ATA carnet
Exports and imports goods from temporary quickly, safely and without payment of tax.
It is a international customs document operated from 1963 that allows the temporary import of goods free of duties and taxes up to a year.
It also contains forms of customs declaration unified previously prepared to be used in each of the offices of border customs and serves as a guarantee of the rights and customs taxes.
Requested by and make your payment for the issuance of ATA carnet
Directory Associations stations of ATA carnet at the global level
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What are the benefits of the ATA carnet?
- Saving time, effort and money because it streamlines the management to exit and re-entry of the goods.
- Simplifies and unifies the customs regulations for the crossing of borders.
- Covers commercial samples, professional equipment and goods for exhibitions and fairs.
- Valid for 01 year.
- Accepted in more than 79 countries and territories.
*Please note that the notebooks are not exempt the holder from obtaining the licenses or permits are needed.
2. What goods covers?
- Jewelry
- Transmission equipment
- Diagnostic devices
- Music / audio
- Stands for trade fairs
- Works of art/antiques
- Film and video
- Safety equipment
- Computer equipment
- Clothes for shoots and shows
- Horse training/ show
- Construction equipment
- Industrial machinery
- Sports equipment.
- Test devices.
- Instruments of the orchestra.
3. What products can NOT go on an ATA carnet?
The articles of an ATA carnet should enter and exit a country, therefore, the following items do not qualify to be transferred with this procedure
- Items meant to be consumed, given away, used and even disposed of while they are in the country.
- Items that can undergo a substantial transformation as a change of value, or a change in tariff classification HS.
- Items for repair or replacement..
4. What are the advantages of using the ATA carnet?
- Language barriers inevitable.
- Signature of multiple documents for each country visited.
- Different rates and safety requirements for each customs.
5. How do I use the ATA carnet?
An ATA carnet issued and printed, with leaves of different colors and different games called proof and arrays. The proof act as receipts for entry and re-export in foreign countries and are kept by the customs officials and foreigners. On the other hand, the arrays sealed by the customs services of foreign and act as a receipt by the holder of the notebook.
Each color has a specific function, as it indicates who must deal with the proof and array if the customs office of temporary admission (white color) or the customs office of export (yellow). Sometimes, the notebook will also have blue leaves, but it will only be used when you need to transit through one customs territory.
*Note: it Is essential to bring the ATA carnet to the customs each time you cross a border and complete the statement.
Rules to follow to avoid duties and complaints:
- Return the merchandise to the country of origin in the same state in which it came out.
- Do not leave, or modify anything in the foreign country.
- Respect the expiration date of the binder and the final date of re-importation and re-exportation which they have indicated to the customs authorities, national and foreign.
- Follow any other instructions given by the issuing office.
6. Where do I get an ATA carnet and where can I use it?
The notebooks are issued at the national level, and are accepted in more than 79 countries/ customs territories.
To contact the association guarantor of your country/ customs territory, please refer to the directory that is located at the following link: ATA carnet in your country.
7. What is a security deposit?
In the case of Peru, it is an amount of money that is equivalent to 40% of the value of the goods declared in the ATA Carnet and ensures that taxes and duties will be paid if the goods fail to be re-exported or there is an incorrect use of the Card. Also, detail, that this amount shall be returned to the applicant once the use of the ATA carnet or the end of the term of this, always and when the ca has validated the correct delivery
8. Why must provide a security deposit?
Because the conventions in the ATA carnet may require. Also, security deposits provide financial stability to the ATA system. In each country, there is a guaranteeing Association designated as a place where they accept the notebooks. The role of the Partnership Guarantor, is to ensure the payment of duties and taxes to the customs authorities (both national and foreign) who submit valid claims.
9. Who is authorized to submit the ATA carnet to the Customs for clearance?
The holder of the ATA carnet that is contained in the box To the green roof, is the main party entitled to the presentation to customs. However, you can also give authority to a third party, your freight forwarder or customs broker for the ATA carnet in your name. This process can be done in the following ways:
- List of the third party in box B of the green cover of the ATA carnet.
- Provide a power of attorney of the notebook.
- Provide a role of attorney customs
- Provide a letter on letterhead of the holder, which indicates that the new entity/person is authorized to file the ATA carnet.
10. Some items from my notebook will travel to the country and others to the country B after a week. Do I need multiple notebooks?
Yes it would be necessary to 2 notebooks, for more information please write to the following email:
cguerra@camaralima.org.pe
11. What happens if you lose the ATA carnet?
There is the option of obtaining a duplicate of the ATA carnet, which will have the same expiration date, and information that the original binder, and continue where they left off the previous one. This allows you a timely solution to import or re-export the goods referred to in the booklet.
12. Where do I return the notebook?
All notebooks must be returned in person to the Chamber of Commerce of Lima as authority, even if you never used. Also, the return of the binder must be done by the owner and retain a clear copy of all the booklet of the notebook (all the sheets and even the non-used).
Media Contact
Contact us through these channels.
Phone:
(+511) 2191737
Write to us at:
cguerra@camaralima.org.pe
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