official in charge of inspection appointed by the
system has received the TIR Carnet and made the inspections,
he/she shall bring the TIR Carnet to the screen in order to
check the concordance of the entered data and the Volet-2
voucher of the TIR Carnet. After their concordance has been
confirmed, the approval shall be completed on the Volet-2
screen through the TIR/Transit Tracking Program.
7- After all the goods under cover of the TIR Carnet have
been unloaded; a Vehicle Entry-Exit Form shall be issued
for foreign vehicles in order to enable their control and
tracking during their stay in the Customs territory, or their
exit from the country.
TIR Carnet Formalities at Partial Unloadings
(In accordonace with the Customs Instruction Published on 23.01.2002)
a) Formalities to be performed at the first Customs Office of
Entry
At the Customs Office of Entry, the formalities mentioned in
Article 19 of this Instruction shall be performed in relation to the
submitted TIR Carnet as well as the vehicle and goods; the
necessary records shall be made on the relevant parts of the TIR
Carnet’s Volet-1 voucher and counterfoil and Volet-2 voucher,
and the Customs offices of destination, the determined route and
transit duration shall be clearly indicated. While entering TIR
Carnet data in the TIR/Transit Tracking Program, the number of
the TIR Carnet and the page numbers shall be correctly and
precisely written. The Volet-1 voucher of the TIR Carnet shall be
detached, and kept in accordance with the provisions of this
Notification. The TIR Carnet shall be returned to the driver in
order to be submitted to the Customs office of destination.
b) Formalities to be performed at the first Customs Office of
Destination
In relation to the goods covered by the TIR Carnet coming from the
Customs office of entry, the first Customs office of destination shall
perform the formalities mentioned in Article 25 of the Instruction. The
necessary records shall be made on the relevant parts of the Volet-2
voucher and counterfoil, and the quantity of unloaded goods shall be
correctly and precisely indicated. On the TIR Carnet while entering TIR
Carnet data in the TIR/Transit Tracking Program, the number of the TIR
Carnet and the page numbers shall also be indicated. The issued
delivery/receipt report shall be attached to the Volet-2 voucher of the TIR
Carnet, and the Volet-2 voucher of the TIR Carnet used in relation to the
unloaded goods shall be detached and retained in accordance with Article
30 of this Instruction.
The entry registration no., the Customs office of entry, the name of the
second Customs office of destination, the determined route and transit
duration shall be clearly indicated on the relevant parts of the subsequent
(next) Volet-1 voucher and counterfoil and the Volet-2 voucher of the
same TIR Carnet. While entering TIR Carnet data in the TIR/Transit
Tracking Program, the number of the TIR Carnet (on which a new entry
has been recorded) and the page numbers shall be correctly and precisely
written. The Volet-1 voucher shall be detached and retained in order to be
treated in accordance with Article 23 of this Instruction. The Carnet shall
be returned to the driver, and the vehicle shall be released.
c) Formalities to be performed at the second Customs Office of
Destination
The formalities mentioned in paragraph (b) of this Article shall be
performed in relation to the goods presented to the second Customs
office of destination covered by the TIR Carnet.
d) Formalities to be performed at the last Customs Office of
Destination
The goods under cover of the TIR Carnet which have been brought to be
unloaded at the last Customs office of destination for the termination of
the TIR operation shall be taken over after the completion of the
formalities mentioned in Article 25 of this Instruction. The necessary
records for unloading shall be made, on the relevant parts of the Volet-2
voucher and counterfoil of the TIR Carnet. The number of the TIR Carnet
and the page numbers shall be entered to the TIR/Transit Tracking
Program. One copy of the issued delivery/receipt report shall be given to
the carrier or driver, and one copy shall be attached to the TIR Carnet
and handed over to the driver. One copy of the delivery/receipt report
shall be attached to the previously removed Volet-2 voucher of the TIR
Carnet and retained in order to be proceeded in accordance with Article
30 of this Instruction.
e) The first Customs office -set out in the TIR Carnet by the Customs
office of entry- where the goods are to be partially unloaded may be an
inland Customs office, or a free zone Customs office.
Comments to Article 28
Possibility of using two TIR Carnets for a single
TIR transport
Occasionally, the number of vouchers in the TIR Carnet
are not sufficient to carry out a total TIR transport. In
these cases the first part of a TIR transport has to be
ended in accordance with Articles 27 and 28 of the
Convention and a new Carnet has to be accepted by the
same Customs office having certified the termination
of the previous TIR operation and used for the
remainder of the TIR transport. Proper inscription
shall be made in both TIR Carnets to reflect this fact.
{TRANS/WP.30/AC.2/23, paragraph 21; TRANS/WP.30/192, paragraph 26;
TRANS/WP.30/AC.2/59, paragraph 46 and Annex 5}
Formalities to be performed when the number of vouchers in the TIR
Carnet is not sufficient to carry out a total TIR transport.
