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The ATA Carnet, often referred to as the “Passport for goods”, is an international customs document that allows the temporary admission of non-perishable goods without payment of import duties and taxes, generally for up to one year. It simplifies customs procedures by combining the customs declaration and financial guarantee into a single document that can be used for multiple border crossings. The acronym ATA is a combination of French and English terms “Admission Temporaire/Temporary Admission”.

The ATA Carnet is jointly administered by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) through its World Chambers Federation.^[1][2]

Early suggestions for an international temporary admission scheme were made during the 1900 and 1913 Congresses on Customs regulations, which were examined by Customs experts convened in 1923 under the auspices of the League of Nations but no positive result was achieved.^[3] In 1932, the League of Nations drafted a convention to promote uniform duty-free admission for samples, however, due to WWII, it was never implemented.^[4][5] In 1952, based on the recommendations already put forward in the ICCs‘ report on “Invisible Barriers to Trade and Travel” from 1949,^[6] the contracting parties to GATT adopted an International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material proposed and drafted by the International Chamber of Commerce.^{[7][8][9][10][11]} This convention, which came into effect in November 1955, was based on the draft originally developed by the League of Nations in 1935.

During the meetings of the Sixth Session Working Party, which prepared the text of the convention, and following a proposal by the French delegation, some consideration was given to the possibility of introducing a system of triptyques or carnets for samples of value carried by commercial travellers. It was suggested that such a system would alleviate the financial burdens and administrative formalities imposed upon firms sending representatives abroad.^[12] The Working Party was informed that a scheme for duty-free admission of commercial travellers’ samples under cover of a customs triptyque had been worked out for operation on a bilateral basis between Austria and Switzerland though it had not yet been put into force. On 1 March 1954, the Austrian Government informed the Executive Secretary of GATT that on 1 February 1954 the scheme for the duty-free admission of commercial travellers’ samples was put into effect by the Customs Administrations of Austria and Switzerland. In accordance with this agreement commercial travellers and agents were permitted to import commercial samples from Switzerland into Austria, and conversely, temporarily duty-free under cover of a commercial sample triptyque without the deposit of import duties. The guarantees for the import duties are given by an Austrian insurance company for imports into Austria, and by a Swiss company for the imports into Switzerland. The application of this system was limited to collections of samples on which the customs duties would not exceed 60,000 Austrian schillings or 10,000 Swiss Francs. The period allowed for re-exportation was one year.^[13][14]

Thus, based on this convention, this triptyque scheme and allegedly following Charles Aubert’s vision and initiative (director of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of Geneva and future first director of the Chambres de Commerce Suisses),^{[15] [citation needed]} the Customs Co-operation Council with the cooperation of the International League of Commercial Travellers and Agents and of the ICC‘s International Information Bureau of Chambers of Commerce prepared the Customs Convention Regarding the E.C.S. Carnets for Commercial Samples which entered into force on 3 October 1957.^[16][1] The new Convention introduced the E.C.S. Carnet, a substitution on an optional basis for the usual national temporary importation papers which replaced any deposit or guarantee for suspended import duties and charges if such a guarantee was required by the customs authorities in a particular case. The initials E.C.S. stand for the combined English and French words: Echantillons Commerciaux – Commercial Samples. The first countries to sign this convention were West Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey and the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs acted as the depositary of the convention.^[17] The Customs Co-operation Council informed the Executive Secretary of GATT that the “satisfactory results obtained by the use of E.C.S. carnets for the temporary importation of commercial samples (in 1960, 15,600 ECS carnets were issued, for a total value of US$16,320,000) has induced the international trading community to propose that the facilities offered by the ECS Carnet Convention should be extended over the widest possible field.”^[18] This idea was supported by the International Chamber of Commerce.^[19]

A preliminary enquiry on the usefulness of a customs document for temporary duty-free admission, carried out by the Customs Cooperation Council with the assistance of GATT, UNESCO and ICC showed general support for the preparation of a document on the lines of the ECS carnet, which could be used to facilitate, in particular, the temporary admission of professional equipment and of goods for display or use at exhibitions, fairs, etc. Since two Conventions concerning the temporary admission of these items were in the course of preparation, it was recognised that it would be highly desirable that the Convention creating the new document should be ready for adoption by the council, at the same time as these Conventions; or as soon as possible thereafter.^[19] Hence, due to the ECS Carnet success, in 1961 the Customs Cooperation Council adopted the Customs Convention on the ATA Carnet for the Temporary Admission of Goods (ATA Convention) which then entered into force on 30 July 1963.^[20][21][22] ATA Carnets are seen as upgraded version of ECS Carnets, which are no longer limited to commercial samples.^[15] More specific conventions for each type of applicable good were subsequently worked out and agreed on by the CCC. At its 47th / 48th Sessions (June 1976), the Council recommended Contracting Parties to the Customs Convention Regarding the E.C.S. Carnets for Commercial Samples to denounce it as it duplicates the ATA Convention. To date, 21 countries have deposited their instruments of denunciation of the ECS Convention which, as a result, now has only one Contracting Party (Haiti).^[23]

“The States signatory to this Convention, convinced that the adoption of common procedures for the temporary duty-free importation of goods would afford considerable advantages to international commercial and cultural activities and would secure a higher degree of harmony and uniformity in the customs system of the Contracting Parties.” – (Preamble of the A.T.A. Convention)^[20]

Between 1950 and 1970, there was a proliferation in the number of international Conventions, Recommendations, Agreements and other instruments on temporary admission, creating confusion for the international business community and complicating the work of Customs. In the early 1990s the WCO decided to take draft a worldwide Convention on temporary admission to combine, into a single international instrument, 13 existing temporary admission agreements, namely:

1. Customs Convention on the ATA carnet for the temporary admission of goods (ATA Convention), Brussels, 6 December 1961 [2]
2. Customs Convention concerning facilities for the importation of goods for display or use at exhibitions, fairs, meetings or similar events, Brussels, 8 June 1961 [3]
3. Customs Convention on the temporary importation of professional equipment, Brussels, 8 June 1961 [4]
4. European Convention on Customs treatment of pallets used in international transport, Geneva, 9 December 1960 [5]^[24]
5. Customs Convention on the temporary importation of packings, Brussels, 6 October 1960 [6]
6. Articles 2 to 11 and Annexes 1 (paragraphs 1 and 2) to 3 to the Customs Convention on Containers, Geneva, 2 December 1972 [7]
7. Articles 3, 5 and 6 (1.b and 2) of the International Convention to facilitate the importation of commercial samples and advertising material, Geneva, 7 November 1952 [8]^[25]
8. Customs Convention on welfare material for seafarers, Brussels, 1 December 1964 [9]
9. Customs Convention on the temporary importation of scientific equipment, Brussels, 11 June 1968 [10]
10. Customs Convention on the temporary importation of pedagogic material, Brussels, 8 June 1970 [11]
11. Articles 2 and 5 of the Convention concerning Customs facilities for touring, New York, 4 June 1954 [12]^[26]
12. Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs facilities for touring, relating to the importation of tourist publicity documents and material, New York, 4 June 1954 [13]^[27]
13. Customs Convention on the temporary importation of private road vehicles, New York, 4 June 1954 [14]^[28]
14. Customs Convention on the temporary importation of commercial road vehicles, Geneva, 18 May 1956 [15]^[29]
15. Customs Convention on the temporary importation for private use of aircraft and pleasure boats, Geneva, 18 May 1956 [16]^[30]

Hence, in order to simplify and harmonize temporary admission formalities provided in various Conventions, the Convention on Temporary Admission, i.e. Istanbul Convention, was adopted at WCO on 26 June 1990 and then entered into force on 27 November 1993.^[31][1][32] Its objectives and principles are:

• To devise a single instrument for the simplification and harmonization of temporary admission formalities, replacing all the existing Conventions or Recommendations dealing solely or principally with temporary admission. The subjects covered by the former Conventions are now covered by the Annexes to the Istanbul Convention.
• Each Annex authorizes the temporary admission of goods imported for a specific purpose, e.g. Annex B.1. covers goods for display or use at fairs or exhibitions. This avoids the need for the drawing up of any future instruments on temporary admission by creating a framework in which new categories of goods needing temporary admission facilities can be incorporated.
• Goods imported duty-free cannot remain indefinitely in the country of temporary importation. The period fixed for re-exportation is laid down in each Annex.
• The goods must be reexported in the same state. They must not undergo any change during their stay in the country of temporary importation, except normal depreciation due to the use made of them.
• Economic prohibitions or restrictions at importation are not applied since they generally relate to goods cleared for home use, thus serving as a national protection measure.

