How will the issuing chamber upload documents to the Carnets Documents section?

Modified on Mon, 11 May at 2:03 PM

To clarify the system's logic: the ATA Carnet Core is a centralised database and viewing portal; it is not designed for uploading documents once a carnet has been finalised.

The functionality you are looking for occurs exclusively during the issuance phase within your specific issuing platform. Here is how and where these uploads should be performed:

1. Uploading via the Issuing Platform

Documents must be attached before the carnet is committed and "Issued." In an integrated NICS system, your technical team must invoke the AddCarnetAttachment API method while the carnet is still in "Draft" status.

2. Technical Requirements for Attachments

Allowed Formats: Only PDF and JPG files are accepted.
Size Limits: Individual files must not exceed 5MB, and the total size for all attachments on a single carnet is capped at 20MB.
Timing: Attachments can only be added while the carnet is in "Draft" status. Once you click "Save and Issue" (or call the Commit method), the carnet status moves to "Issued", at which point the digital record is encrypted and signed to ensure legal integrity, and no further documents can be added.

Please see ATA Carnet NICS Integration : ATA Carnet System for more details. Make sure you coordinate with the NGA to make sure your local issuing system connects properly with the NICS, and that the NICS adopts the correct APIs required by the ATA Carnet System.