ATA Carnets – The Passport for Goods
It is a temporary admission document which acts as a “passport for goods” for three main categories of Community status goods. Please call 01784 242477 to obtain blank Carnet forms. You will need to complete and return these to enable us to issue the document itself.
Using an ATA Carnet cuts out red tape at border points avoiding cash deposits and other delays in the country of temporary importation. It can be used for multiple trips and is valid for up to one year.
It provides a guarantee to the Customs of a foreign country that all duties, taxes etc. will be paid to them if the conditions are breached
The issuing Chamber must receive security from the Carnet user. This security must be for an amount equal to the highest rate of duty or taxes applicable. It will disregard any preferential tariffs that may be in force at the time as Customs authorities may themselves ignore such preferential rates.
The Carnet is a simple international Customs document with vouchers for presentation to each country you visit. The yellow ‘exp’ is for exportation out of the E.C., white ‘imp’ for importation into your destination country, white ‘re-exp’ to come out of your destination country and yellow ‘re-imp’ for importation back into the E.C. You may also have blue ‘tra’ vouchers, which are required for transit or exhibition purposes. Customs will keep these vouchers and stamp the relevant counterfoil, and when you have completed your trip you will return all the stamped counterfoils to us plus any remaining vouchers you have not used.
Firstly there is an issuing fee to pay:
Members: £165.24
Non-members: £274.07
You can use a Carnet for almost anything; computers, musical equipment, race horses, electrical equipment, machinery and so on. Your goods must be categorised under one of these three headings:
1. Commercial samples
2. Exhibition use / trade fair (or similar events)
3. Professional equipment
Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Accredited by the British Chambers of Commerce, National Chamber of the Year 2007,
Registered in England No 473106,
A company limited by guarantee,
467 Malton Ave, Slough, SL1 4QU.
01753 870 500