Current list of Annexes of the Istanbul Convention
Annex A	Annex concerning temporary admission papers (ATA Carnets and CPD Carnets)
Annex B1	Annex concerning goods for display or use at exhibitions, fairs, meetings or similar events
Annex B2	Annex concerning professional equipment
Annex B3	Annex concerning containers, pallets, packagings, samples and other goods imported in connection with a commercial operation
Annex B4	Annex concerning goods imported in connection with a manufacturing operation
Annex B5	Annex concerning goods imported for educational, scientific or cultural purposes
Annex B6	Annex concerning travellers’ personal effects and goods imported for sports purposes
Annex B7	Annex concerning tourist publicity material
Annex B8	Annex concerning goods imported as frontier traffic
Annex B9	Annex concerning goods imported for humanitarian purposes
Annex C	Annex concerning means of transport
Annex D	Annex concerning animals
Annex E	Annex concerning goods imported with partial relief from import duties and taxes

The eATA Carnet project represents the digitalisation of the international ATA Carnet system, aiming to manage its entire lifecycle—from issuance and declarations to transactions and claims—electronically and in real-time. Developed by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) starting in 2016,^[33][34] the system is legally enabled by updates to the ATA Convention (Article 4) and the Istanbul Convention (Article 21a), allowing for the use of electronic data-processing techniques.^[35]

Following a pilot phase from 2019 until June 2023, which included the first digital transaction processed on 20 October 2019 at Zurich Airport, Switzerland,^[36] the system moved into a global transition phase in July 2023. The eATA system is built around the central ATA Carnet Core database and utilizes user-facing tools, notably the ATA Carnet app (a secure digital wallet for holders/representatives) and ATA Carnet Customs (for Customs officers), to facilitate paper-free declarations, QR code transactions, and subsequent virtual voucher reconciliation.^[37]

On 1 June 2026, customs administrations in the European Union (EU), Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and the United Kingdom officially began recognising digital carnets as legally valid. Other customs administrations are expected to adopt the system by the end of 2027. The first official digital transaction was recorded at the Basel/Weil am Rhein-Autobahn Customs Office in Switzerland at 10:38 CEST on that date.

Event	Date	Time (CEST)	Location	Country
First validation	1 June 2026	10:38	Basel/Weil am Rhein-Autobahn	Switzerland
First exportation	1 June 2026	11:23	Bristol Airport	United Kingdom
First importation	1 June 2026	12:36	Weil am Rhein-Autobahn	Germany
First re-exportation	3 June 2026	17:46	St Pancras International	United Kingdom
First re-importation	3 June 2026	10:39	Zollamt Schweinfurt – Londonstraße	Germany
First transit open	3 June 2026	11:28	Zollstelle Lustenau	Austria
First transit close	4 June 2026	12:06	Göteborg	Sweden

Number of ATA Carnets issued throughout the years

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In every country in the ATA Chain, a guaranteeing association (NGA) – approved by its respective Customs and the ICC World Chambers Federation – administers the operation of the ATA Carnet System. The role of a national guaranteeing associations is to guarantee to its Customs administration the payment of duties and taxes due when ATA Carnets have been misused on its territory (non-or late re-exportation of goods, for instance). The national guaranteeing organisation can also, with the prior consent of its Customs administration, authorise local chambers to deliver ATA Carnets on its behalf. In major trading nations, dozens of local chambers have that authority. Within ICC World Chambers Federation, a World ATA Carnet Council (WATAC) gathers the national guaranteeing organisations from all countries where the ATA Carnet is in force today.^[2] In short:

• Holders can use ATA Carnets as Customs declarations and guarantee
• National Customs authorities through which the goods are admitted into are allowed to claim Customs duties and taxes against NGAs within one year after the expiration of ATA Carnets
• National Guaranteeing Associations act as a chain to guarantee Customs duties/taxes plus 10% penalty
• The World Customs Organization (WCO) monitors the international Conventions that govern the ATA system.
• The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), through its special department, the World Chambers Federation (WCF), organizes the internal procedures and administrates the members of the guarantee chain.

Updated 2 June 2026

In the early 1960s, the ATA Carnet was in use in Ivory Coast, France, Yugoslavia, Switzerland and Czechoslovakia. By 1982, the system had expanded to 36 countries.

Today, the ATA Carnet guarantee scheme is in force in over 80 countries and customs territories through a network of national guaranteeing associations forming the international ATA guaranteeing chain.^[38]

The system is valid across the European Union, which operates as a single customs territory, as well as in the following countries and territories: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, China, Cote d’Ivoire, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Lebanon, Macao, North Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam.

Brazil was a member country from 2016 until 31 December 2021, when its national guaranteeing association stepped down and no replacement was appointed.

Participation in the ATA Carnet system is operationally defined by the existence of a national guaranteeing association within the international ATA guaranteeing chain. In certain cases, coverage extends beyond the listed country to associated territories or customs arrangements administered by that guaranteeing association.

The following is a list of National Guaranteeing Associations members of the ICC ATA Guarantee Chain and their covered territories.

National Guaranteeing Associations and territories covered^[39]

