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Presented by Amanda Barlow USCIB NTDEC QUARTERLY EXPORT FORUM April 16, 2013

Temporary Importation

The process whereby goods will remain in the importing country for fewer than 12 months without paying full duties and taxes.

• Duty & Tax Deposit
• Temporary Import under Bond (TIB)
• ATA Carnet
• Smuggling

What do these have in Common?

• Texas based medical device manufacturer

taking $400,000 worth of samples to exhibit at CMEF in China

• A car dealer shipping an antique $10 million

automobile to the Classic Motor Show in Birmingham, UK

• A technician carrying specialized tools worth

$20,000 to repair Moscow airport’s radar system

• A rock band touring Europe with $100,000

worth of musical equipment

ATA A Car Carnet net

• Merchandise Passport
• International development tool
• International customs document
• Allows temporary entry of items, duty-free

and tax-free, whether shipped or hand-carried

• Established by international ATA convention
• Governed by:
• World Customs Organization
• International Chamber of Commerce and its World

Chambers Federation

Where can Car Carnets nets be used?

• 73** member countries and the customs

territories they administer:

France Monaco Spain Canary Islands South Africa Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland

• New members:

2011: UAE, Bosnia and Mexico 2013: Albania and Madagascar**

• Except for Chile, South America does not accept

Carnets

What can go on Car Carnets nets?

Not Trade Show items only!

3 Primary Categories: 1. CS--Commercial Samples 2. PE--Professional Equipment (tools

• f the trade)

3. EF—Goods for Exhibitions and Fairs

• NOT covered: giveaways, food items, plants,

consumables, disposable items, postal traffic and personal autos for touring

• No “substantial transformation” in product or

value

• Member countries choose which categories
• f goods they will accept, e.g., India accepts
• nly Exhibition and Fairs

What goods are NO NOT T covered?

What are the Benefits

• f ATA Car

Carnet net?

• Eliminates posting of a financial guarantee
• Deposit of duties and taxes e.g., yen, euro, sterling.
• EU, minimum 20% of value
• China, minimum 17%
• Mexico, 16%
• Temporary importation under bond (TIB)
• One document for all customs transactions

(Exception: export/import licenses)

Additional Car Carnet net Benefits

• Unlimited entries/departures for up to one year
• Acts as U.S. Customs registration (CBP4455)
• Minimizes language problems
• Split and partial shipments possible
• Arrangements made in advance and

in U.S. dollars

How the ATA Car

Carnet net Works?

• Consisting of colored-sheets:
• Green—front and back covers
• Yellow—exporting/re-importing the “home” country
• White—importing/re-exporting the foreign country
• Blue—transit operations
• Sheets are comprised of:
• Counterfoils—Holder control document
• Vouchers—Customs control document
• Shaded areas are for use by Customs (U.S. or foreign)

U.S .S. Car Carnet net

Gr Green een Co Cover er

• USCIB logo
• Unique identifying number
• US CBP validates US

Carnets upon first exit

• Holder or rep should sign
• Acts as registration of

goods returning to the U.S.

• Does not exempt user

from licensing controlled items

US1/10-2456

Gener General List al List

• “Reasonable” written description
• f goods
• General List should match

License commodity description, commercial invoice line items, packing list, etc.

• Serial and model nos.
• Insured value, weight and origin
• Group similar items
• Never amend General List

attached to cover, especially value

NEVER NEVER AMEND AMEND

Expor Exporta tation Counterf tion Counterfoil

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• Holder completes boxes D-F, signs

and dates

• Foreign Customs completes

shaded portion of voucher with same number as counterfoil, removes it, and files with appropriate department

• Enter port of entry on re-

exportation voucher, item H(e)

• Make SAME NOTATIONS on

voucher as on counterfoil

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1- 25 LHR, UK

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• Holder completes sections

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• Foreign Customs completes

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• Foreign Customs validates &

removes voucher with same number as counterfoil

• Make SAME NOTATIONS on

voucher as on counterfoil

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Re Re-impor importa tation tion Counterf Counterfoil

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The Carnet, along with the goods, must ALWAYS be available for customs clearance.

Secr Secret to et to Car Carnet net Succes Success

The Application Pr Process

• cess.

