Treaty

International Convention relating to the simplification of customs formalities

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Australia 03-11-1923 13-03-1925 (R) 11-06-1925
Austria 03-11-1923 11-09-1924 (R) 10-12-1924
Belgium 03-11-1923 04-10-1924 (R) 02-01-1925
Brazil 03-11-1923 10-07-1929 (R) 08-10-1929
Bulgaria 03-11-1923 10-12-1926 (R) 10-03-1927
Chile 03-11-1923
China 03-11-1923 23-02-1926 (R) 24-05-1926
Cyprus 06-05-1964 (Su) 06-08-1960
Czech Republic 09-02-1996 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 03-11-1923 10-02-1927 (R) 10-05-1927
Denmark 03-11-1923 17-05-1924 (R) 27-11-1924
Egypt 03-11-1923 23-03-1925 (R) 21-06-1925
Estonia 28-02-1930 (A) 30-05-1930
Fiji 31-10-1972 (Su) 10-10-1970 31-10-1972 31-10-1973
Finland 03-11-1923 23-05-1928 (R) 21-08-1928
France 03-11-1923 13-09-1926 (R) 12-12-1926
Germany 03-11-1923 01-08-1925 (R) 30-10-1925
Greece 03-11-1923 06-07-1927 (R) 04-10-1927
Hungary 03-11-1923 23-02-1926 (R) 25-05-1926
India 13-03-1925 (R) 11-06-1925
Iran 08-05-1925 (A) 06-08-1925
Iraq 03-05-1934 (A) 01-08-1934
Israel 29-08-1966 (A) 27-11-1966
Italy 03-11-1923 13-06-1924 (R) 27-11-1924
Japan 03-11-1923 29-07-1952 (R) 27-10-1952
Latvia 28-09-1931 (A) 27-12-1931
Lebanon 09-03-1933 (A) 07-06-1933
Lesotho 12-01-1970 (A) 12-04-1970
Lithuania 03-11-1923
Luxembourg 03-11-1923 10-06-1927 (R) 08-09-1927
Malawi 16-02-1967 (A) 17-05-1967
Morocco 03-11-1923 08-11-1926 (R) 06-02-1927
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 03-11-1923 30-05-1925 (R) 28-08-1925
New Zealand 03-11-1923 29-08-1924 (R) 27-11-1924
Niger 14-03-1966 (A) 12-06-1966
Nigeria 14-09-1964 (Su) 01-10-1960
Norway 03-11-1923 07-09-1926 (R) 06-12-1926
Pakistan 27-01-1951 (Su) 15-08-1947
Paraguay 03-11-1923
Poland 03-11-1923 04-09-1931 (R) 03-12-1931
Portugal 03-11-1923
Romania 03-11-1923 23-12-1925 (R) 23-03-1926
Singapore 22-12-1967 (A) 22-03-1968
Slovakia 28-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Solomon Islands 03-09-1981 (Su) 07-07-1978
South Africa 03-11-1923 29-08-1924 (R) 27-11-1924
Spain 03-11-1923
Sweden 03-11-1923 12-02-1926 (R) 12-05-1926
Switzerland 03-11-1923 03-01-1927 (R) 02-04-1927
Syria 09-03-1933 (A) 07-06-1933
Thailand 03-11-1923 19-05-1925 (R) 17-08-1925
Tonga 11-11-1977 (Su) 04-06-1970
Tunisia 03-11-1923 08-11-1926 (R) 06-02-1927
United Kingdom 03-11-1923 29-08-1924 (R) 27-12-1924
Uruguay 03-11-1923
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 03-11-1923 02-05-1929 (R) 31-07-1929
Zimbabwe 01-12-1998 (Su) 18-04-1980

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Suriname (< 25-11-1975) 28-08-1925 25-11-1975

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Anguilla 27-12-1924
Bermuda 27-12-1924
British Virgin Islands 27-12-1924
Cayman Islands 27-12-1924
Cyprus (< 16-08-1960) 27-12-1924 16-08-1960
Falkland Islands 27-12-1924
Fiji (< 10-10-1970) 27-12-1924 10-10-1970
Gibraltar 27-12-1924
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 27-12-1924 01-07-1997
Montserrat 27-12-1924
Nigeria (< 01-10-1960) 27-12-1924 01-10-1960
Pitcairn Islands 27-12-1924
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 27-12-1924
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978) 27-12-1924 07-07-1978
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands 27-12-1924
Tonga (< 04-06-1970) 27-12-1924 04-06-1970
Turks and Caicos Islands 27-12-1924
Zimbabwe (< 18-04-1980) 27-12-1924 18-04-1980

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party Reservations / Declarations Objections
China Yes No
Romania Yes No
Switzerland Yes No

China

06-06-1997

The Government of the People's Republic of China declares that it has reservation to: Paragraph 3 of article 22 of the 1923 International Convention relating to the Simplification of Customs Formalities (Depositary Notification C.N.276.1997, relating to Hong Kong)

Romania

23-12-1925

Under the same reservations as those formulated by the other Governments and inserted in Article 6 of the Protocol, the Royal Government understands that Article 22 of the Convention confers the right to have recourse to the procedure provided for in this Article for questions of a general nature solely on the High Contracting Parties, private persons being only entitled to appeal to their own judicial authorities in case any dispute arises with the authorities of the Kingdom.

Switzerland

24-03-2003

.....the following authorities are authorized to issue the international identity card for commercial travellers in the sense of the Convention:
1. For commercial travellers whose enterprises appear on the trade register of the Swiss Confederation:
Secrétariat d'Etat à l'économie (SECO) (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs)
CH-3003 Berne
2. For commercial travellers whose enterprises appear on the trade register of the Principality of Liechtenstein, the territory of which is united with and an integral part of the territory of Switzerland for customs purposes (pursuant to the Treaty of 29 March 1923 between the two countries):
Regierungskanzlei (government record office)
FL-9490 Vaduz

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