National Guaranteeing Association	Territories covered	Website
Alliance des Chambres de Commerce Suisses	Switzerland Liechtenstein[a]	https://www.ataswiss.ch/
Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Greece	http://www.acci.gr/
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber	Austria	http://www.wko.at/carnet
Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Bahrain	http://www.bahrainchamber.bh/
Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI)	Belarus	http://www.cci.by/
Board of Trade of Thailand	Thailand	http://www.thaichamber.org/
Câmara de Comércio e Industria Portuguesa	Portugal	http://www.ccip.pt/
Cámara Oficial de Comercio, Industria, Servicios y Navegación de España	Spain (includes Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla)	http://www.camara.es/
Canadian Chamber of Commerce	Canada	http://www.chamber.ca/
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania	Romania	http://www.ccir.ro/
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia	Serbia	http://www.pks.rs/
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia	Slovenia	http://www.gzs.si/ata
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova	Moldova	http://chamber.md/
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation	Russia	http://www.tpprf.ru/
Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon	Lebanon	http://www.ccib.org.lb/
Chamber of Commerce, d’Industrie et de Services Casablanca – Settat	Morocco	http://www.cciscs.ma
Chamber of Economy of Montenegro (CEM)	Montenegro	http://www.privrednakomora.me/
Chamber of International Commerce of Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	https://kazcic.kz/
Chambre algérienne de Commerce et d’Industrie	Algeria	http://www.caci.dz/
Chambre de Commerce d’Industrie et d’Agriculture de Dakar (CCIAD)	Senegal	http://www.cciad.sn/
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Côte d’Ivoire	Ivory Coast	http://www.cci.ci/
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de région Paris Île-de-France	France (includes French Overseas Departments and Territories) Monaco[b]	http://www.entreprises.cci-paris-idf.fr/web/international/exportation-temporaire-carnet-ata
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Tunis	Tunisia	http://www.ccitunis.org.tn/
Chambre de Commerce, d’Industrie et de Services d’Andorre	Andorra	http://www.ccis.ad/
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) / China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC)	China	http://www.eatachina.com
Croatian Chamber of Economy	Croatia	http://www.hgk.hr/
Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Cyprus	http://www.ccci.org.cy/
Danish Chamber of Commerce	Denmark (includes Faroe Islands; does not cover Greenland)[c]	http://www.danskerhverv.dk/
Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer (DIHK)	Germany	http://www.dihk.de/
Dubai Chamber of Commerce	United Arab Emirates	http://www.dubaichamber.com
Dublin Chamber of Commerce	Ireland	http://www.dublinchamber.ie/
Economic Chamber of North Macedonia	North Macedonia	http://www.mchamber.mk/
Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic	Czech Republic	http://www.komora.cz/
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Estonia	http://www.koda.ee/
Fédération des Chambres de Commerce belges (Belgian Chambers)	Belgium Luxembourg (covered under the Belgium–Luxembourg Economic Union)	http://www.belgianchambers.be
Fédération des Chambres de Commerce et d’Industrie de Madagascar	Madagascar	http://www.federationccimada.org/
The Federation of Saudi Chambers	Saudi Arabia	https://fsc.org.sa/
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)	India	http://www.atacarnet.in/
Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce	Israel	http://www.chamber.org.il
The Finland Chamber of Commerce	Finland	http://kauppakamari.fi/en/
Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	http://www.komorabih.ba/
Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce	Gibraltar	http://www.gibraltarchamberofcommerce.com/
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce	Hong Kong, China	http://www.chamber.org.hk/
Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Hungary	http://www.mkik.hu/
ICC Pakistan	Pakistan	http://www.iccpakistan.com.pk/
ICC Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	http://www.iccsrilanka.com/
Iceland Chamber of Commerce	Iceland	http://www.chamber.is/
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN Indonesia)	Indonesia	http://www.kadin.id
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines (ICCIM)	Iran	http://www.iccimtir.org/
JCAA – Japan Commercial Arbitration Association	Japan	http://www.jcaa.or.jp/
Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry	South Korea	http://cert.korcham.net/english
Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Latvia	http://www.chamber.lv/
Lima Chamber of Commerce	Peru	https://www.camaralima.org.pe/
Association of Lithuanian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts	Lithuania	http://www.chambers.lt/
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry	United Kingdom (includes Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey)[d]	https://uknataco.co.uk/
Macao Chamber of Commerce	Macau	http://www.acm.org.mo/
Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Malaysia	http://www.micci.com/
The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry	Malta	http://www.maltachamber.org.mt/
The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Mauritius	http://www.mcci.org/
Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce (CANACO)	Mexico	http://www.carnet-ata.org
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Mongolia	http://www.mongolchamber.mn/
The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Netherlands[e]	http://www.kvk.nl/
Oslo Chamber of Commerce	Norway	http://www.chamber.no/
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)	Philippines	https://www.philippinechamber.com/
Polish Chamber of Commerce	Poland	http://www.kig.pl/
Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Qatar	http://qatarchamber.com/
Santiago Chamber of Commerce	Chile	http://www.ccs.cl/
Singapore International Chamber of Commerce	Singapore	http://www.sicc.com.sg/
Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI)	Slovakia	https://www.sopk.sk/urad/sluzby/ata-karnety
South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI)	South Africa Botswana Namibia Eswatini Lesotho (Southern African Customs Union)[f]	http://www.sacci.org.za/
The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce	Sweden	http://www.stockholmshandelskammare.se
Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)	Taiwan[g]	http://www.taiwantrade.com.tw/
The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Bulgaria	http://www.bcci.bg/
Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Ukraine	http://www.ata.ucci.org.ua/
Unione Italiana delle Camere di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura (UNIONCAMERE)	Italy	http://www.unioncamere.gov.it/
Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB)	Turkey	http://www.tobb.org.tr/
Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Albania (UCCIAL)	Albania	http://www.uccial.al/
United States Council for International Business (USCIB)	United States (includes Puerto Rico)	http://www.uscib.org/
Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Vietnam	http://atacarnet.covcci.com.vn/
Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Australia	http://www.victorianchamber.com.au/
Wellington Chamber of Commerce	New Zealand	http://www.wecc.org.nz/
^ The Istanbul Convention applies to Liechtenstein for as long as it is linked to Switzerland by a customs union treaty; the Alliance des Chambres de Commerce Suisses acts as issuing and guaranteeing association for both territories. ^ The French Customs territory covered by the NGA includes mainland France, Monaco, Corsica, the French off-shore islands, the overseas departments (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion), overseas territories (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna), and the collectivités territoriales of Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Mayotte, per the Istanbul Convention Handbook (2006 edition). ^ Per the Istanbul Convention Handbook (2006): “The Customs territory of Denmark not including the Faroe Islands and Greenland” — however, the Faroe Islands are separately covered by extension under the Danish NGA. ^ Per the Istanbul Convention Handbook: “Application is extended to Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Isle of Man. The London Chamber of Commerce & Industry issues and guarantees carnets for Jersey, the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and the Isle of Man.” ^ The Istanbul Convention’s territorial application for the Netherlands was extended to the Netherlands Antilles (Istanbul Convention Handbook, 2006). Following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, Curaçao acceded separately; current ICC chain status of Curaçao should be verified against the current WATAC member list. ^ SACCI acts as the NGA for the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Per the ICC ATA Carnet country page, this covers Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) in addition to South Africa. ^ Taiwan participates in the ATA Carnet system as “Chinese Taipei” through TAITRA. Taiwan is not a party to the Istanbul Convention or the ATA Convention as it is not a UN member state, but participates through bilateral agreements. See CPD China-Taiwan Carnet below.
Sources: ICC World Chambers Federation; WCO Istanbul Convention Handbook (2006 edition) for territorial application details.

The ATA Carnet system rests on two parallel legal frameworks: a series of individual customs conventions concluded between 1952 and 1972 under the Customs Co-operation Council (now the World Customs Organization), and the Istanbul Convention on Temporary Admission of 1990, which consolidates these earlier instruments into a single treaty structured around a mandatory body of provisions and a series of optional annexes. A country acceding to the Istanbul Convention must accept Annex A, which governs temporary admission papers including the ATA Carnet, together with at least one other annex. Some countries remain bound only by the original 1961 ATA Convention without having ratified the Istanbul Convention; others have acceded to the Istanbul Convention without ever having been party to the 1961 instrument. The table below sets out, for each contracting party, its status under both frameworks.

Field of application per country

Contracting party	ATA Convention (1961)	Istanbul Convention
		Annex A[a]	Annex B.1[b]	Annex B.2[c]	Annex B.3[d]	Annex B.4[e]	Annex B.5[f]	Annex B.6[g]	Annex B.7[h]	Annex B.8[i]	Annex B.9[j]	Annex C[k]	Annex D[l]	Annex E[m]
Albania	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Algeria	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Andorra	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Armenia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Australia	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Austria	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Bahrain	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Belarus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Belgium	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Brazil	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bulgaria	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Canada	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Chile	No	Yes	Yes[b]	Yes	Yes[d]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
China	Yes	Yes[a][n]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Ivory Coast	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Croatia	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes[l]	Yes[m]
Cuba	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Cyprus	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Czech Republic	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes
Denmark	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Egypt	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Estonia	No	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	No	Yes[f]	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes[l]	No
Finland	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
France	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Georgia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Germany	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Greece	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Hong Kong, China	No	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Hungary	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Iceland	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
India	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Indonesia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes[k]	No	No
Iran	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ireland	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Israel	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Italy	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes
Japan	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Jordan	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Kazakhstan	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes[l]	No
Kosovo	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kuwait	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
South Korea	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Latvia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lebanon	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Lesotho	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Lithuania	No	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	No	Yes[f]	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes[k]	No	Yes[m]
Luxembourg	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Macedonia	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Madagascar	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Malaysia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mali	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Malta	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes[b]	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[l]	Yes[m]
Mauritius	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mexico	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Moldova	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes
Mongolia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Montenegro	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Morocco	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Netherlands	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
New Zealand	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Niger	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Nigeria	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Norway	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Oman	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Pakistan	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Peru	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Philippines	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes[l]	No
Poland	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Portugal	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Qatar	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Romania	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Russia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Saudi Arabia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Senegal	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Serbia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Seychelles	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Singapore	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Slovakia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Slovenia	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
South Africa	Yes	Yes	Yes[b]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Spain	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Sri Lanka	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Sweden	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Switzerland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	No	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tajikistan	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Thailand	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Trinidad and Tobago	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Tunisia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Turkey	Yes	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Ukraine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
United Arab Emirates	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
United Kingdom	Yes[o]	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
United States	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Uzbekistan	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Vietnam	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Zimbabwe	No	Yes	Yes[b]	Yes	Yes[d]	No	Yes[f]	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
European Union	No	Yes[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes[d]	Yes	Yes[f]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[k]	Yes	Yes[m]
Contracting party	ATA Convention (1961)	Annex A	Annex B.1	Annex B.2	Annex B.3	Annex B.4	Annex B.5	Annex B.6	Annex B.7	Annex B.8	Annex B.9	Annex C	Annex D	Annex E
		Istanbul Convention
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac The only reservation permitted under Annex A (Article 18(1)) concerns acceptance of ATA carnets for postal traffic. Reservations entered by: Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong China, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, European Union. ^ a b c d e The only reservation permitted under Annex B.1 concerns Article 5(1)(a) (clearance for home use of small representative samples intended for consumption or tasting). Reservations entered by: Chile (samples/consumption clause not applied); Malta (food and drink requires health/veterinary certificates); South Africa (carnets not accepted for postal traffic); Zimbabwe (samples entered for home use are dutiable). ^ No reservations are permitted under Annex B.2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Reservations under Annex B.3 are permitted in respect of: Article 5(1) (Customs document and security may be required for containers, pallets and packings — entered by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, European Union); and Article 7 (up to three categories of goods may be excluded — entered by Estonia, Chile, Switzerland, Zimbabwe with differing exclusions). ^ No reservations are permitted under Annex B.4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac The only reservation permitted under Annex B.5 (Article 6) concerns Article 4 insofar as it relates to scientific equipment and pedagogic material, allowing Contracting Parties to require the normal Customs document and security. Entered by: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, European Union. ^ No reservations are permitted under Annex B.6. ^ No reservations are permitted under Annex B.7. ^ No reservations are permitted under Annex B.8. ^ No reservations are permitted under Annex B.9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Annex C concerns the temporary admission of means of transport and is administered through the CPD Carnet, not the ATA Carnet. Reservations permitted: Article 2(a) (exclude motor road vehicles and railway rolling stock); Article 6 (require a Customs document and/or security for commercial or private means of transport); Article 9.2 (different re-exportation period for private means of transport). Entered by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, European Union (Article 6); Czech Republic, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Turkey (national-law equivalent); Estonia (Article 9.2); Indonesia; Moldova. ^ a b c d e f Reservations permitted: Article 4(1) (require a Customs document and security for draught animals or animals for transhumance/grazing in a frontier zone); Appendix items 12–13 (refuse temporary admission for animals imported for transhumance/grazing or for work/transport). Entered by Croatia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Malta, Philippines. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x The only reservation permitted (Article 2) concerns partial relief from import taxes such as VAT or excise; partial relief from Customs duties may still be granted while internal taxes are paid in full. Entered by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, European Union. Malta requires a Customs document and/or security for goods under this Annex. ^ Extended to the Macao Special Administrative Region with effect from 20 December 1999. ^ Extended to Gibraltar by the United Kingdom; Gibraltar is not an independent Contracting Party but has its own National Guaranteeing Association (Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce) in the ICC guarantee chain.
Sources: WCO General Secretariat SG0235Eb (10 July 2025); WCO PG0233E1 (ATA Convention, status as at 21 October 2013); WCO Istanbul Convention status of ratifications/accessions as at September 2024; WCO Istanbul Convention Handbook (2006 edition) for reservation details.

