ORGANIZATION 铁 路 合 作 组 织 FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN RAILWAYS Annex to the Agreement on International Railway Transit Tariff INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY TRANSIT TARIFF МТТ Effective as from 01 January 1997 (amended and supplemented as at 16 August 2021) Tariff 8100 Official publication OSJD Committee, Warsaw, Poland 2 CONTENTS Page Part I GENERAL PROVISIONS 5 Section I TARIFF APPLICABILITY, PUBLICATION, LANGUAGE, AND CURRENCY.…………………………………………………………………………… 6 § 1. Applicability of the Tariff ………………………………………………….………. 6 § 2. Publication of the Tariff ……………………………………………………………. 6 § 3. Language of the Tariff ……………………………………………………………... 7 § 4. Tariff Currency ………………………………………………………….…………. 7 Section II BASIC RULES FOR THE CALCULATION AND COLLECTION OF CARRIAGE CHARGES ……………………………………………………………… 7 § 5. Carriage charge calculation procedure …..…………………………………………. 7 § 6. Description of goods ……………………………………………………………...... 8 § 7. Tariff distances ……………………………………………………………………... 9 § 8. Mass of a consignment…………………. ………………………………………….. 9 § 9. Rounding of Carriage Charges ………………………………………………........... 9 § 10. Collection of carriage charges …………………………………………………….. 9 Part II CALCULATION OF CARRIAGE CHARGES FOR CARRIAGE IN A WAGON OR ON OWN WHEELS 10 Section I GENERAL TARIFF RULES …………………………………………………………. 10 § 11. Charge for carriage of goods in a wagon ………………………..………………... 10 § 12. Charge for carriage on own wheels.………………………………..….................... 11 Section II SPECIAL TARIFF RULES .………………………………………………………….. 12 § 13. Carriage charge for oversized loads ………………………………………………. 12 § 14. Carriage charge for extra-long loads ……………………………………………… 13 § 15. Carriage charge for dangerous goods ……………………………………………... 13 §16. Charge for carriage of automobiles on a specialized car transporter wagon ……… 18 § 17. Carriage charge for perishable goods ……………………………………………... 18 § 18. Carriage charge for a dead human body ………………………………………….. 19 § 19. Charge for carriage of loads in a wagon not owned by the carrier, and for carriage of an empty wagon ………………………………………………………........................ 19 § 20. Charge for carriage of loads with a dedicated locomotive…………………............ 19 § 21. Carriage charge for household items ……………………………………………... 19 § 22. Charge for carriage of a buffer wagon …………..................................................... 20 § 23. Charge for carriage of loading tackle ……………………………………………... 20 § 24. Charge for carriage of a load attendant, road train driver, road vehicle driver......... 21 § 25. Charge for carriage of goods of different descriptions in a wagon……………....... 21 3 Page § 26. Charge for carriage of animals …..……….……………………………..………… 22 § 27. Charge for carriage of bulk loads …………………………………….…................ 22 § 28. Charge for carriage with shortened delivery time ………………………………… 23 Part III CALCULATION OF CHARGES FOR CARRIAGE OF A LOADED OR EMPTY CONTAINER 24 § 29. Charge for carriage of a loaded or empty container ………………………………. 24 § 30. Charge for carriage of postal items ……………………………………………….. 24 Part IV CALCULATION OF CHARGES FOR CARRIAGE OF A LOADED OR EMPTY ITU (OTHER THAN A CONTAINER) OR A ROAD VEHICLE 25 § 31. Charge for carriage of a loaded or empty ITU (other than a container) or a road vehicle …………………………………………………………………………………... 25 Part V TARIFF DISTANCES, TARIFF RATES, EXTRA CHARGES, AND OTHER PAYMENTS 26 Section I TABLES OF TRANSIT DISTANCES ……………………………………………….. 26 1. Conventional acronyms and codes of railways ….…………………………….……... 26 2. Notes to tables of transit distances ………………………………................................ 27 Transit distances of Azerbaijan Railways (AZ) ..……………………………………….. 32 Transit distances of Belarusian Railway (BC) ..…………...………................................. 33 Transit distances of Georgian Railway (GR) ………………………............................... 36 Transit distances of Kazakhstan Railway (KZH) ……………………………………….. 37 Transit distances of Kyrgyz Railway (KRG) ..………….………..................................... 55 Transit distances of Latvian Railway (LDZ) .…………………………………………... 56 Transit distances of Lithuanian Railways (LTG) .………………..…………………….. 57 Transit distances of Railway of Moldova (CFM) ..……………………………………... 58 Transit distances of Ulan-Bator Railway (UBZD) ….……..….………………………... 59 Transit distances of Russian Railways (RZD) ..…….…………………………………... 60 Transit distances of Tajik Railway (TDZ) ...…………………......................................... 80 Transit distances of Uzbekistan Railways (UTI) …...…………………………………... 81 Transit distances of Railways of Ukraine (UZ) …..………………………...................... 