Manuals

Instructions for the use of the CIM consignment note and other international freight documents.

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 July 2025

The CIT Freight Traffic Manual (GTM-CIT) regulates the performance of international freight transport in a uniform manner in order to ensure the uniqueness of the transport contract. It contains the processes involved in the execution of international freight transport. For each process, it contains a worksheet with information on the purpose of the process, the operations to be carried out, the deadline for their completion, the partners involved and the reference documents.
Undertakings which apply the GTM-CIT

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 July 2025

Photographs and explanatory notes to facilitate the sealing of wagons and UTI.

Applicable with effect from 1 July 2019 / Edition 1 July 2025

The CIT Freight Traffic Manual (GTM-CIT) regulates the performance of international freight transport in a uniform manner in order to ensure the uniqueness of the transport contract. It contains the processes involved in the execution of international freight transport. For each process, it contains a worksheet with information on the purpose of the process, the operations to be carried out, the deadline for their completion, the partners involved and the reference documents.
Undertakings which apply the GTM-CIT

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 January 2025

Photographs and explanatory notes to facilitate the sealing of wagons and UTI.

Applicable with effect from 1 July 2019 / Edition 1 July 2024

Instructions for the use of the CIM consignment note and other international freight documents.

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 July 2024

The CIT Freight Traffic Manual (GTM-CIT) regulates the performance of international freight transport in a uniform manner in order to ensure the uniqueness of the transport contract. It contains the processes involved in the execution of international freight transport. For each process, it contains a worksheet with information on the purpose of the process, the operations to be carried out, the deadline for their completion, the partners involved and the reference documents.
Undertakings which apply the GTM-CIT

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 July 2024

Instructions for the use of the CIM consignment note and other international freight documents.

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 July 2023

91 pages

Appendix 1: Functional and legal requirements to be satisfied by the electronic consignment note
Appendix 2: Explanatory notes on the content of the consignment note
Appendix 3: List of charges
Appendix 4: Rules and recommendations for the CIM consignment note
Appendix 4a: Specimen CIM consignment note
Appendix 4b: Specimen CIM consignment note for combined transport
Appendix 5: Explanatory notes on the content of the wagon list
Appendix 6: Charges note
Appendix 7: Subsequent orders - Form CIT 7
Appendix 8: Notification of circumstances preventing carriage – Person entitled’s instructions - Form CIT 8
Appendix 9: Notification of circumstances preventing delivery – Consignor’s instructions - Form CIT 9
Appendix 10: Currency names and codes

Photographs and explanatory notes to facilitate the sealing of wagons and UTI.

Applicable with effect from 1 July 2019 / Edition 1 July 2023

35 pages

The CIT Freight Traffic Manual (GTM-CIT) regulates the performance of international freight transport in a uniform manner in order to ensure the uniqueness of the transport contract. It contains the processes involved in the execution of international freight transport. For each process, it contains a worksheet with information on the purpose of the process, the operations to be carried out, the deadline for their completion, the partners involved and the reference documents.
Undertakings which apply the GTM-CIT

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 July 2023

167 pages

Appx 1: Checklist for Sealing Wagons
Appx 2: Sealing irregularities
Appx 3: Addresses of contact points for sealing issues
Appx 4: Diagram of the process for applying seals to international traffic
Appx 5–6: Deliberately left blank
Appx 7a: Checklist for the contract for electronic interchange of consignment note data (EDI contract checklist)
Appx 7b: Supplementary functional and legal requirements for the electronic consignment note
Appx 8a: Sheet 2a of a CIM consignment note with a supplementary sheet for an intermediate section (specimen)
Appx 8b: Sheet 2a of a CIM consignment note for combined traffic with a supplementary sheet for an intermediate section (specimen)
Appx 9: Sheets 4 and 4a of a CIM consignment note with a supplementary sheet for the consignor (specimen)
Appx 10: Control label
Appx 11: Explanatory notes on the use of the charges note
Appx 12: Notification of payment form - Form CIT 12
Appx 13: Authorisation for escort - Form CIT 13
Appx 14: Wagon label - Form CIT 14
Appx 15: Labels for consignments subject to customs supervision
Appx 16: Shunting restriction labels
Appx 17: Processing the consignment note and accompanying documents where the contract of carriage is amended or there are circumstances preventing carriage or delivery
Appx 18: Accompanying document - Form CIT 18
Appx 19: Notification of wagons and their loads being defective
Appx 20: Formal report - Form CIT 20
Appx 21: Notification of missing goods - Form CIT 21
Appx 22: Notification of corrections - Form CIT 22
Appx 23: Wagon list
Appx 24: Proof of Delivery - Form CIT 24
Appx 25: Notification of traffic restriction
Appx 26: Form listing the documents accompanying a Train
Appx 27a: List of customs procedure codes in the CIM consignment note
Appx 27b: Possible combinations of he different customs procedure codes in one consignment(consignment = consignment note)