Several annexes permit contracting parties to enter limited reservations restricting their scope, as noted in the column headers above. Annexes B.2, B.4, B.6, B.7, B.8 and B.9 permit no reservations at all. Annex C, which concerns the temporary admission of motor vehicles and other means of transport, is not used for ATA Carnets; carnets covering this category of goods are issued separately as CPD Carnets.

The table below summarizes contracting-party status under the individual customs conventions that preceded the Istanbul Convention, several of which remain in force independently for countries that have not ratified the corresponding Istanbul annex. It complements, but does not replace, the field-of-application table above. Contracting-party status under these earlier conventions does not by itself indicate that ATA Carnets are currently issued or accepted in practice in a given territory; for current operational status, see the list of National Guaranteeing Associations above.

Contracting parties to older Customs conventions related to temporary admission / ATA carnets

Contracting party	ATA (1961)	Exhib./fairs (1961)	Prof. equip. (1961)	Pallets (1960)	Packings (1960)	Containers (1972)	Comm. samples (1952)	Seafarers (1964)	Scient. equip. (1968)	Pedag. mat. (1970)	Touring (1954)	Tourist publicity (1954 Protocol)	Private road veh. (1954)	Comm. road veh. (1956)	Aircraft & boats (1956)
Afghanistan	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Albania	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Algeria	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Argentina	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Armenia	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Australia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Austria	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Azerbaijan	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Barbados	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Belarus	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Belgium	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Benin	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Bosnia and Herzegovina	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Bulgaria	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Burundi	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Cambodia	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Cameroon	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Canada	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Central African Republic	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Chad	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Chile	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
China	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Costa Rica	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Ivory Coast	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Croatia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cuba	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Cyprus	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Czech Republic	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Democratic Republic of the Congo	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Denmark	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dominican Republic	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Ecuador	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Egypt	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
El Salvador	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
European Union	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Fiji	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Finland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
France	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gabon	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Georgia	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Germany	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ghana	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Greece	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Guinea	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Haiti	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Hungary	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Iceland	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
India	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Indonesia	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Iran	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Iraq	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Ireland	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Israel	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Italy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jamaica	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Japan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Jordan	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Kazakhstan	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Kenya	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
South Korea	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Kyrgyzstan	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Lebanon	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Lesotho	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Liberia	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Libya	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Lithuania	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Luxembourg	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Macau, China	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Madagascar	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Malaysia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Mali	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Malta	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mauritius	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mexico	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Moldova	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Montenegro	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Morocco	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nepal	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Netherlands	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Zealand	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Niger	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Nigeria	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
North Macedonia	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Norway	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Pakistan	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Peru	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Philippines	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Poland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Portugal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Romania	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Russia	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Rwanda	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Saudi Arabia	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Senegal	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Serbia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sierra Leone	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Singapore	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Slovakia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Slovenia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Solomon Islands	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
South Africa	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Spain	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sri Lanka	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Sudan	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Sweden	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Switzerland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Syria	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Tanzania	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Thailand	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Togo	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Tonga	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Trinidad and Tobago	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Tunisia	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Turkey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Uganda	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Ukraine	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
United Arab Emirates	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
United Kingdom	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
United States	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Uruguay	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Uzbekistan	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Vietnam	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Zimbabwe	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Sources: WCO General Secretariat SG0235Eb (10 July 2025); individual WCO convention status papers PG0233E1 (ATA), PG0133E1 (Exhibitions/Fairs), PG0129E1 (Professional Equipment), PG0131E1 (Packings), PG0127E1 (Seafarers), PG0128E1 (Scientific Equipment), PG0130E1 (Pedagogic Material), PG0313Ea (Containers); and UN Treaty Collection, Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General, Chapter XI: XI.A.5 (Commercial Samples), XI.A.6 (Touring), XI.A.7 (Tourist Publicity Protocol), XI.A.8 (Private Road Vehicles), XI.A.10 (Commercial Road Vehicles), XI.A.11 (Aircraft and Pleasure Boats), XI.A.14 (Pallets).

Contracting parties — ATA Convention (1961) and Istanbul Convention (Annex A, mandatory)

Contracting party	ATA Convention (1961)	Istanbul Convention / Annex A
Albania	No	2009-05-28
Algeria	1973-07-02	1998-05-08
Andorra	1998-09-02	1998-09-02
Armenia	No	2018-07-03
Australia	1967-06-14	1992-01-09
Austria	1963-05-20	1994-09-29
Bahrain	No	2012-05-31
Belarus	1998-05-07	1998-05-07
Belgium	1966-02-22	1997-07-18
Bosnia and Herzegovina	No	2010-04-07
Brazil	No	2011-05-04
Bulgaria	1964-07-31	2003-03-11
Canada	1972-07-10	No
Chile	No	2004-03-03
China	1993-08-27[a]	1993-08-27
Ivory Coast	1962-06-14	No
Croatia	1994-09-29	1999-03-01
Cuba	1963-09-24	No
Cyprus	1976-10-25	2004-10-25
Czech Republic	1993-01-01	1999-11-24
Denmark	1965-04-14[b]	1997-06-18
Egypt	1968-01-11	No
Estonia	No	1996-01-17
European Union	No	1997-06-18
Finland	1964-08-01	1997-06-18
France	1962-12-20	1997-06-18
Georgia	No	2010-04-01
Germany	1965-10-15	1997-06-18
Greece	1975-10-23	1997-06-18
Hong Kong, China	—[c]	1995-02-15
Hungary	1965-11-22	2005-01-31
Iceland	1970-06-16	No
India	1989-07-05	No
Indonesia	No	2014-11-17
Iran	1968-04-16	2016-09-20
Ireland	1965-04-15	1997-06-18
Israel	1966-08-25	No
Italy	1964-06-19	1997-06-18
Japan	1973-08-01	No
Jordan	No	1992-06-24
Kazakhstan	No	2013-08-21
Kosovo	No	2024-09-18
South Korea	1978-04-04	No
Kuwait	No	2017-03-12
Latvia	No	1999-07-16
Lebanon	1979-12-11	No
Lesotho	1983-05-10	No
Lithuania	No	1998-02-26
Luxembourg	1966-06-10	1997-06-18
Madagascar	No	2008-06-02
Malaysia	1988-06-13	No
Mali	No	2004-10-08
Malta	1983-11-22	2001-01-08
Mauritius	1982-04-22	1995-06-07
Mexico	2000-11-13	No
Moldova	No	2009-02-02
Mongolia	No	2003-06-05
Montenegro	No	2008-06-23
Morocco	1996-11-19	No
Netherlands	1964-01-17	1997-06-18
New Zealand	1977-11-28	No
Niger	1978-12-08	No
Nigeria	1973-10-01	1993-06-10
North Macedonia	1996-04-03	2006-04-21
Norway	1964-10-29	No
Oman	No	2012-01-11
Pakistan	No	2004-05-18
Peru	No	2021-07-27
Philippines	No	2022-01-17
Poland	1969-07-19	1995-09-12
Portugal	1966-04-20	1997-06-18
Qatar	No	2014-09-10
Romania	1967-03-07	2002-11-26
Russia	1996-04-18	1996-04-18
Saudi Arabia	No	2011-05-04
Senegal	1977-10-14	No
Serbia	2001-12-27	2010-07-07
Seychelles	No	2023-11-10
Singapore	1983-11-14	No
Slovakia	1993-02-05	2000-09-22
Slovenia	1993-02-23	2000-10-23
South Africa	1975-12-18	2004-05-18
Spain	1964-04-06	1997-06-18
Sri Lanka	1981-07-14	No
Sweden	1964-03-19	1997-06-18
Switzerland	1963-04-30	1995-05-11
Tajikistan	No	1997-08-27
Thailand	1994-09-30	2007-01-05
Trinidad and Tobago	1981-01-05	2011-08-29
Tunisia	1971-03-10	No
Turkey	1974-08-23	2004-12-15
Ukraine	No	2004-06-22
United Arab Emirates	No	2010-09-14
United Kingdom	1963-07-19	1997-06-18
United States	1968-12-03	No
Uzbekistan	No	2020-06-10
Vietnam	No	2019-04-03
Zimbabwe	No	1992-11-17
^ Extended to Hong Kong, China with effect from 1 July 1997. ^ Extended to the Faroe Islands. ^ Covered under China’s accession to the ATA Convention, extended to Hong Kong with effect from 1 July 1997.
Sources: WCO PG0233E1 (ATA Convention, status as at 21 October 2013); WCO Istanbul Convention (Convention on Temporary Admission) status of ratifications/accessions as at September 2024.

