Strengthening Transport Connectivity and Trade Facilitation in South-West Asia, Lahore(Pakistan) 9-10 December 2013 (Progress and Challenges) (Progress and Challenges) By : M.Mokhber Road maintenance & Transportation Organization Islamic Republic of Iran Ministry of Road & Urban Development Organization Road Maintenance and Transportation In The Name Of GOD

I.R.IRAN Road Network Total kilometers of roadway network about 210/000 Km and total kilometers of national roads and under jurisdiction of ministry of road and transportation is km which will be following classification: 2185 km Freeway km Highway km Major Road km Minor Road 819 km Urban Road km Rural Road km Transit Roads (64 ROUTES) KM Arterial Roads

UnitRoadRailAirSum Freight M Tons Passenger M Passenger Freight transit M Tons General status of transportation in Iran The share of road is about 95% in movement of freight & passenger

Milak Mirjaveh Lotf Abad Doqaroun Sarakhs Bajgiran Incheh Boroun Sero Bazargan Poldasht Nourdoz Bilehsavar Astara Khosravi Mehran Shalamcheh jolfa Mil 78 Aslandooz Yazdan Tamarchin Kile Sardasht Bashmagh Chazzabeh and Border Terminals and Ports Razi Siran Parvizkhan

 Name Of Border With Iraq 1- Shalamcheh 2- Chazabeh 3- Mehran) 4- Khosravi Mehran 5- Bashmagh Mehran 6- Kile dasht (Sardasht) Mehran 7- Tamarchin 8- Parvizkhan  Name Of Border With Turkey 1- Sero 2- Bazargan 3- Razi  Name Of Border With Azerbaijan 1- Jolfa 2- Bile Savar 3- Astara 4- Aslandooz  Name Of Border With Nakhjavan 1- Jolfa 2-Poldasht  Name Of Border With Armenia 1- Nourdoz  Common Border in West of Iran

 Name Of Border With Turkmenistan 1- Pol 2- Bajgiran 3- Lotf Abad 4- Sarakhs  Name Of Border With Afghanistan 1- Dogharoun 2- Yazdan 3- Mil78 4- Milak  Name Of Border With Pakistan 1- Mijaveh  Common Border in East of Iran

EXPORTIMPORT MODE ShareValueShareValue Sea Border Road Border Rail Border Total Value of Goods Import and Export from I.R.IRAN Border Terminals In 2012 Export : Petroleum Product, Cement, Fruit, Iron, Steel, Nuts, etc. Import : Rice, Service Machinery, Accessories of Automobile Fruit, Agric Product, Petrochemical, Plywood, etc. Ton Thousand

Goods Import and Export in I.R.IRAN Border Terminals In 2012

Goods Import and Export Base on Truck Nationality In 2012 ExportImport Nationality Tonnage Number of Truck Tonnage Number of Truck Azerbaijan Armenia Afghanistan Iran Bulgaria Pakistan Turkmenistan Turkey Iraq Other Total

Enter and Exit of Passenger From Each Border Terminal In 2012 Number of TripNumber of Passenger Border Terminal ENTER EXIT ENTEREXIT Astara Incheh Boroun Bajgiran Bazargan Bileh Savar 1020 Parvizkhan Poldasht Tamarchin Jolfa Khosravi Doggharoun Sarakhs Sero Mehran Mirjaveh Milak Nordooz

The Physical Position Of The Organizations Settled As Well As The Concerned And Required Units Located On The Road Exits Of The Country Safeguard Inspection Part Frontier guard- Human Quarantine - Passport Regulate Inspection Part Customs, Animal Quarantine, Plant Quarantine, Islamic Guidance Transport Organization, Post Service Part Bank, Post, Transport Companies, Insurance and welfare Services (Restaurant, Store and …)

General Physical Position of Frontiers Terminals Exit and Entrance Door Passenger Complex Commercial Complex Administration Complex Temporary Warehouse Frontier Line Exit and Entrance Door

Transit Saloon Deposit Parcel Fund Passport - Nahad Human-Animal-Plant Quarantine Customs Passenger Guidance Representation Luggage Warehouse Melli Bank Entrance Customs Saloon Entrance Customs Saloon Waiting Saloon Buffet Praying Room Sanitary Service Terminal Office Guide Communication Passenger Entrance Route Busses Entrance Route Structure and Physical Position Of The Organizations Settled In The Passenger Formalities Saloon Passenger Exit Route Busses Exit Route Entrance Parking Vehicle Parking for Exit Vehicle Waiting Saloon

Commercial Customs And Related Units Representative of Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization Warehouses Office Melli Bank Insurance Standard Institution Telecommunication Commercial Complex Passport – Presidential Organ Plant Quarantine Praying Room Sanitary Service Parking for Vehicles Carrying Exit Goods Animal Quarantine Parking for Vehicles Carrying Exit Goods

Accession to International Conventions: Islamic Republic of Iran has acceded to the following international road and customs conventions: TIR Convention in 1984 (Customs Convention on the International Transportation of goods ) CMR Convention in 1998 (Accession to E-CMR is being done) Green Card Convention in 1977 (Convention of International system of Third party liability Insurance ) Convention on Road signs and Signals in 1975 Convention on Road Traffic in 1975 International Convention on coordinate for goods Border Control Convention on Temporary Entry of Private Vehicle (ATA) Carnet De Passages Also Iran has being acceded to ADR.

