ATA Carnets. Going Digital.
eCERT makes applying for an eATA Carnet quick and easy by guiding users through a simple online application process, reducing paperwork and helping ensure submissions are completed accurately and efficiently. Receive your Digital ID and PIN instantly upon approval.
Permit the duty-free and tax-free temporary export and import of goods for up to one year.
When showing samples to customers or potential customers, exhibiting at a trade fair or transporting equipment to provide a service, choose the simple and proven way to move business goods to foreign lands - the ATA Carnet, the Passport for Goods.
Using a Carnet eliminates the need for a Custom declaration at border points and the deposit of a guarantee or bond in the country of temporary importation. It can be used for a trip covering more than one country and includes numerous exits and re-entries in the country of origin during the period of the validity of the document. This validity can never exceed one year. Temporary admission under cover of ATA carnets applies to goods, which will be re-exported in the same state in which they were imported.
You can use an ATA Carnet for the following categories of goods:
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Commercial Samples
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Professional Equipment
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Goods suitable for presentation or use at trade fairs, shows, and exhibitions.
Step by Step guide to use your Digital Carnet
Step 1
Apply for the carnet via eCERT.
Step 2
Carnet ID & PIN received from eCERT directly or via Chamber.
Step 3
Download the ATA Carnet App from the App Store.
Step 4
Register and log in.
Step 5
Download the digital carnet into wallet using the ID & PIN or scanning the QR code.
Step 6
Prepare travel declarations in the ATA Carnet app.
Step 7
Present QR code to Customs, Customs process the declaration.
Step 8
Receive notification to check the transaction(s) made by Customs.
ATA Carnets are now Digital.
From Monday 1 June 2026 UK, EU, Norway and Switzerland will start using the digital format of ATA Carnets. The remaining countries are expected to complete their transition by Friday 31 December 2027.
Where are Digital Carnets currently accepted?
- European Union
- Norway
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
Timeline of Future Events.
UK Border Force are expected to have scanners at the Border to process digital Carnets.
At some point later in 2026, Digital Carnet countries going live in phase one will only accept digital Carnets to be presented at Customs, paper Carnets will no longer be accepted.
This is the last date that a paper Carnet can be issued. All countries within the ATA Carnet scheme must adopt digital Carnets by Friday 1 January 2028.
Find an Online ATA Carnet Chamber of Commerce
Already use eCERT for your Certificates of Origin? You can use eCERT to apply for your ATA Carnet too.