The CIT Freight Traffic Manual (GTM-CIT) regulates the performance of international freight transport in a uniform manner in order to ensure the uniqueness of the transport contract. It contains the processes involved in the execution of international freight transport. For each process, it contains a worksheet with information on the purpose of the process, the operations to be carried out, the deadline for their completion, the partners involved and the reference documents.
Undertakings which apply the GTM-CIT

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 July 2021

145 pages

Appx 1: Checklist for Sealing Wagons
Appx 2: Sealing irregularities
Appx 3: Addresses of contact points for sealing issues
Appx 4: Diagram of the process for applying seals to international traffic
Appx 5–6: Deliberately left blank
Appx 7a: Checklist for the contract for electronic interchange of consignment note data (EDI contract checklist)
Appx 7b: Supplementary functional and legal requirements for the electronic consignment note
Appx 8a: Sheet 2a of a CIM consignment note with a supplementary sheet for an intermediate section (specimen)
Appx 8b: Sheet 2a of a CIM consignment note for combined traffic with a supplementary sheet for an intermediate section (specimen)
Appx 9: Sheets 4 and 4a of a CIM consignment note with a supplementary sheet for the consignor (specimen)
Appx 10: Control label
Appx 11: Explanatory notes on the use of the charges note
Appx 12: Notification of payment form - Form CIT 12
Appx 13: Authorisation for escort - Form CIT 13
Appx 14: Wagon label - Form CIT 14
Appx 15: Labels for consignments subject to customs supervision
Appx 16: Shunting restriction labels
Appx 17: Processing the consignment note and accompanying documents where the contract of carriage is amended or there are circumstances preventing carriage or delivery
Appx 18: Accompanying document - Form CIT 18
Appx 19: Notification of wagons and their loads being defective
Appx 20: Formal report - Form CIT 20
Appx 21: Notification of missing goods - Form CIT 21
Appx 22: Notification of corrections - Form CIT 22
Appx 23: Wagon list
Appx 24: Proof of Delivery - Form CIT 24
Appx 25: Notification of traffic restriction
Appx 26: Form listing the documents accompanying a Train
Appx 27a: List of customs procedure codes in the CIM consignment note
Appx 27b: Possible combinations of he different customs procedure codes in one consignment(consignment = consignment note)

Instructions for the use of the CIM consignment note and other international freight documents.

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 July 2021

59 pages

Appendix 1: Functional and legal requirements to be satisfied by the electronic consignment note
Appendix 2: Explanatory notes on the content of the consignment note
Appendix 3: List of charges
Appendix 4: Rules and recommendations for the CIM consignment note
Appendix 4a: Specimen CIM consignment note
Appendix 4b: Specimen CIM consignment note for combined transport
Appendix 5: Explanatory notes on the content of the wagon list
Appendix 6: Charges note
Appendix 7: Subsequent orders - Form CIT 7
Appendix 8: Notification of circumstances preventing carriage – Person entitled’s instructions - Form CIT 8
Appendix 9: Notification of circumstances preventing delivery – Consignor’s instructions - Form CIT 9
Appendix 10: Currency names and codes

Photographs and explanatory notes to facilitate the sealing of wagons and UTI.

Applicable with effect from 1 July 2019 / Edition 1 January 2023

35 pages

Undertakings which apply the GTM-CIT

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 July 2019

137 pages

Appx 1: Checklist for Sealing Wagons
Appx 2: Sealing irregularities
Appx 3: Addresses of contact points for sealing issues
Appx 4: Diagram of the process for applying seals to international traffic
Appx 5–6: Deliberately left blank
Appx 7a: Checklist for the contract for electronic interchange of consignment note data (EDI contract checklist)
Appx 7b: Supplementary functional and legal requirements for the electronic consignment note
Appx 8a: Sheet 2a of a CIM consignment note with a supplementary sheet for an intermediate section (specimen)
Appx 8b: Sheet 2a of a CIM consignment note for combined traffic with a supplementary sheet for an intermediate section (specimen)
Appx 9: Sheets 4 and 4a of a CIM consignment note with a supplementary sheet for the consignor (specimen)
Appx 10: Control label
Appx 11: Explanatory notes on the use of the charges note
Appx 12: Notification of payment form - Form CIT 12
Appx 13: Authorisation for escort - Form CIT 13
Appx 14: Wagon label - Form CIT 14
Appx 15: Labels for consignments subject to customs supervision
Appx 16: Shunting restriction labels
Appx 17: Processing the consignment note and accompanying documents where the contract of carriage is amended or there are circumstances preventing carriage or delivery
Appx 18: Accompanying document - Form CIT 18
Appx 19: Notification of wagons and their loads being defective
Appx 20: Formal report - Form CIT 20
Appx 21: Notification of missing goods - Form CIT 21
Appx 22: Notification of corrections - Form CIT 22
Appx 23: Wagon list
Appx 24: Proof of Delivery - Form CIT 24
Appx 25: Notification of traffic restriction
Appx 26: Form listing the documents accompanying a Train
Appx 27a: List of customs procedure codes in the CIM consignment note
Appx 27b: Possible combinations of he different customs procedure codes in one consignment(consignment = consignment note)

Instructions for the use of the CIM consignment note and other international freight documents.

