Preparing a travel for special scenarios

If you intend to ship your goods in separate parts (split shipments), you must create a dedicated Travel declaration in the ATA Carnet App or ATA Carnet Desktop for each portion of the consignment.

The system works by allowing the holder or representative to select only the items physically present for that trip: 

1. Prepare a Travel: In the ATA Carnet App or ATA Carnet Desktop, start a new travel declaration under the 'Travels' tab. 
2. Select the Subset: When prompted in the Declared items section, carefully select or add only the goods that are included in this specific physical shipment from the main General List. 
3. Save and Transact: Save the travel declaration. The system instantly generates the required transaction QR codes corresponding specifically to that subset of goods (the split shipment). 

When the holder/representative presents this unique QR code to Customs, the officer sees only the declared items for that partial consignment. 

Key points on transactions and planning 

Terminating temporary admission under the ATA Carnet

Termination of temporary admission under an ATA Carnet occurs when Customs processes a re-exportation transaction, effectively closing the temporary admission granted under the initial importation declaration. This applies to all scenarios where goods leave the customs territory or change status (e.g., diverted to home use, placed under a Customs warehouse procedure). 

From the ATA Carnet App or Desktop perspective, the holder or authorized representative prepares and submits the necessary declaration to generate the a set of Re-exportation and Re-importation  transaction codes, which Customs uses to commit the termination. 

Steps to Terminate Temporary Admission 

1. Access Carnet & Prepare Travel 
   Log into the ATA Carnet App/Desktop, select the carnet, and use Prepare a Travel to create the declaration. 
2. Set Departure Country
   Make sure the “From” field matches the customs territory where termination happens. The “To” field usually doesn’t matter unless export customs require a definite export; in that case, choose the country of export. 
3. Select Items
   In “Items not being re-exported,” select goods subject to termination. 
4. Generate QR Code
   Save the travel, then navigate to Travels, tap the QR icon, and swipe to the Re-exportation transaction code. Accept the disclaimer. 
5. Present to Customs
   Show the QR code (or Carnet ID + transaction code) to the Customs officer. 
6. Customs Processing
   The officer scans or inputs the code and commits the transaction in ATA Carnet Customs. 

Once committed, confirmation appears in the Notifications tab. 

Lastly, since goods declared for temporary export will not be returned to the export country, holders may use a re-importation transaction code to declare to Customs of the export country that the temporary export is being regularised into a definite export. If there are any export formalities to complete required by Customs, these are managed outside of the ATA Carnet System. 

 
Note: The app facilitates declaration; Customs performs the actual termination. 

Transfert to a replacement carnet

Transferring temporary admission to a replacement carnet is essentially a termination followed by a new admission. Therefore, the process relies on the same principles described in the Termination section. 

Key Steps 

1. Download Replacement Carnet
   Use the eATA ID and PIN from the Issuing Association to add the replacement carnet to your digital wallet. 
2. Prepare Travels 
   • Original Carnet: Create a travel for termination (Re-exportation/Re-importation codes). 
   • Replacement Carnet: Create a travel for new admission (Validation, Exportation, Importation codes). 
3. Execute Transactions
   Customs commits these in sequence:
   • Home Customs: 
     • Original carnet → Re-importation 
     • Replacement carnet → Validation + Exportation
   • Foreign Customs: 
     • Original carnet → Re-exportation 
     • Replacement carnet → Importation