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ATA Carnet
ATA stands for the combined French and English words Admission Temporaire - Temporary Admission. Carnet is a French word meaning book of tickets (or stubs).
The ATA Carnet---the carnet de passage or carnet---is a customs document allowing for temporary duty-free importation of certain commercial and exhibit samples without the customs declaration, delay or hassle at the port (or point) of entry and exit. Carnets do not cover consumable goods (i.e., food and agricultural products), disposable items or postal shipments.
The ATA Carnet system was developed by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, France, for the convenience of agent, buyer, employee, or representative going abroad. It is being used by countries participating in the system. The participating countries of ATA Carnet system include:
Algeria Australia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Canada Cyprus Côte d'Ivoire Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Hong Kong (China) Hungary Iceland India Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea, South Malaysia Malta Mauritius Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Romania Senegal Singapore South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom U.S.A. |
Carnets are issued by the local Chamber of Commerce affiliated with the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France), for example in Canada by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, with payment of a fee based on the value of samples, and deposit of a surety bond or a certified cheque (check), usually for 40% of the total value of samples. The bond or the cheque (check) serves as a guarantee of payment of customs duties that may become due to the imported samples, in the event of failure to re-export from the country of importation. The bond or the cheque (check) is returned to the applicant when the carnet, that is, the counterfoil (the receipt portion of the sheet) and the cover pages, are returned to the issuing office.
The carnet shows information such as the carnet number, validity (one year usually), name of the issuing office, place and date of issue, name of the holder (company), name(s) of the representative, and the intended use of the goods. Only the person(s) named in the carnet may take the samples on the trips. Name(s) can be added in the carnet by means of a written request to the issuing office.
The customs officer at the country of exportation will inspect the samples and validate the carnet before departure to confirm the goods against the General List.
The carnet has a number of sheets, each sheet has a counterfoil (above the perforations) and voucher (below the perforations).
When the business traveller arrives at the country of importation, the customs officer verifies the goods, signs and stamps the importation counterfoil and voucher, and detaches the voucher. The samples must be removed within a time the goods are allowed temporary entry.
When the business traveller leaves the country of importation, the customs officer verifies the goods, signs and stamps the re-exportation counterfoil and voucher, and detaches the voucher, as proof that the samples have been taken out of that country.
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