Contracting parties — Exhibitions/Fairs Convention (1961) and Istanbul Convention Annex B.1

Contracting party	Exhibitions & Fairs Convention (1961)	Istanbul Convention Annex B.1
Algeria	1988-10-31	1998-08-08
Andorra	No	1998-12-02
Australia	1962-12-20	1993-11-27
Austria	1962-09-20	1994-12-29
Belarus	No	1998-08-07
Belgium	1967-07-06	1997-09-18
Bulgaria	1964-07-31	2003-06-11
Chile	No	2004-06-03
China	1993-08-27	1993-11-27
Croatia	1994-09-29	1999-06-01
Cyprus	1972-12-15	2005-01-25
Czech Republic	1993-01-01	2000-02-24
Denmark	1965-04-14	1997-09-18
Estonia	No	1996-04-17
Finland	1964-08-01	1997-09-18
France	1964-06-22	1997-09-18
Germany	1967-06-09	1997-09-18
Greece	1962-07-19	1997-09-18
Hong Kong, China	No[a]	1995-05-15
Hungary	1963-02-04	2004-07-18
Ireland	1965-04-15	1997-09-18
Italy	1963-11-09	1997-09-18
Jordan	No	1993-11-27
Latvia	No	1999-10-16
Lithuania	No	1998-05-26
Luxembourg	1971-02-16	1997-09-18
Mali	1989-03-03	2005-01-27
Malta	1988-05-11	2001-04-08
North Macedonia	1996-04-03	2006-07-21
Mauritius	No	1995-09-07
Mongolia	No	2003-09-05
Netherlands	1964-01-17	1997-09-18
Nigeria	No	1993-11-27
Pakistan	No	2004-08-18
Poland	1969-07-19	1995-12-12
Portugal	1962-03-31	1997-09-18
Romania	1964-01-15	2003-02-26
Russia	No	1996-07-18
Slovakia	1993-02-05	2000-12-22
Slovenia	1993-02-23	2001-01-23
South Africa	1971-09-28	2004-08-18
Spain	1963-02-11	1997-09-18
Sweden	1964-03-19	1997-09-18
Switzerland	1963-04-30	1995-08-11
Tajikistan	No	1997-11-27
Turkey	1974-08-23	2005-03-15
Ukraine	No	2004-09-22
United Kingdom	1963-03-25	1997-09-18
Zimbabwe	No	1993-11-27
European Union	No	1997-09-18
^ Covered via China’s accession to the 1961 Exhibitions/Fairs Convention, extended to Hong Kong with effect from 1 July 1997.
Sources: UN Treaty Collection registration no. 6863 (1961 Convention, status as at registration); WCO Istanbul Convention Handbook, Annex B.1 entry-into-force table (50 Contracting Parties).

Contracting parties — Professional Equipment Convention (1961) and Istanbul Convention Annex B.2

Contracting party	Professional Equipment Convention (1961)	Istanbul Convention Annex B.2
Algeria	1972-12-05	1998-08-08
Andorra	No	1998-12-02
Australia	1968-03-04	1994-12-29
Austria	1963-01-06	1994-12-29
Belarus	No	1998-08-07
Belgium	1965-09-07	1997-09-18
Bulgaria	1964-11-01	2003-06-11
Central African Republic	1962-07-02	No
Chile	No	2004-06-03
China	No	1994-12-29
Croatia	1994-09-29	1999-06-01
Cuba	1963-03-04	No
Cyprus	1973-03-15	2005-01-25
Czech Republic	1993-01-01[a]	2000-02-24
Denmark	1965-07-15	1997-09-18
Egypt	1963-06-26	No
Estonia	No	1996-04-17
European Union	No	1997-09-18
Finland	1964-11-02	1997-09-18
France	1962-07-01	1997-09-18
Germany	1969-10-11	1997-09-18
Greece	1962-10-20	1997-09-18
Hong Kong, China	—[b]	1995-05-15
Hungary	1963-05-05	2004-07-28
Iceland	1971-03-08	No
Indonesia	No	No
Iran	1968-07-16	No
Ireland	1965-07-16	1997-09-18
Israel	1966-05-01	No
Italy	1963-12-21	1997-09-18
Japan	1973-11-01	No
Jordan	No	1994-12-29
Kenya	1983-08-31[c]	No
South Korea	1978-07-04	No
Latvia	No	1999-10-16
Lebanon	1980-03-11	No
Lesotho	1982-04-27	No
Lithuania	No	1998-05-26
Luxembourg	1966-04-28	1997-09-18
Madagascar	1962-07-13	No
Malta	1988-08-11	2001-04-08
Mauritius	No	1995-09-07
Mexico	2000-11-07[d]	No
Mongolia	No	2003-09-05
Montenegro	2002-02-04[e]	No
Netherlands	1964-02-21	1997-09-18
Niger	1962-07-01	No
Nigeria	No	1994-12-29
North Macedonia	1996-04-03	No
Norway	1962-07-01	No
Pakistan	No	2004-08-18
Poland	1969-10-19	1995-12-12
Portugal	1962-07-01	1997-09-18
Romania	1968-06-26	2003-02-26
Russia	No	1996-07-18
Saudi Arabia	No	2024-06-25[f]
Serbia	2002-02-04[e]	No
Slovakia	1993-02-05[a]	2000-12-22
Slovenia	1993-02-23	2001-01-23
South Africa	1971-12-28	2004-08-18
Spain	1963-05-12[g]	1997-09-18
Sri Lanka	1991-05-23	No
Sweden	1964-06-20	1997-09-18
Switzerland	1963-07-31[h]	1995-08-11
Tajikistan	No	1997-11-27
Thailand	1994-12-30	2007-04-05
Trinidad and Tobago	1981-04-05	No
Tunisia	1972-07-21	No
Turkey	1974-11-23	2005-03-15
Uganda	1989-10-11	No
Ukraine	No	2004-09-22
United Kingdom	1963-06-26[i]	1997-09-18
United States	1968-12-03[j]	No
Zimbabwe	1987-05-18	1993-11-27
^ a b Czechoslovakia signed the Convention definitively on 28 March 1962 (effect 1 July 1962). The Czech Republic and Slovakia are treated as successor states. ^ Covered via the United Kingdom’s extension of the Professional Equipment Convention to Hong Kong with effect from 14 March 1974, and to the Hong Kong SAR from 1 July 1997. ^ Kenya accepted Annex C only of the Professional Equipment Convention. ^ Mexico accepted Annexes A and B only of the Professional Equipment Convention. ^ a b Listed as “Serbia and Montenegro” in WCO PG0129E1a (status as at 1 July 2006); both successor states are treated individually for current Istanbul Convention status. ^ Post-dates the WCO Istanbul Convention Handbook’s 48-party Annex B.2 table (2006/2008 edition); sourced from a secondary compilation. ^ Spain denounced the Convention with effect from 6 January 1973 but cancelled the denunciation with effect from 24 May 1976, resuming participation from that date. ^ Extended to the Principality of Liechtenstein for as long as it is linked to Switzerland by a customs union treaty. ^ Extended on the same date to Jersey, the Isle of Man and the Bailiwick of Guernsey; extended to Hong Kong with effect from 14 March 1974, and to the Hong Kong SAR from 1 July 1997. ^ Applies to the customs territory of the United States, including the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Sources: UN Treaty Collection registration no. 6862 (Professional Equipment Convention, “Date of Effect” column, status as registered); WCO PG0129E1a (status as at 1 July 2006, for entries not in UN registration 6862 or post-dating it); WCO Istanbul Convention Handbook, Annex B.2 entry-into-force table (48 Contracting Parties).

