NOTE: Countries in red allow carnets under special conditions - read each entry for more details.

• Albania

• Algeria

• Andorra

• Australia (includes Tasmania)

• Bahrain (Trade Fairs and Exhibitions only)

• Belarus

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Canada - Commercial Samples only. However, if you wish to have a Carnet for the Professional Equipment category, we will require a letter of indemnity on your company headed paper, accepting responsibility if the Carnet is refused.

• Channel Islands/Isle of Man -  the Chamber can issue Carnets for companies based in the UK as well as Channel Island-based companies if so requested (Carnets issued for Channel Islands companies must be validated by Channel Islands Customs before being used abroad).

• Chile

• China

• Cote d'Ivoire

• Faroe Islands

• Gibraltar

• Hong Kong

• Iceland

• India - Trade Fairs / Exhibitions; display or demonstration before any department of the Central or State Government or a Union Territory Administration; meeting, conference, or congress organized by any company or organization; Professional Equipment. All Carnets entering and leaving India must be registered on FICCI’s electronic system (done at the time of clearing Indian Customs)

• Indonesia* - Trade Fairs / Exhibitions and Professional Equipment only at present

• Iran

• Israel

• Japan

• Kazakhstan - Trade Fairs / Exhibitions and Professional Equipment only at present

• Lebanon - Trade Fairs / Exhibitions and Professional Equipment only at present

• Macao

• Macedonia

• Madagascar

• Malaysia (includes Kuala Lumpur, Sabah, and Sarawak)

• Mauritius

• Mexico

• Moldova

• Mongolia - Trade Fairs / Exhibitions and Professional Equipment only at present

• Montenegro

• Morocco - Trade Fairs / Exhibitions only. However, we would accept a letter of indemnity on your company headed paper for other categories, accepting responsibility if the Carnet is refused

• New Zealand

• Norway

• Pakistan - Trade Fairs / Exhibitions and Professional Equipment only at present

• Peru 

• Philippines

• Qatar - Trade Fairs / Exhibitions only (Box C of the Carnet should state the name of the Exhibition and the venue)

• Russian Federation - Box B of the Carnet should state passport number + date of issue of the person travelling with the Carnet. It is advisable that the General List is translated into Russian to facilitate Customs clearance into the country. Also customers are advised to engage a local Customs Broker who will facilitate the Custom Clearance process.

• Saudi Arabia

• Senegal

• Serbia

• Singapore - maintains very strict controls over imports and exports.  It regularly limits the validity period of all Carnets to six months.  If more time is needed, the Carnet Holder should request an extension before the final date of re-exportation (see item #2 of the Importation Counterfoil).  Extensions, which are generally granted, should be obtained from Singapore customs.

• South Africa (includes Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, and Lesotho)

• South Korea - Customs typically restricts the entry of goods to six months. If more time is needed, the Carnet Holder should request such from South Korean Customs before the expiry of the final date of re-exportation.

• Sri Lanka

• Switzerland (includes Liechtenstein)

• Taiwan - requires a separate carnet called a CPD Taiwan carnet

• Thailand

• Tunisia - Trade Fairs / Exhibitions and Professional Equipment only at present

• Türkiye - Only named representatives listed in Box B. Represented by, on the importation and re-exportation vouchers will be allowed to sign the importation and re-exportation declarations in Boxes F. Turkish agent (or company/person that will be involved with the goods in Turkey) must be stated in Box B of the Carnet. The Holder should carry a General List (in Excel format) on a USB drive, as this may have to be uploaded into the Turkish Customs database.

• Ukraine - As of mid-2024, chambers of commerce in the UK (like Sussex Chamber) announced the suspension of ATA Carnet operations for Ukraine, meaning you generally cannot get or use one for entry/exit in Ukraine now.

• United Arab Emirates - Trade Fairs / Exhibitions only

• United States of America (includes Puerto Rico and Saipan) - Commercial Samples and Professional Equipment only at present. As of January 26, 2010, goods entering the United States via ocean vessel are required to have an Importer Security Filing (ISF) filed by an ISF importer. While two of the required data elements are from the ocean carrier, 10 others are required from the ISF importer. ATA Carnets are exempt from the ISF bond requirement. However, there are penalties that may be imposed for breaches of the ISF filing. CBP link USCIB link.

• Vietnam - Trade Fairs / Exhibitions only

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