Six Part Process: 1. Pre-registered account 2. Info on Exporter and its Freight Forwarder 3. Describe the goods 4. Countries 5. Security Deposit 6. Fees

How much does the Car Carnet net cost?

• Cash deposit
• Surety bond

Security Deposit: 40% of the General List Basic Fee: $225-$380 based on the value of the General List. Sample: $50,000 in value

• Processing: $325
• Security: $200
• Total: $525

How long does it take to get the Car Carnet? net?

• Standard Processing 2nd Business day
• Rush Processing Next business day

$75/$100

• Same Day Pick up $150/$200

Additional Ser Services vices

• Extra Sets: additional counterfoil/voucher sets

enable more country visits. Purchased subsequent to initial application

• Duplicate Carnet: used for a lost, stolen or

destroyed Carnet. Expiration date remains the same

• Replacement Carnet: by foreign customs

approval, extends time during which goods may remain in-country

ATA Car A Carnets nets in in Action Action

Export Licenses and other CBP requirements

• Carnets do not substitute for export licenses
• Seek licenses with appropriate authorities

and present them with the Carnet at time of customs clearance

• Importer Security Filing, 10+2

Carnets to Me

Mexico xico

Suggested GL translation Limited to 6 months Limited to 11 accepting ports:

• Tijuana
• Juarez
• Nuevo Laredo
• Altamira
• Veracruz
• Manzanillo
• Monterrey
• Guadalajara
• Cancun
• Mexico City Airport
• La Paz (Cabo San Lucas)

Pre- Shipment Registration for all Carnets to

Me Mexico xico

www.CarnetsToMexico.org

CBP Update

Last Por

• rt of
• f Expor

Export

October 28, 2011 Muster from CBP HQ stating CBP’s policy on last port of export

Excerpt:

“Effective immediately, when a foreign carnet (and its goods) is presented at an intermediate port where the goods will be surrendered to the air carrier, and proof established that the holder will not have access to the goods covered by the carnet in another U.S. port before departing foreign, the carnet shall be validated. “

Avoiding the

• iding the

Car Carnet net Police

• lice

Avoiding

• iding Car

Carnet net Claims Claims

1.Exportation Counterfoil Stamp 2.Re-importation Counterfoil stamp 3.Certificate of Disposition 4.Other Customs verified related documentation

Certificates of Dispos Disposition ition

(CBP F 3227)

Who is the USCIB?

• Business organization formed in 1945.

Represents member views on trade and trade-related issues at major intergovernmental organizations and provides services to facilitate trade

• Trade Services:
• ATA Carnet
• electronic Certificates of Origin
• International Trade Books
• Strategic Partner of the U.S. Department of

Commerce

Visit: www.merchandisepassport.org

USCIB e

USCIB electr lectronic

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Cer Certifica tificates of tes of Origin Origin

Demystifying COs

• International trade document
• Confirms origin of goods
• May be required by customs authority of the

importing country

• May be required by a financial institution to

comply with a letter of credit

• Two types :
• Non-Preferential: standard rules of origin and duty
• Preferential: Free Trade Agreements

Demystifying COs

• COs DO NOT need to be notarized
• NOR do they need a raised seal
• May be issued for goods of non-U.S. origin
• Multiple origins on one CO is acceptable
• Paper forms are NO LONGER the only way to

present a CO

• Third party endorsement required

USCIB eCOs

• Trusted provider of export documents for over 40 years
• Strong international recognition and trade

documentation network

• Compliant with the CO Guidelines of the International

Chamber of Commerce:

• Standard UN layout
• Third party verification
• Applicant authentication
• Full electronic processing and delivery
• Eliminate messenger costs and administration costs
• Reduce errors
• Provide fast turnaround

What USCIB Needs

• U.S. corporations with Federal ID numbers
• eCO applications must be accompanied by a

commercial invoice

• We will certify additional documents that

support the CO

• Online applications only
• Supply supporting

documentation for a CO

• ne of two ways

Contact

Amanda Barlow Director, Marketing Carnet and Trade Services Department abarlow@uscib.org 212.703.5078 www.TradeServicesUSCIB.org