Transports Internationaux Routiers

Having acceded to the United Nations' convention on international transport of goods, India will ship its first consignment to Russia or Turkey via Iran on January 15, cutting down the transport cost and time by half.

India has become the latest country to ratify a UN customs convention, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) said on Monday, welcoming the move as one that would aide in cutting border red tape.

Having acceded to the United Nations' convention on international transport of goods, India will ship its first consignment to Russia or Turkey via Iran on January 15, cutting down the transport cost and time by half.

India has become the latest country to ratify a UN customs convention, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) said on Monday, welcoming the move as one that would aide in cutting border red tape.