Russia resumes TIR freight from Apr 15

The Russian authorities have decided to resume goods transportation via Brusnitshnoje (Nuijamaa) under the Transports International Routeir (TIR) procedure as of 15 April 2018.

A regulation issued by the Russian Ministry of Finance has updated the list of the border-crossing points between Russia and third countries for TIR transports, said a press release issued by Finnish Customs.

The regulation published on 14 March 2018 will enter into force 30 days from that date.

The other possible border-crossing points for TIR transports on the Finnish-Russian border are Svetogorsk, Torfjanovka, Inari, Värtsilä, Suoperä, Lotta, Salla, and Lyttä.

In March 2014, the Russian customs authorities decided to close the TIR freight at the Vaalima border-crossing point. TIR is an international convention that exempts usual formalities such as custom duties and taxes and also aims to speed up freight movement across the border.