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Starting from September 1, 2026, freight transportation in Russia will switch to mandatory electronic transportation documents: paper forms will no longer legally confirm transportation. The changes cover carriers, forwarders, shippers, and consignees. Companies are already assessing IT costs, signatures, and training to avoid disrupting shipments.

A bill has been submitted to the State Duma that proposes transmitting information for customs control on road transport through a personal account in the GIS EPD. The initiative is aimed at preliminary analysis of data on the car, driver and cargo before entering the checkpoint in order to speed up procedures and reduce queues at the border.

Kazakhstan has updated the rules for submitting EPI to the TIR-EPD for TIR transport. There are more mandatory fields for cargo, transport, and participants in the form, and the application now requires scans of the CMR, invoice, packing list, and other documents. It is important for carriers and exporters to update the data in the system before the flight in order to transit without delay.