In the Middle Ages Viljandi was a typical small commercial town, which got its main income from transit trade.

The country lived off being an offshore tax shelter even more than it did from tourism and the . . . unregistered transit trade.

The final blow to Panama's shrinking control of the transit trade between Latin America and Spain came before the mid-18th century.

The transit trade of agricultural products is another economic activity.

On that occasion it was described as an "important centre for the transit trade".

While the country districts remained fairly prosperous (agricultural and pastoral products increasing), the transit trade and the urban industries continued to decline.

In the 19th century, the town was the seat of a very extensive transit trade.

We must, as Europeans, do far more to control arms brokering and the transit trade which takes place from our own continent.

There is no comment about the widespread practice of transit trade through friendly countries or countries involved in conflicts.

We have repeatedly pointed out in previous years that there is a considerable risk in transit trade.