Contracting parties — Commercial Samples Convention (1952) and Istanbul Convention Annex B.3

Contracting party	Commercial Samples Convention (1952)	Istanbul Convention Annex B.3
Algeria	No	1998-08-08
Andorra	No	1998-12-02
Australia	1956-01-06	No
Austria	1956-06-08	1996-04-17
Belarus	No	1998-08-07
Belgium	1957-08-28	1997-09-18
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1994-01-12	No
Bulgaria	No	2003-06-11
Canada	1974-06-12	No
Chile	No	2004-06-03
China	No	2019-01-09[a]
Croatia	1994-08-31	1999-06-01
Cuba	1976-04-26	No
Cyprus	1963-05-16	2005-01-25
Czech Republic	1993-06-02	2000-02-24
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1962-05-31	No
Denmark	1955-10-05	1997-09-18
Egypt	1955-09-29	No
Estonia	No	1996-04-17
Fiji	1972-10-31	No
Finland	1954-05-27	1997-09-18
France	1964-02-07	1997-09-18
Germany	1955-09-02	1997-09-18
Ghana	1958-04-07	No
Greece	1955-02-10	1997-09-18
Guinea	1962-05-08	No
Haiti	1958-02-12	No
Hong Kong, China	No	1996-04-17[b]
Hungary	1957-06-03	2004-07-18
Iceland	1977-04-28	No
India	1954-08-03	No
Indonesia	1954-04-21	No
Iran	1970-06-11	No
Ireland	1959-04-23	1997-09-18
Israel	1957-10-08	No
Italy	1958-02-20	1997-09-18
Jamaica	1963-11-11	No
Japan	1955-08-02	No
Kazakhstan	No	2013-11-21[b]
Kenya	1965-09-03	No
Latvia	No	1999-10-16
Liberia	2005-09-16	No
Lithuania	No	1998-05-26
Luxembourg	1957-09-09	1997-09-18
Macau, China	No	1999-12-20[b]
Malaysia	1958-08-21	No
Malta	1968-06-27	2001-04-08
Mauritius	1969-07-18	No
Mexico	2000-11-07	No
Moldova	No	2010-07-01[b]
Mongolia	No	2003-09-05
Montenegro	2006-10-23	2008-09-23[b]
Netherlands	1955-05-03	1997-09-18
New Zealand	1957-04-19	No
Nigeria	1961-06-26	1996-04-17
North Macedonia	No	2006-07-21
Norway	1954-11-02	No
Pakistan	1953-10-12	No
Philippines	No	2022-04-17[b]
Poland	1960-02-18	2001-06-15
Portugal	1956-09-24	1997-09-18
South Korea	1978-06-12	No
Romania	1968-11-15	2003-02-26
Russia	No	1996-07-18
Rwanda	1964-12-01	No
Saudi Arabia	No	2024-06-25[b]
Serbia	2001-03-12	No
Sierra Leone	1962-03-13	No
Singapore	1966-06-07	No
Slovakia	1993-05-28	2000-12-22
Slovenia	1992-11-03	2001-01-23
Spain	1954-09-09	1997-09-18
Sri Lanka	1959-10-28	No
Sweden	1955-02-23	1997-09-18
Switzerland	1954-12-04[c]	1996-04-17
Tajikistan	No	1997-11-27
Thailand	1994-11-30	No
Tonga	1977-11-11	No
Trinidad and Tobago	1966-04-11	No
Turkey	1956-12-08	2005-03-15
Uganda	1965-04-15	No
Ukraine	No	2004-09-22
United Kingdom	1955-10-21	1997-09-18
Tanzania	1962-11-28	No
United States	1957-09-17	No
Zimbabwe	No	1996-04-17
European Union	No	1997-09-18
^ Post-dates the WCO Istanbul Convention Handbook’s 41-party Annex B.3 table (2006/2008 edition); sourced from a secondary compilation. ^ a b c d e f g Post-dates the WCO Istanbul Convention Handbook’s 41-party Annex B.3 table (2006/2008 edition); sourced from a secondary compilation. ^ Applies to the Principality of Liechtenstein for as long as it is linked to Switzerland by a customs union treaty.
Sources: UN Treaty Collection Chapter XI.A.5 (Commercial Samples Convention, status as at 13 June 2026); WCO Istanbul Convention Handbook, Annex B.3 entry-into-force table (41 Contracting Parties, plus later accessions from a secondary compilation as noted).

Contracting parties — Seafarers (1964), Scientific Equipment (1968), Pedagogic Material (1970) conventions, and Istanbul Convention Annex B.5