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 January 2021

57 pages

Appendix 1: Functional and legal requirements to be satisfied by the electronic consignment note
Appendix 2: Explanatory notes on the content of the consignment note
Appendix 3: List of charges
Appendix 4: Rules and recommendations for the CIM consignment note
Appendix 4a: Specimen CIM consignment note
Appendix 4b: Specimen CIM consignment note for combined transport
Appendix 5: Explanatory notes on the content of the wagon list
Appendix 6: Charges note
Appendix 7: Subsequent orders - Form CIT 7
Appendix 8: Notification of circumstances preventing carriage – Person entitled’s instructions - Form CIT 8
Appendix 9: Notification of circumstances preventing delivery – Consignor’s instructions - Form CIT 9
Appendix 10: Currency names and codes

Instructions for the use of the CIM consignment note and other international freight documents.

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 July 2019

57 pages

Appendix 1: Functional and legal requirements to be satisfied by the electronic consignment note
Appendix 2: Explanatory notes on the content of the consignment note
Appendix 3: List of charges
Appendix 4: Rules and recommendations for the CIM consignment note
Appendix 4a: Specimen CIM consignment note
Appendix 4b: Specimen CIM consignment note for combined transport
Appendix 5: Explanatory notes on the content of the wagon list
Appendix 6: Charges note
Appendix 7: Subsequent orders - Form CIT 7
Appendix 8: Notification of circumstances preventing carriage – Person entitled’s instructions - Form CIT 8
Appendix 9: Notification of circumstances preventing delivery – Consignor’s instructions - Form CIT 9
Appendix 10: Currency names and codes

Document containing the pages of the GTM-CIT replaced by the Amendment No 1

19 pages

Document containing the pages of the GLV-CIM replaced by the Amendment No 2

Document containing the pages of the GLV-CIM replaced by the Amendment No 3

6 pages

Photographs and explanatory notes to facilitate the sealing of wagons and UTI.

Applicable with effect from 1 July 2019 / Edition 1 July 2019

35 pages

Instructions for the use of the CIM consignment note and other international freight documents.

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 January 2019

89 pages

Appendix 1: Functional and legal requirements to be satisfied by the electronic consignment note
Appendix 2: Explanatory notes on the content of the consignment note
Appendix 3: List of charges
Appendix 4: Rules and recommendations for the CIM consignment note
Appendix 4a: Specimen CIM consignment note
Appendix 4b: Specimen CIM consignment note for combined transport
Appendix 5: Explanatory notes on the content of the wagon list
Appendix 6: Charges note
Appendix 7: Subsequent orders - Form CIT 7
Appendix 8: Notification of circumstances preventing carriage – Person entitled’s instructions - Form CIT 8
Appendix 9: Notification of circumstances preventing delivery – Consignor’s instructions - Form CIT 9
Appendix 10: Currency names and codes

Standard provisions for processing international freight traffic.

Applicable with effect from 1 January 2017 - Edition 1 January 2019

159 pages

Appx 1: Checklist for Sealing Wagons
Appx 2: Sealing irregularities
Appx 3: Addresses of contact points for sealing issues
Appx 4: Diagram of the process for applying seals to international traffic
Appx 5–6: Deliberately left blank
Appx 7a: Checklist for the contract for electronic interchange of consignment note data (EDI contract checklist)
Appx 7b: Supplementary functional and legal requirements for the electronic consignment note
Appx 8a: Sheet 2a of a CIM consignment note with a supplementary sheet for an intermediate section (specimen)
Appx 8b: Sheet 2a of a CIM consignment note for combined traffic with a supplementary sheet for an intermediate section (specimen)
Appx 9: Sheets 4 and 4a of a CIM consignment note with a supplementary sheet for the consignor (specimen)
Appx 10: Control label
Appx 11: Explanatory notes on the use of the charges note
Appx 12: Notification of payment form - Form CIT 12
Appx 13: Authorisation for escort - Form CIT 13
Appx 14: Wagon label - Form CIT 14
Appx 15: Labels for consignments subject to customs supervision
Appx 16: Shunting restriction labels
Appx 17: Processing the consignment note and accompanying documents where the contract of carriage is amended or there are circumstances preventing carriage or delivery
Appx 18: Accompanying document - Form CIT 18
Appx 19: Notification of wagons and their loads being defective
Appx 20: Formal report - Form CIT 20
Appx 21: Notification of missing goods - Form CIT 21
Appx 22: Notification of corrections - Form CIT 22
Appx 23: Wagon list
Appx 24: Proof of Delivery - Form CIT 24
Appx 25: Notification of traffic restriction
Appx 26: Form listing the documents accompanying a Train
Appx 27a: List of customs procedure codes in the CIM consignment note
Appx 27b: Possible combinations of he different customs procedure codes in one consignment(consignment = consignment note)

Photographs and explanatory notes to facilitate the sealing of wagons and UTI.

Applicable with effect from 1 July 2006 / Edition 1 September 2014

30 pages

Document containing the pages of the GTM-CIT replaced by the Amendment No 2

6 pages

Document containing the pages of the GLV-CIM replaced by the Amendment No 1

8 pages