83 Transit distances of Czech Railways (CD) ….………………………………………….. 91 Transit distances of Estonian Railways (EVR) …...……………….……………………. 93 Section II TABLES OF CARRIAGE TARIFF RATES ………………………………………... 94 Table 1. Tariff rates for carriage of goods in wagons …………………......................... 94 Table 2. Tariff rates for carriage of general-purpose large-capacity containers on railways of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, and Ukraine ……………………………………………………………………………... 100 4 Page Table 3. Tariff rates for carriage of general-purpose large-capacity containers on railways of Mongolia and the Czech Republic …………………………………………. 107 Table 4. Tariff rates for carriage of general-purpose large-capacity containers on railways of the Republic of Estonia …………………………………………………….. 110 Table 5. Tariff rates for carriage of general-purpose medium-capacity containers on railways of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Ukraine, and the Republic of Estonia (in Swiss francs) ………………………………... 111 Table 6. Tariff rates for carriage of empty wagons on railways of the Czech Republic (in Swiss francs) …………………………........................................................................ 119 Table 7. Tariff rates for carriage of empty wagons on railways of the Republic of Latvia and Republic of Estonia (in Swiss francs)……………………………………...... 120 Section III EXTRA CHARGES AND OTHER PAYMENTS …………………………………... 122 5 INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY TRANSIT TARIFF (МТТ) PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS The following entities are Parties to this Tariff: Azerbaijan Railways Closed Joint Stock Company (AZ), Belarusian Railway (BC), Georgian Railway Joint Stock Company (GR), Railway of the Republic of Kazakhstan – “National Company Kazakstan Temir Zholy” Joint Stock Company (KZH), Kyrgyz Railway – “National Company Kyrgyz Temir Zholu” State Enterprise (KRG), “Latvijas dzelzceļš” State Joint Stock Company (LDZ), Lithuanian Railways – “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” Joint Stock Company (LTG), Railway of Moldova State Enterprise (CFM), Ulan-Bator Railway Joint Stock Company (UBZD)1, Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation (Mintrans Rossii), Tajik Railway – “Rohi Ohani Tojikiston” State Unitary Enterprise (TDZ), “O'zbekiston temir yo'llari” Joint Stock Company (UTI), Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine (Mininfrastruktury Ukrainy), Czech Railways Joint Stock Company (CD), Estonian Railways Eesti Raudtee Joint Stock Company (EVR). 1 In rail transport operations involving Mongolia, this Tariff applies only to carriage of loaded and empty large- capacity containers. 6 Section I TARIFF APPLICABILITY, PUBLICATION, LANGUAGE, AND CURRENCY § 1. Applicability of the Tariff 1. This Tariff shall apply to freight consignments transited on railways of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Moldova, Mongolia2, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and Republic of Estonia on the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail (SMGS), Uniform Rules concerning the Contract for International Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM), or another transport law, save carriage of goods to/from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, People’s Republic of China, People’s Democratic Republic of Korea, Mongolia2 that involves transiting railways of countries that also apply the Uniform Transit Tariff (ETT). 2. This Tariff shall also apply to carriage of goods through borderline stations, port stations, and stations of transloading to/from road, air, water, or pipeline transport, which stations are listed in the Tables of Transit Distances of Section I, Part V of this Tariff. § 2. Publication of the Tariff 1. Notifications about this Tariff’s coming into effect, as well as about any modifications of or additions to this Tariff, shall be made public through the following official publications or official websites of the Parties to this Tariff: - for the Azerbaijan Railways (AZ), the newspaper “Azerbaijan Demiryolchusu”; - for the Belarusian Railway (BC), the official website www.rw.by; - for the Georgian Railway (GR), the official website www.railway.ge; - for the Railway of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KZH), the official websites www.railways.kz and www.ktzh-gp.kz; - for the Latvian Railway (LDZ), the official website www.ldz.lv; - for the Lithuanian Railways (LG), the official website www.litrail.lt; - for the Railway of the Republic of Moldova (CFM), the official website www.railway.md; - for the Ulan-Bator Railway (UBZD), “Teevriin medeelel”; -