Contracting party	Seafarers (1964)	Scientific equipment (1968)	Pedagogic material (1970)	Istanbul Convention Annex B.5
Algeria	1969-06-05	1969-11-05	1971-09-16	1998-08-08
Andorra	No	No	No	1998-12-02
Argentina	No	No	1973-04-03	No
Australia	1967-04-09	1969-09-30	1971-09-25	No
Austria	No	1972-06-29	1973-01-10	1995-09-07
Barbados	No	No	1975-06-07	No
Belarus	No	No	No	1998-08-07
Belgium	1966-09-20	1971-02-12	No	1997-09-18
Benin	No	1969-09-05	1971-09-10	No
Bulgaria	No	No	No	2003-06-11
Cameroon	No	1970-03-05	1971-09-29	No
Canada	No	1974-10-24	No	No
Chad	No	1969-09-30	No	No
Chile	No	1970-07-03	No	No
Croatia	1994-09-29[a]	1994-09-29[a]	No	1999-06-01
Cyprus	No	1971-05-12	1974-02-28	2005-01-25
Czech Republic	No	1993-01-01[b]	No	2000-02-24
Denmark	1966-08-16	1969-09-05	No	1997-09-18
Ecuador	No	1969-12-23	No	No
Egypt	1968-01-20	1970-08-26	—[c]	No
Estonia	No	No	No	1996-04-17
European Union	No	No	No	1997-09-18
Fiji	No[d]	1971-06-17	No	No
Finland	1968-08-17	No	No	1997-09-18
France	1966-10-06	1969-09-05	1973-06-15	1997-09-18
Gabon	No	1969-11-25	No	No
Germany	1969-10-11	1969-09-10	1971-09-10	1997-09-18
Ghana	No	1969-09-05	No	No
Greece	1971-04-18	1974-04-23	1974-04-23	1997-09-18
Hungary	No	1976-05-25	1976-05-25	2004-07-18
India	No	1971-06-09	1974-03-04	No
Iran	1970-04-21	1970-04-21	1972-07-24	No
Iraq	No	No	1972-03-02	No
Ireland	1967-05-27	No	No	1997-09-18
Israel	1971-12-13	1971-02-05	1973-07-05	No
Italy	1968-06-26	1975-08-06	No	1997-09-18
Ivory Coast	1978-12-26	No	No	No
Japan	1968-09-15[e]	No	No	No
Jordan	No	No	1971-09-25	No
Kenya	1967-06-06	1983-12-01	No	No
South Korea	1976-01-21	1982-09-18	1982-09-18	No
Latvia	No	No	No	1999-10-16
Lebanon	1965-12-11	1971-08-07	1971-09-10	No
Lesotho	No	1982-04-27	1982-04-27	No
Libya	No	1969-09-18	No	No
Lithuania	No	No	No	1998-05-26
Luxembourg	1975-05-27	1972-06-09	No	1997-09-18
Madagascar	1966-12-30	No	No	No
Mali	No	1987-10-31	No	No
Malta	1966-10-01	No	No	2001-04-08
Mauritius	No	No	No	1995-09-07
Mexico	No	1972-10-19	No	No
Mongolia	No	No	No	2003-09-05
Montenegro	2001-12-27[f]	No	No	No
Morocco	No	1978-09-22	1973-11-03	No
Netherlands	1967-02-09	1971-01-20	1986-09-06	1997-09-18
New Zealand	1965-12-11	1978-02-28	1978-02-28	No
Niger	1965-12-11	1969-09-05	1972-06-21	No
Nigeria	No[g]	No[h]	No	1995-09-07
North Macedonia	No	No	No	2006-07-21
Norway	1965-12-11	No	No	No
Pakistan	1966-12-27	No	No	No
Philippines	No	1973-07-10	1973-07-10	No
Poland	No	1971-09-14	1972-11-29	2001-06-15
Portugal	1968-02-10	1972-01-19	1975-09-03	1997-09-18
Romania	1967-06-07	1971-03-07	No	2003-02-26
Russia	No	No	No	1996-07-18
Rwanda	No	No	1971-09-10	No
Saudi Arabia	No	No	No	2024-06-25[i]
Senegal	No	1971-08-19	1975-12-02	No
Serbia	2001-12-27[f]	No	No	No
Sierra Leone	1966-12-07	No	No	No
Singapore	No	1969-12-08	No	No
Slovakia	No	1993-02-05[b]	No	2000-12-22
Slovenia	1993-02-23[a]	No	No	2001-01-23
Solomon Islands	No	1982-07-02	No	No
Somalia	No	No	1971-09-29	No
South Africa	1965-12-28	1971-12-28	1976-03-18	No
Spain	1967-01-07	1971-05-26	1973-02-17	1997-09-18
Sri Lanka	No	1991-05-23	1991-05-23	No
Sweden	1966-05-15	No	No	1997-09-18
Switzerland	1968-11-22[j]	1974-02-14[k]	1974-02-14[l]	1995-09-07
Syria	1975-07-30	1975-01-24	No	No
Tajikistan	No	No	No	1997-11-27
Tanzania	1976-03-08	No	No	No
Thailand	No	1971-01-16	No	No
Togo	No	No	1971-09-10	No
Tunisia	1965-12-11	No	1972-01-20	No
Turkey	1991-05-17	1991-05-17	1991-05-17	2005-03-15
Uganda	1967-09-19	1989-10-11	1989-10-11	No
Ukraine	No	No	No	2004-09-22
United Kingdom	1966-08-25	1969-09-30	No	1997-09-18
Zimbabwe	No	1987-02-05	1987-05-18	1995-09-07
^ a b c Not in the UN treaty registration (post-dates the original 1963/1965 registration); sourced from WCO status paper. ^ a b Czechoslovakia was an original signatory; the Czech Republic and Slovakia are treated as successor states. ^ Egypt withdrew a reservation on 25 January 1980; no accession date is recorded in the UN registration or WCO status paper for the Pedagogic Material Convention. ^ Fiji was covered under the United Kingdom’s extension of the Seafarers Convention from 26 November 1966; it did not accede separately. ^ Deposit date 15 June 1968; entry into force three months later per Convention Article. UN registration does not show a “Date of Effect” for Japan. ^ a b Listed as “Serbia and Montenegro” in WCO PG0127E1a (status as at 1 July 2006); both successor states are treated individually. ^ Nigeria applied the Seafarers Convention provisionally from 4 November 1969 but did not formally accede. ^ Nigeria applied the Scientific Equipment Convention provisionally from 4 November 1969 but did not formally accede. ^ Post-dates the WCO Istanbul Convention Handbook’s 42-party Annex B.5 table (2006/2008 edition); sourced from a secondary compilation. ^ Extended to the Principality of Liechtenstein for as long as it is linked to Switzerland by a customs union treaty. ^ Extended to the Principality of Liechtenstein for as long as it is linked to Switzerland by a customs union treaty. ^ Extended to the Principality of Liechtenstein for as long as it is linked to Switzerland by a customs union treaty.
Sources: UN Treaty Collection registrations 8012 (Seafarers, 1964), 9884 (Scientific Equipment, 1968), 11650 (Pedagogic Material, 1970), “Date of Effect” column; WCO status papers PG0127E1a, PG0128E1a, PG0130E1a (all as at 1 July 2006) for entries not in or post-dating UN registrations; WCO Istanbul Convention Handbook, Annex B.5 entry-into-force table (42 Contracting Parties); post-2006 Annex B.5 accessions from a secondary compilation as noted.

Contracting parties — Customs Facilities for Touring Convention (1954) and Tourist Publicity Protocol (1954), and Istanbul Convention Annexes B.6 and B.7

Contracting party	Touring Convention (1954)	Tourist Publicity Protocol (1954)	Istanbul Convention Annex B.6	Istanbul Convention Annex B.7
Albania	2010-08-09	2010-08-09	No	2009-08-28[a]
Algeria	1963-10-31	1963-10-31	1998-08-08	1998-08-08
Andorra	No	No	1998-12-02	1998-12-02
Argentina	1986-12-19	1986-12-19	No	No
Australia	1967-01-06	1967-01-06	No	No
Austria	1956-03-30	1956-03-30	1995-08-11	1997-09-18
Barbados	1971-03-05	1971-03-05	No	No
Belarus	No	No	No	No
Belgium	1955-02-21	1955-02-21	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1993-09-01	No	No	No
Brazil	No	No	2016-06-28[a]	No
Bulgaria	1959-10-07	1959-10-07	2003-06-11	2003-06-11
Cambodia	1955-11-29	No[b]	No	No
Canada	1955-06-01	No	No	No
Central African Republic	1962-10-15	1962-10-15	No	No
Chile	1974-08-15	1974-08-15	No	No
Costa Rica	1963-09-04	1963-09-04	No	No
Croatia	1994-08-31	No	1999-06-01	1999-06-01
Cuba	1963-10-23	1964-06-29	No	No
Cyprus	1963-05-16	1963-05-16	2005-01-25	2005-01-25
Czech Republic	No	1993-06-02	2000-02-24	2000-02-24
Denmark	1955-10-13	1955-10-13	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
Ecuador	1962-08-30	1962-08-30	No	No
Egypt	1957-04-04	1957-04-04	No	No
El Salvador	1958-06-18	1958-06-18	No	No
Estonia	No	No	1996-04-17	No
European Union	No	No	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
Fiji	1972-10-31	1972-10-31	No	No
Finland	1962-06-21	1962-06-21	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
France	1959-04-24	1959-04-24	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
Germany	1957-09-16	1957-09-16	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
Ghana	1958-06-16	1958-06-16	No	No
Greece	1974-01-15	1974-01-15	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
Haiti	1958-02-12	1958-02-12	No	No
Holy See	No[c]	No	No	No
Honduras	No[d]	No	No	No
Hungary	1963-10-29	1963-10-29	2004-07-18	2004-07-18
India	1958-05-05	1957-02-15	No	No
Indonesia	No	No	2015-02-17[a]	No
Iran	1968-04-03	1968-04-03	No	No
Ireland	1967-08-14	1967-08-14	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
Israel	1957-08-01	1957-08-01	No	No
Italy	1958-02-12	1958-02-12	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
Jamaica	1963-11-11	1963-11-11	No	No
Japan	1955-09-07	1955-09-07	No	No
Jordan	1957-12-18	1957-12-18	No	No
Kazakhstan	No	No	2013-11-21[a]	No
Latvia	No	No	1999-10-16	1999-10-16
Lebanon	1971-03-16	1971-03-16	No	No
Liberia	2005-09-16	2005-09-16	No	No
Lithuania	2005-12-01	2005-12-01	1998-05-26	2004-02-06
Luxembourg	1956-11-21	1956-11-21	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
Malaysia	1958-05-07	1958-05-07	No	No
Mali	1973-08-01	1974-06-11	No	No
Malta	1966-01-03	1968-07-29	2001-04-08	2001-04-08
Mauritius	1969-07-18	1969-07-18	No	No
Mexico	1957-06-13	1957-06-13	No	No
Monaco	No[e]	No	No	No
Montenegro	2006-10-23	2006-10-23	2008-09-23[a]	No
Morocco	1957-09-25	1957-09-25	No	No
Nepal	1960-09-21	1960-09-21	No	No
Netherlands	1958-03-07	1958-03-07	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
New Zealand	1962-08-17	1962-08-17	No	No
Nigeria	1961-06-26	1961-06-26	1995-08-11	1997-09-18
North Macedonia	No	No	2006-07-21	2006-07-21
Norway	1961-10-10	1961-10-10	No	No
Peru	1959-01-16	1959-01-16	No	No
Philippines	1960-02-09	1960-02-19	2022-04-17[a]	No
Poland	1960-03-16	1960-03-16	2001-06-15	2001-06-15
Portugal	1958-09-18	1958-09-18	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
Romania	1961-01-26	1961-01-26	2003-02-26	2003-02-26
Russia	1959-08-17	1959-08-17	No	No
Rwanda	1964-12-01	1964-12-01	No	No
Senegal	1972-04-19	1972-04-19	No	No
Serbia	2001-03-12	2001-03-12	No	No
Sierra Leone	1962-03-13	1962-03-13	No	No
Singapore	—[f]	1966-11-22	No	No
Slovakia	No	1993-05-28	2000-12-22	2000-12-22
Slovenia	1992-07-06	No	2001-01-23	2001-01-23
Solomon Islands	1981-09-03	1981-09-03	No	No
Spain	1958-08-18	1958-09-05	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
Sri Lanka	1955-11-28	No	No	No
Sweden	1957-06-11	1957-06-11	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
Switzerland	1956-05-23[g]	1956-05-23[h]	1995-08-11	1997-09-18
Syria	1959-03-26	1959-03-26	No	No
Tanzania	1964-06-22	1964-06-22	No	No
Tonga	1977-11-11	1977-11-11	No	No
Trinidad and Tobago	1966-04-11	1966-04-11	No	No
Tunisia	1974-06-20	1974-06-20	No	No
Turkey	1983-04-26	1983-04-26	2005-03-15	2005-03-15
Uganda	1965-04-15	1965-04-15	No	No
Ukraine	No	No	2004-09-22	2004-09-22
United Kingdom	1956-02-27	1956-02-27	1997-09-18	1997-09-18
United States	1956-07-25	No	No	No
Uruguay	1967-09-08	No	No	No
Vietnam	1956-01-31	No	No	No
Zimbabwe	No	No	1995-08-11	No
^ a b c d e f Post-dates the WCO Istanbul Convention Handbook’s entry-into-force table (2006/2008 edition); sourced from a secondary compilation. ^ Cambodia signed but did not ratify the Tourist Publicity Protocol. ^ The Holy See signed but did not ratify the Touring Convention. ^ Honduras signed but did not ratify the Touring Convention. ^ Monaco signed but did not ratify the Touring Convention. ^ Singapore acceded to the Touring Convention on 22 November 1966 but subsequently denounced it with effect from 3 February 2001. ^ Applies to the Principality of Liechtenstein for as long as it is linked to Switzerland by a customs union treaty. ^ Applies to the Principality of Liechtenstein for as long as it is linked to Switzerland by a customs union treaty.
Sources: UN Treaty Collection Chapter XI.A.6 (Touring Convention, status as at 14 June 2026); XI.A.7 (Tourist Publicity Protocol, status as at 14 June 2026); WCO Istanbul Convention Handbook, Annex B.6 entry-into-force table (38 Contracting Parties) and Annex B.7 entry-into-force table (36 Contracting Parties); post-2006 accessions from a secondary compilation as noted.