Islamic Republic of Iran has acceded to the following rail conventions: Agreement on International carriage of Goods ( SMGS) Rules of Use of Wagons in International Traffic (PPW) Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous goods by rail (RID) Trans- Asian Railway (TAR) Regulations concerning the International carriage by cargo wagons (RIV) Regulations concerning the International carriage by coaches (RIC)

Bilateral & Multilateral Agreements I.R.Iran has concluded inter road transport agreement with over 50 states which including West, East, European, Central Asian and Cacasus.

Multilateral Agreements Transport Transit Frame Agreement (concluded among Eco States) North - South Corridor Agreement Europe- Caucasus- Asia Transport Corridor (TRACCECA) Ashgabat Agreement (On the Establishment of an International Transport and Transit Corridor between the Goverment of the I.R.Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan Corridor ) Asian Highways& TAR Network Dry port Agreement signed in last month. Transport Transit Frame Agreement (concluded among Eco States) North - South Corridor Agreement Europe- Caucasus- Asia Transport Corridor (TRACCECA) Ashgabat Agreement (On the Establishment of an International Transport and Transit Corridor between the Goverment of the I.R.Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan Corridor ) Asian Highways& TAR Network Dry port Agreement signed in last month.

Corridors passing through Iran

Renovation of road Transport fleet of the country Promotion and completion of national road network of the country upon the demand Increasing of Transport security and providing safety in road transport of the country Adoption of new technology and IT systems, including GPS and intelligent cards and speed control cameras Development and compellation of border crossing terminals, welfare service complexes and TIR- PARKS Development of regional and international transport cooperation Increasing the share of cargo movement in transit and in North- South Transport Corridor. There is no any Tax on Transit cargo Road Sector Measures

Islamic Republic of Iran has taken many measures to handle fast and economic transit of cargo and passenger in road transport sector including: Acceleration in accession to international organizations and conventions Expansion of bilateral and multilateral agreements (such as ADR, …) Information and experience exchanges and adoption of modern technology Reduce time and costs of cargo transit by adopting effective measures Simplification and harmonization of laws and provisions and standardization of procedures Simplification, smoothness and increasing border crossing facilities and reducing formalities and inspection operations on entrance and exit basis of the countries Providing visa facilities for international professional drivers and international companies Increasing transit fleet of the country that most of them are equipped with GPS. Fundamental measures to remove transit barriers

1. Codification of rules and regulation on transit of goods through territory of I.R.Iran, also codification of new laws of customs affairs. 2. Membership to TIR, CMR, Carnet de Passage, Green Card Convention 3. Equipment of custom to ASYCUDA system 4. Equipment of custom to Single Window system 5. Simplification and unification of documents 6. Rendering border facilitation 7. Increasing of working time of border customs offices 8. Implementation of International Standards frames 9. Elimination of border obstacles and barriers I.R.Iran Custom Measures

Status of Visa issuance, transportation permit and regulations in the Islamic Republic of Iran In line of facilitation of road transportation, Islamic Republic of Iran has made very effective co-operations especially with its neighboring countries as follows:  According bilateral agreement the Free-Permit-Regime is included with some countries (Afghanistan, Turkey,…)  Multiple visa nearly for all drivers of fleet of these countries applies cancellation of visa with some of them.  Many countries don't need transportation permit for entering Islamic Republic of Iran.  Islamic Republic of Iran has expressed its readiness for mutual cancellation of transportation permit quotas with all countries.

New Technology Using modern control methods such as :  Methods of electronic exchange of manifest information,  Possibility of pre- declaration and e- payment of funds,  Observing some articles of KYOTO convention on simplification and harmonization of customs procedures,  Using methods like risk management, regular or random inspections,  Using modern control equipment and methods,  Audit-based methods in goods control,  Possibility of audit after clearance and implementation of single border management by customs have been emphasized.

Challenges Time and Cost of transit is still high in region The International border barriers is still exist Multimodal transport still is not very used Visa issue and cost for Drivers are lengthy & high Paper works & formality are still more No return cargo for container More of borders don’t have Truck X-Ray & Drugs Traffic X-Ray Deficiency of Human-Animal-Plant Quarantine The problem of security in some of borders and roads of Region.

To develop transit collaborations in the region, the following proposals are provided: Reduce time and costs of cargo transit by adopting effective measures Simplification and harmonization of laws and provisions and standardization of procedures Simplification, smoothness and increasing border crossing facilities and reducing formalities and Inspection operations on entrance and exit basis of the countries Providing visa facilities for international professional drivers and international companies Equipment of custom to Single Window system

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