ATA Carnet Customs Clearance (when issued overseas)
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About ATA Carnet Customs Clearance Issued Overseas
Here, those who handle ATA Carnet Notebooks issued overseas are those who are asked to handle the holder (owner) of the ATA Carnet Notebook or the products listed in the ATA Carnet Notebook, and cargo that cannot be carried by baggage.
In general, we will handle the items that arrive in Japan through the import procedure, and after using the products, export them from Japan to overseas.
2.”Import” procedure for ATA Carnet
1. What is ATA Carnet?
ATA Carnet is a document for customs clearance based on the
“Customs Clearance Convention on Customs Handbook for Temporary Import of Goods (ATA Convention)”.
By using the ATA Carnet Notebook, you can easily carry out temporary import clearance, which is exempt from taxation at foreign customs offices, when you bring in temporary items such as professional tools and sample goods to foreign countries.
In addition, it is a payment guarantee that does not require import tax to foreign countries or provision of guarantee money, and it is a very convenient notebook that can be used by customs authorities of different countries with one ATA Carnet notebook.
2. “Import” procedure for ATA Carnet
Explain about the import customs of carnet in case of air transportation.
✍Required documents
❏ ATA Carnet Notebook (usually included with AWB)
❏ Freight statement (the price is known)
❏ Packing list
❏ Business card of the user in Japan
(those who have been requested to handle the products listed in the ATA Carnet Notebook)
❏ Power of Attorney (It is stated that the holder of the ATA Carnet notebook entrusts Carnet customs clearance to Access Japan Co., Ltd. (customs clearance company. Format is free)）
✍Things to check
❏ Purpose of use
❏ Location of use (Tokyo Big Sight, etc.)
❏ Location of use address
❏ Usage period
❏ Scheduled re-export date
❏ Scheduled re-export (country)
❏ Information about the details of the cargo (catalog, etc.)
✍Declaration to Customs
Enter the confirmation items and HS code in the carnet notebook, sign the customs broker and the signature of the customs broker, and declare it to customs.
After the inspection is completed at the customs office and permission is obtained, the ATA Carnet Notebook will be stored for 1 page at the customs office and the rest will be returned.
The returned ATA Carnet Notebook will be used for export and will be stored strictly.
With the above, the cargo will be domestic and can be picked up from the bonded warehouse.
3. ATA Carnet “export” procedure
Explain about the carnet export customs clearance in case of air transportation.
✍Secure aircraft space (booking)
In order to export overseas, you have to secure (booking) space for the aircraft.
The requirements for booking are:
❏ Information about the details of the cargo (catalog, etc.)
❏ Quantity, weight, size
❏ Departure airport (Japan’s international ports such as Narita Airport)
❏ Arrival Airport (Overseas)
❏ Information on overseas importers or corporations
❏ Scheduled departure date
Booking is possible with the above information.
The airfare will also change depending on the destination of export and direct or transit flights.
*Please contact us for details.
✍Required documents
❏ ATA Carnet Notebook
❏ Freight statement (the price is known)
❏ Packing list
❏ Business card of the user in Japan (those who have been requested to handle the products listed in the ATA Carnet Notebook)
❏ Power of Attorney (It is stated that the holder of the ATA Carnet notebook entrusts Carnet customs clearance to Access Japan Co., Ltd. (customs clearance company. Format is free)
✍Things to check
❏ Information about the details of the cargo (catalog, etc.)
✍Declaration to Customs
The items to be checked and the HS code are entered in the ATA Carnet notebook, the customs broker’s seal and the customs officer’s signature are signed, and the declaration is made to customs.
After the inspection is completed at the customs office and permission is obtained, the ATA Carnet Notebook will be stored for 1 page at the customs office and the rest will be returned.
Attach the returned ATA Carnet Notebook to AWB and ship it with the cargo.
4. Usage example
Basically, it is a products that must be surely re-exported after being imported into Japan.
❏ Concert equipment (LED display, stage equipment, etc.)
❏ Musical instrument (expensive violin, piano, etc.)
❏ Olympic and Paralympic relations (camera/stage equipment of overseas media, etc.)
❏ Exhibition supplies (expensive machine tools, work tools, display equipment, sample products)
Such.
5. Points to note
Carnet customs clearance is convenient, but there are some certain precautions.
✍Countries/regions where Carnet can be used
Carnets can only be used between countries that are members of the ATA Convention.
Please note that it cannot be used unless it is a member country.
*Click here for ATA Convention member countries(Japanese)
✍Situation where use of carnet is permitted
The ATA Convention consists of three international treaties.
・Commodity sample treaty
・Professional equipment convention
・Exhibition Treaty
Some countries are members of all three treaties, while others are only members of one.
Even if you are a member of the ATA Convention, please note that you may not be able to use carnet depending on the intended use.
*Click here for usage status by country(Japanese)
✍Carnet has an expiration date
The expiration date is one year.
If you do not re-export all goods from the temporary importing country using carnet by the expiration date, import taxes will be levied.
✍Not usable for anything
It cannot be used for export/import prohibited items.
❏ Items whose export is prohibited
- Narcotics, psychotropic drugs, cannabis, opium, injuries, stimulants
- Child pornography
- Articles that infringe patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights, copyrights, neighboring rights, and breeder rights
- Articles that compose the acts listed in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Items 1 to 3 or Items 10 to 12 of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act
❏Import prohibited items in Japan
- Narcotics, psychotropic drugs, cannabis, opium, rash, stimulants, opium smoke absorber
- Designated drugs (excluding those imported for medical purposes)
- Handguns, rifles, machine guns, guns, their ammunition and handgun parts
- Explosive
- Gunpowder
- Specified substances specified in Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Act on Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Regulation of Specified Substances
- Infectious disease prevention and medical care for patients with infectious diseases Acts such as one pathogen prescribed in Article 6 Paragraph 20 and two pathogens prescribed in Paragraph 21 of the same Article
- Counterfeit and counterfeit cards (including raw cards) of currency, banknotes, banknotes, stamps, postage stamps or securities
- Books, drawings, sculptures, and other items that should harm public security or customs
- Child pornography
- Articles that infringe patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights, copyrights, neighboring rights, circuit layout usage rights, or breeder rights
- Articles that compose the acts listed in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Items 1 to 3 or Items 10 to 12 of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act