{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"SMGS (Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail)","description":"When rail freight crosses into or between member states of the SMGS – the Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail – this multilateral treaty governs the shipment. Covering CIS countries, Eastern Europe, China, and Mongolia, it standardizes waybills, liability rules, and customs procedures for all cross-border rail movements within its geographic scope. While functionally comparable to the European CIM Convention, the two regimes operate in distinct but adjoining rail networks, making ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/smgs-agreement-on-international-goods-transport-by-rail","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T21:27:51.354796","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMGS_Agreement","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/smgs-agreement-on-international-goods-transport-by-rail","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"SMGS (Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail) · When rail freight crosses into or between member states of the SMGS – the Agreement on International Goods Transport by Rail – this multilateral treaty governs the shipment. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMGS_Agreement"}