When we assume obligations to serve the event clientele and to transport necessary tools and other equipment from the one country to another, we use ATA Carnets as the uniform document for custom authorities.
The ATA Carnets are internationally recognised documents, which were adopted at the Istanbul Congress in 1990. Such documents authorise temporary admission/importation of equipment and some other goods across the borders of the countries that had signed the relevant agreement.
ATA Carnet is a booklet with white, yellow, and blue pages sized A4 (the vouchers), which can be torn off eventually. The booklet cover contains all necessary information about the cargo and its owner.
In fact, ATA Carnet is a kind of passport that the company presents to custom authorities, and it is the only document, which is necessary for the admission of cargo in some countries. In some other countries, such document only substitutes a customs declaration or serves as a guaranty of payment of the customs duties in the event when cargo is not exporting after the specified period. It is also important to know that not all of the signatories of the said convention had adopted all of its terms and provisions.
The admission of a cargo under ATA Carnet ensures the following:
-Facilitation of the customs clearance procedure;
-In many cases, a release from the necessity to obtain additional approvals and the avoidance of the payment of security deposits at the customs offices.
However, ATA Carnet only authorises a temporary admission of cargoes to the territory of a country. The permitted period of stay for tools and other items within the territory of a country of admission constitutes one year. Prior to the expiry of the said period, it is necessary to either export a cargo or re-issue the documents, and it is possible to extend the aforesaid period for another year in some cases. For this purpose, it is necessary to obtain a new ATA Carnet and update the previous one and the new one at the customs office.
Preparation of Customs Documents
Our company will do the entire work of the preparation of all import documents required for the temporary admission of special tools for our event clientele. In particular, we will prepare an ATA Carnet for you.
We will do the following types of work:
-Collection of the required documents authorising the obtainment and use of an ATA Carnet;
-Agreeing on the list of goods;
-Evaluation of the tools and other equipment; and
-Obtainment of an ATA Carnet, including to our own name if it is required.
We have a vast experience in the preparation of the customs documents since we focus on the delivery of professional cargoes for our event clientele.
Since we also work with the countries, which are not among of the signatories of the stated Istanbul Convention, Event Logistics practices the preparation of the required documents in the cases where a Carnet is of no effect.
To order an ATA Carnet, please feel free to call us, and here you will have a qualified advisory so that your equipment will pass through the customs office without any delay.