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What is an A.T.A. carnet?

A carnet, also referred to as an "ATA Carnet" is a standardized international customs document used to obtain duty-free temporary admission of certain goods into the territories of those nations that have signed an international agreement for that purpose. The A.T.A. documentation accompanying the goods bypasses the time-consuming task of filing numerous customs documents otherwise required by each of the individual A.T.A. member countries into which the goods are temporarily imported. The carnet provides a financial guarantee to foreign customs officials that, in the event the goods have been temporarily admitted are not reexported, import duties will be paid. (The term A.T.A. is an acronym for the descriptive title written in French as "Admission Temporaire" and English "Temporary Admission," respectively.)

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