(In accordonace with the Customs Instruction
Published on 23.01.2002)
- In case the number of vouchers in the TIR Carnet is not sufficient to
carry out a total TIR transport; the operation on the first TIR Carnet shall
be terminated, and a new Carnet duly issued shall be accepted by the same
Customs office and used for the remainder of the TIR transport. Proper
inscription shall be made in both TIR Carnets to reflect the fact that the
previous TIR Carnet has been terminated.
The newly opened TIR Carnet shall be accepted provided that it contains
all necessary information about the vehicle and goods. In the TIR/Transit
Tracking Program; the last 8 digits of the summary declaration
(IMXXXXXX) shall be written, enter button shall be pressed, and the volet-2
image of the terminated TIR Carnet shall be brought to the screen. The
number of the old TIR Carnet on the screen shall be deleted, the number of
the newly-opened TIR Carnet shall be entered along with the data on the
goods and other information shown in its Volet-1 entry voucher, and the
vehicle shall be sent.
Article 28 1.
Termination of a TIR operation shall be certified by the Customs
authorities without delay. Termination of a TIR operation may be
certified without or with reservation: where termination is certified
with reservation this shall be on account of facts connected with
the TIR operation itself. These facts shall be clearly indicated in
the TIR Carnet. {ECE/TRANS/17/Amend.21; entered into force on
12 May 2002} 2. In cases where the goods are placed under another
Customs procedure or another system of Customs control, all
irregularities that may be committed under that other Customs
procedure or system of Customs control shall not be attributed to
the TIR Carnet holder as such or any person acting on his behalf.
{ECE/TRANS/17/Amend.21; entered into force on 12 May 2002}
Explanatory Note to Article 28 0.28
The use of the TIR Carnet must be restricted to the function which
it was intended to cover, namely the transit operation. The TIR
Carnet must not, for example, be used to cover the storage of goods
under Customs control at destination.
{ECE/TRANS/17/Amend.21; entered into force on 12 May 2002}
Where the goods prove more or
less than the amount indicated
in the TIR Carnet, the
following procedure shall be
applied:
(In accordonace with the Customs
Instruction Published on 23.01.2002)
1- Proceedings shall be initiated for
packages that prove more or less
than the amount indicated in the
TIR Carnet, and for bulky goods
that prove >3% more or less than
the amount indicated in the TIR
Carnet. The deficiency or surplus
shall be indicated in the relevant
parts of the exit (Volet-2) voucher
and counterfoil of the TIR Carnet,
“TERMINATED CONDITIONALLY”
shall be written and it shall be
stamped. In addition, the entry
into the “TIR Volet-2” screen in
the TIR/Transit Tracking Program
shall be made as “Terminated
conditionally”.
2- On the date when the report is prepared after the
detection of the amount more or less than indicated in the
TIR Carnet, a notification shall also be made and a period of
3 months shall be given to the holder of the TIR Carnet to
prove by documents the reasons for the deficiency or
surplus. Documents proving that the goods have not been
loaded at the origin or have accidentally been unloaded
somewhere else or have been lost as a result of an accident
or general average or have been stolen shall be obtained by
the holder of the TIR Carnet from the authorities at the
port of loading or export agencies or, if the carrier is a
governmental organization, from the relevant governmental
organization, and they shall be submitted after having been
approved by the Highest Administrative Authority at the
port of loading, or the Customs Administration, or
Chambers of Industry and Commerce, the Port
Administration, Consulate or Embassy.
3- As for the deficiency of goods, in case no documents
have been submitted at the end of the given period, or the
submitted documents are not considered valid; the Customs
taxes and duties payable for the deficient amount of goods
shall be levied and collected from the holder of the TIR
Carnet by the Customs administration. If the Customs taxes
and duties may not be collected in that way, taking into
consideration the period mentioned in Article 11 (1) of the
TIR Convention, the original Volet-2 of the TIR Carnet, the
accompanying documents and other necessary documents
shall immediately be sent to the Headquarter (Directorate
General of Customs Control) in order for the necessary
proceedings to be initiated through guaranteeing association
and the other organizations concerned.
4- As for the surplus of goods, in case no documents have
been submitted at the end of the given period, or the
submitted documents are not considered valid; the surplus
amount of goods shall be seized and forfeited, and a fine
amounting to the CIF value therein shall be imposed.
For the forfeiture of the undeclared surplus goods; the
forfeiture decision shall be made by a committee headed by the
highest Customs official, consisting of a deputy director (if any),
an inspector and a Customs official. The discharge provisions
shall apply to the forfeited goods.
5- As for the deficiency or surplus of goods, in case valid
documents have been submitted within the given period, it shall
be noted on the exit (Volet-2) voucher of the TIR Carnet that the
“conditional termination has been cancelled”, and the
“Terminated conditionally” remark on the “TIR Volet-2” screen
in TIR/Transit Tracking Program shall be changed to
“Terminated”.
6- No proceedings shall be initiated for bulky goods that prove
≤ 3% more or less than the amount indicated in the TIR Carnet.
7- No proceedings shall be initiated for goods whose package
numbers prove the same as indicated in the TIR Carnet although
there are differences in other measures such as weight, piece etc.
T H A N K S