From a standing start in 1961, ATA carnet use has now grown to over 180,000 per year globally. Not bad for a document described in 1961 as “an interesting experiment” and actively adopted by nine countries at the time. We are now beyond seventy countries, the International Chamber of Commerce publish guides in eight languages, […]

Historic portraits are often considered to be of cultural significance. The core point to appreciate is that export controls on art, antiques and archaeological objects generally apply to temporary export, as well as permanent. Whilst there are precedents for objections to export for younger items, age is a key factor. To require an export licence, […]

The pod of dolphins seen off the Philippines look to be in unison, not so sure this is the case for the government and their business community. In a recent statement, the Philippines Business Network slated the government for achieving little progress in taking their policy recommendations forward. Amongst other concerns, from security to corruption, […]

The EU and UK are drifting apart. Where will this leave temporary exports ? Web visitors often use our site to check which countries accept, or require an ATA carnet. What none of us know is whether the list will soon grow. Our exit from Europe is coming, with negotiations for the future still to […]

The goods we use are becoming a digital network, should the carnets they travel on join them? The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is working towards a digitalised ATA Carnet system. Following a stakeholders meeting at the World Customs Organization in June 2017, to discuss the principles. The system demonstrated there is based on a […]

To see an interactive example of this map and a complete list of current member states, go to ATA carnet Countries ATA carnet use continues to develop within member countries and new members are joining, carnets now cover most of the trading world. A few notes below on the most recent member and changes in […]