FINAL REPORT PROJECT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF KYRGYZ-TAJIKISTAN- AFGHANISTAN-IRAN (KTAI) ROAD TRANSPORT CORRIDOR 2020 ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 9 CHAPTER 1. THE PROCEDURES OF DATA COLLECTION, REVIEW AND ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................ 11 CHAPTER 2. TRADING ACTIVITY OF KTAI CORRIDOR .............................................. 14 SOME FACTORS AFFECTING TRADING ACTIVITY IN THE REGION OF KTAI CORRIDOR .......................................................................... 14 EXPORT-IMPORT BETWEEN THE KTAI CORRIDOR COUNTRIES ...................................................................................................... 15 ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSIT POTENTIAL OF THE KTAI CORRIDOR ............................................................................................... 18 KEY FINDINGS ................................................................................................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER 3. CONCEPT OF TRANSPORT CORRIDORS. INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT CORRIDORS IN THE REGION ............................................................................................................................ 20 CONCEPT OF TRANSPORT CORRIDORS .................................................................................................................................... 20 INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT CORRIDORS IN THE REGION ....................................................... 21 SOME FACTORS CONSTRAINING DEVELOPMENT OF KTAI CORRIDOR ............................................................................................. 23 CHAPTER 4. TIME-COST-DISTANCE CARGO ROAD TRANSPORTATION ................ 25 INFORMATION SOURCES ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 SOME USEFUL CONCLUSIONS OF THE CPMM RESEARCH ........................................................................................................... 25 OVERVIEW KTAI CORRIDOR TIME-COST-DISTANCE DATA .......................................................................................................... 27 CHAPTER 5. CARGO TRAFFIC AND EVALUATION OF TRAFFIC INCREASE ............ 29 GENERAL DATA ON VOLUMES OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF GOODS ..................................................................................... 29 DATA ON CHECKPOINTS’ WORKLOAD ..................................................................................................................................... 30 TRAFFIC INTENSITY OF TRUCKS ALONG THE STUDIED ROUTES ....................................................................................................... 33 MAIN CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 33 CHAPTER 6. EXISTING ROADS AND INVESTMENT NEEDS FOR DEVELOPMENT. ROADSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE. TRANSPORT LOGISTICS FACILITIES. TRUCK FLEET ............................................................................................................................... 34 ROADS AND ROADSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE. ............................................................................................................................... 34 Kyrgyz Republic ........................................................................................................................................................ 34 Tajikistan ................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Afghanistan ............................................................................................................................................................. 41 Iran .......................................................................................................................................................................... 44 TOLL ROADS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 47 LOGISTIC CENTERS, DRY PORTS, COMMON BORDER ZONES, ETC. .................................................................................................. 48 TRUCK FLEET .................................................................................................................................................................... 54 MAIN CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 55 CHAPTER 7. CHECKPOINTS AND PORTS .................................................................... 56 CHECKPOINTS OF KYRGYZSTAN ............................................................................................................................................. 56 CHECKPOINTS OF TAJIKISTAN ............................................................................................................................................... 57 CHECKPOINTS AND PORTS OF IRAN ........................................................................................................................................ 58 2 ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION CHECKPOINT OF AFGHANISTAN ............................................................................................................................................ 64 MAIN CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 64 CHAPTER 8. CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTS ....................................... 66 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND CONVENTIONS ................................................................................................................... 66 TIR Convention ......................................................................................................................................................... 68 CMR Convention ...................................................................................................................................................... 71 Revised Kyoto Convention ....................................................................................................................................... 73 BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS ......................................................................................................................... 73 PERMITS FOR ROAD TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................................................................... 74 VISAS FOR DRIVERS ............................................................................................................................................................ 75 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, DOCUMENTS AND EXPENSES ........................................................................................................ 77 MAIN CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 78 CHAPTER 9. MOTOR VEHICLE THIRD PARTY LIABILITY INSURANCE ..................... 80 DATA OBTAINED ................................................................................................................................................................ 80 MAIN CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 84 CHAPTER 10. SOME EXPERIENCE OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 86 NEW TYPES OF INSURANCE .................................................................................................................................................. 86 INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF SCO ......................................................................................... 87 CHAPTER 11. TTFA COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS ............................................................. 89 CHAPTER 12. MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................... 91 RECOMMENDATIONS ON IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS AND OBSERVATIONS ........................................................................................... 91 RECOMMENDATIONS ON MONITORING AND OPERATIONAL COORDINATION ................................................................................... 99 CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 101 PROPOSED ACTION PLAN .................................................................................................................................................. 103 CHAPTER 13. NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR 2018-2019 ............................................... 113 ANNEX I. GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF KTAI CORRIDOR