The exchange of the IDB with the PRC has been transferred to an electronic format. This was reported by the Committee of Motor Transport and Transport Control of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

A foreign permit form (IDB) is a document that allows carriers to travel abroad with cargo.

So, on the night of November 26-27 of this year, the passage of the first cargo vehicles was tested in a test mode. After successful testing, the electronic system has been officially implemented.

Since the beginning of this year, the Chinese side has exchanged permit forms for the transportation of goods in the amount of 190,000 units. This is a record figure. The relevant departments of the two countries held negotiations on an additional exchange of IDB in the amount of 40 thousand units. Thus, 30 thousand units of the IDB were exchanged under the new system in electronic format, the exchange of additional 10 thousand paper units. The IDB was launched on November 29.

Over the past two years, the exchange of permits with China has increased from 50,000 to 230,000.

In general, the participation rate of Kazakhstani carriers in international road transport increased from 31% (2021) to 52% (2023). To date, Kazakhstan is exchanging foreign permits with 42 countries around the world. This year, a record exchange was made — 364,705 IDB.

Recall that the transition to the electronic format of the IDB exchange became possible thanks to a document signed in May 2023 during the state visit of the Head of State to Xi'an. The specific dates for the introduction of the electronic format were determined during the meeting of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the Chinese counterpart in Shanghai in September this year.

The introduction of an electronic form facilitates the process of cargo transportation as much as possible.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/transport/press/news/details/893771