About ATA Carnet


What is a ATA Carnet ?
It is a passport for goods (a set of colour coded forms)
- allows duty/tax free admission of goods
- goods must be totally re-exported/re-imported within time limits stipulated by Customs authorities
An internationally accepted Customs Document, issued by an authorised Chamber of Commerce.
Allows the temporary import and export of goods without the need for raising bonds, duty, tax and Customs formalities in one or a number of participating countries.
In Qatar, ATA Carnets are issued by the Qatar Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
- Commercial samples and advertising film
- Goods for international exhibitions
- Professional equipment such as:
- Press and broadcasting equipment
- Cinematographic/musical equipment
- Surgical equipment
- Educational equipment
- Costumes, scenery & other stage properties
- Travelling business/sales executives
- Technicians
- Fair exhibitors
- Professional individuals and teams:
- Film crew
- Surgeons
- Architects
- Artists
- Engineers
- Educationalists
- Entertainers, etc
COUNTRIES IN WHICH THE ATA CARNET SYSTEM IS IN FORCE
78 Countries in which the ATA Carnet System is in force
Albania
Algeria Andorra Australia Austria Bahrain (for Exhibition only) Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China (for Exhibition only) Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India (for Exhibition only) |
Indonesia (wef 15/5/2015 for Exhibition and Professional Equipment only)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Japan Kazakhstan (wef 1/4/2017) Korea, Rebublic Of Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Macedonia Madagascar Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Netherlands New Zealand |
Norway
Pakistan (for Exhibition and Professional Equipment only) Poland Portugal State Of Qatar Romania Russia Senegal Serbia Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Thailand Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates – Dubai and Abu Dhabi (For Exhibition only) United Kingdom United States of America |
The fees for the application of ATA Carnets is as follows :-
Item | QCCI Members in QR | Non-Members in QR |
Application Fee | 1,000 | 2,000 |
Additional Country* (each) | 100 | 200 |
Urgent Processing Fee (1 working day) | 500 | 500 |
Urgent Processing Fee (2 working day) | 400 | 250 |
Urgent Processing Fee (3 working day) | 250 | 250 |
Additional Sheets for Listing Products (each) | 25 | 50 |
Cancel The Carnet | 500 | 500 |
*Applicable to ATA Carnet
ATA Carnet Counter Operational Hours
Sunday to Thursday : 7.00 AM to 2:00 PM |
|
Submission of Carnet Applications |
7.00 AM to 2:00 PM |
Collection of Approved Carnets / Query Notes | 7.00 AM to 2:00 PM |
Friday/Saturday/ Public Holiday |
Closed |
The Chamber is the only organization in Qatar authorized to issue and guarantee ATA Carnets to facilitate the temporary import of exhibition/advertising materials, commercial samples and professional equipment into one or a number of foreign countries without payment of duties/taxes. This service is available to members at concessionary rates.
For more information .
For more information on ATA Carnet , please contact
Mr. Ihab Rashad
Certificate Of Origin Services
Qatar Chamber Of Commerce & Industry
Tel: (+)974 -4455 9184
Fax: (+)974- 4466 1721
E-mail: atacarnet@qcci.org