International freight transport permits are issued by Traficom.
Freight transport permits
Bilateral permit
The permit enables a carrier that holds a Community licence issued by a competent authority to run international commercial freight transport by vehicle or vehicle combination between Finland and a non-EU country. The permit does not give the right to operate cabotage services.
The permit enables you to run bilateral freight transport operations between the two countries in question including transits. For example, the permit enables a vehicle to be loaded in Finland and unloaded in Kazakhstan, or vice versa.
A bilateral permit is issued for a single journey, but is valid for a calendar year and 1 month of the following year.
Third-country permit
The permit enables a carrier that holds a Community licence issued by a competent authority to run international freight transport by vehicle or vehicle combination between Finland and a non-EU country. The permit does not give the right to operate cabotage services.
This permit entitles you to run third-country transport operations between two states when neither state is the vehicle's registration state (Finland). For example, the third-country permit for Estonia and the third-country permit for Turkey allow you to load your vehicle in Estonia and unload your vehicle in Turkey, or vice versa.
A third-country permit is issued for a single journey, but is valid for a calendar year and 1 month of the following year.
CEMT permit
The permit enables a carrier that holds a Community licence issued by a competent authority to run commercial international freight transport between all CEMT countries. Within the areas of the EU, EEA and Switzerland, a Community licence is sufficient.
A CEMT permit is recognised as a transport permit for bilateral and third-country transport and transit in all CEMT member countries.
A permit is needed when a CEMT member country’s vehicle is loaded or unloaded in countries outside of the EU, EEA and Switzerland, unless bilateral or third-country permits are used. For example, the permit entitles you to load a vehicle in Turkey and unload it in Germany, or vice versa.
The permit is carrier-specific and can be used for a variety of vehicles, but not for more than one vehicle at a time.
The permit enables a carrier to run road transport operations for a maximum of three (3) laden trips, after which the vehicle must return to its registration state (Finland).
The permit contains a EURO standard stamp which must be fullfilled by the vehicle. The towing vehicle must have a certificate of conformity for the EURO category of the towing vehicle in question H143e as well as a certificate of scheduled inspection H145e and a trailer certificate H144e. The certificates, including the certificate of scheduled inspection, must be kept in the vehicle throughout the journey.
The towing vehicle certificate can be requested from the importer and the certificate of scheduled inspection and trailer certificate from an inspection station.
The logbook that accompanies the permit must show:
- the dates of departure or arrival,
- the place of loading and unloading,
- the country code,
- the vehicle’s registration and
- the gross vehicle weight.
The completed pages of the logbook must be returned to Traficom within two weeks of the end of each calendar month.
A CEMT permit is valid for one calendar year.
A logbook is not required when transport is between EU member states.
CEMT removal permit
The permit enables the holder to carry out international removals in a private vehicle or vehicle combination for a fixed period and to drive such vehicles empty between all CEMT member countries.
A vehicle being used for CEMT removals does not require a Community licence.
Additional notes
Community licence is sufficient for freight transport within the areas of the EU, EEA and Switzerland.