What is Transit Transportation?
Transit transportation or 3rd country transportation is the transportation of products sent from the country to abroad by passing through the borders of the third country on the destination. With the agreements made since the past; some restrictions were lifted, the right of way was granted and exempted from tax. The most important agreement known is the Truck Convention signed in Geneva in 1959. Pursuant to the contract; No taxes, duties and charges are collected from trucks passing through the third country. Transit freight transportation can be done with only one type of transportation, or it is also suitable for combined transportation that combines more than one type of transportation. For example, Ro-Ro ships, containers, pipelines carrying liquids can be given. Transit transportation should not be confused with transit trade. Transit trade; for example, It is the sale of a product purchased from Italy to Syria.
Fenomens Logistics prepares all necessary documents for transit transportation, and delivers the products on time and safely with its infrastructure suitable for the required transportation type.
What are the Documents Required for Transit Transportation?
There are some documents that need to be prepared for transit transportation. These documents prepared by Fenomens Logistics on behalf of its customers are as follows:
Transit freight transport documents obtained from the Registered Chamber of Commerce are issued separately for each vehicle.
In this document; company information that sends the products, company information that will receive the products, There are information such as the nature of the products, their net and gross weights, the type of packaging, how many packages there are and the license plate of the vehicle.
When the products reach the delivery point; The buyer approves this document, reports if there is any damage or unwanted situation in the products and delivers it to the vehicle driver.
VAT exemption is seen in transit transportation. Transported goods are exempt from tax.
What are the Advantages of Transit Transportation?
Transit transportation is a very common mode of transportation in the world and in our country. As Fenomens Logistics, we can list the advantages of transit transportation as follows:
As well as being kept under customs supervision, changes can be made to the goods used during transportation.
If necessary, the goods can be inspected during transit.
Customs duty is not charged on the products.
Saves time and reduces costs.
Thanks to digital systems, transactions can be followed digitally and data can be exchanged. In addition, there is no need for a declaration and the process continues uninterrupted.