Beyond the categories of goods covered by the ATA Convention and the Istanbul Convention annexes, some contracting parties accept ATA Carnets for additional categories of temporary admission under their own national customs laws and regulations.

China has accepted ATA Carnets for sporting goods under national law since 1 January 2020, despite not having accepted Istanbul Convention Annex B.6.^[40]

Canada permits ATA Carnets within its temporary-importation framework under tariff item No. 9993.00.00, which covers goods imported for testing, certification by an accredited organization, and use in response to an emergency or emergency-response training exercise, while separate guidance for recognized conventions, meetings and exhibitions includes official paraphernalia among the categories of temporarily imported goods.^[41][42][43]

Japan permits temporary admission, in addition to ATA-covered goods, of articles intended for scientific research and articles for testing under Article 17 of the Customs Tariff Law.^[44]

Due to bilateral, multilateral or subnational customs agreements, the following cases are possible:

• countries which accept ATA Carnets even without having signed any Convention (e.g. Monaco, Liechtenstein, etc.);
• countries which delegate their power in areas covered by the convention to supranational entities (e.g. European Union Customs Union)
• territories which are part of a contracting party sovereign state but are not part of the same customs territory and are not accepting carnets (e.g. Greenland);
• territories which are part of a contracting party sovereign state but are not part of the same customs territory and accept carnets independently (e.g. Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, etc.);
• ATA Carnets not being accepted or not necessary between contracting party sovereign states in view of a customs union agreement (e.g. Russia–Belarus, between member states of the European Union, etc.);
• ATA Carnets having special conditions between contracting party sovereign states in view of a customs union agreement (e.g. Andorra–EU).

Special application cases
Countries which accept ATA Carnets even without having signed any Convention	Liechtenstein	Territorial application of Switzerland extended to Liechtenstein via their customs union established in 1923.[45]
	Monaco	Territorial application of France extended to Monaco via their customs union established in 1865.[46]
	San Marino	Territorial application of the European Union extended to San Marino via their customs union established in 1991.[47]
	Botswana Namibia Eswatini	Territorial application of South Africa and Lesotho extended to Botswana, Namibia and Eswatini via the Southern African Customs Union established in 1910.[48][49]
Countries and territories which delegate their power in areas covered by the convention to supranational entities	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France ∟ Monaco Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden	European Union In virtue of their European Union Customs Union, EU member states delegate their power in areas covered by the convention to the European Union. The reservations made by the European Union are also in force in the single member states.[50][51] This includes by virtue of customs union extension Monaco.
	Macau, China	China Through an extension to the Macao Special Administrative Region of the application of the Customs conventions on Temporary admission to which the Government of the People’s Republic China has acceded.
Territories which are part of a contracting party sovereign state but are not part of the same customs territory and are not accepting carnets	Greenland	Denmark
	Aruba Curacao Sint Maarten Caribbean Netherlands	Netherlands The territorial application is extended to the Dutch Antilles but this extension is not yet implemented since there is no approved issuing and guaranteeing association.
	Svalbard and Jan Mayen Dependencies of Norway	Norway ATA Carnets are not accepted in: the two unincorporated overseas territories of Norway: Svalbard (archipelago in the Arctic Ocean) and Jan Mayen (volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean); the three dependencies of Norway located in the Southern polar region: Bouvetøya (Sub Antarctic island in the South Atlantic Ocean), Queen Maud Land (sector region of Antarctica) and Peter I Island (a volcanic island in continental Antarctica).
Territories which are part of a contracting party sovereign state but are not part of the same customs territory and accept carnets independently	Gibraltar	United Kingdom
	Faroe Islands	Denmark The Faroe Islands are not considered as part of the Danish customs territory and EU VAT territory.
	Canary Islands Ceuta Melilla	Spain The Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla do not belong to the EU VAT territory.
	Åland	Finland The Åland Islands are not part of the Finnish customs territory nor EU VAT territory.
ATA Carnets not being accepted or not necessary between contracting party sovereign states in view of a customs union agreement	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France ∟ Monaco Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden	European Union Customs Union[50]
	Russia Belarus Kazakhstan	Eurasian Customs Union ATA Carnets are not regulated in the Eurasian Customs Union and are not accepted for transit between its countries.
	Bahrain Kuwait Saudi Arabia Qatar United Arab Emirates	Gulf Cooperation Council Also includes Oman however it has yet to appoint a National Guaranteeing Association and join the ATA guarantee chain.[52]
ATA Carnets having special conditions between contracting party sovereign states in view of a customs union agreement	Andorra European Union	Andorra–European Union relations Goods covered by an ATA carnet issued in the other part of the Customs Union may be accepted as returned goods within a period of three years (may be exceeded in order to take account of special circumstances), even when the validity of the ATA carnet has expired.[53]
	Turkey European Union	European Union–Turkey Customs Union Goods of one part of the customs union which, having been exported from its customs territory, are returned to the territory of the other part of the customs union and released for free circulation within a period of three years shall, at the request of the person concerned, be granted relief from import duties. The three-year period may be exceeded in order to take account of special circumstances. Goods may be accepted as returned goods within the three-year limit even when the validity of the ATA carnet has expired.[54]

The ATA Carnet allows the business traveller to use a single document for clearing certain categories of goods through customs in several countries without the deposit of import duties and taxes. The Carnet eliminates the need to purchase temporary import bonds. So long as the goods are re-exported within the allotted time frame, no duties or taxes are due. The main benefits can be summarised in:

• it simplifies customs clearance of goods in exporting and importing countries by replacing customs documents that would normally be required;
• it provides a financial security for customs charges potentially due on the goods that will be used in the countries visited;
• it helps to overcome language barriers and having to complete unfamiliar customs forms;

Failure to re-export all or some of the goods listed on the Carnet results in the payment of applicable duties and taxes. Failure to remit those duties results in a claim from the foreign customs service to the importer’s home country.^[55]

ATA Carnets are issued in two formats: the traditional paper-based document and the new digital eATA Carnet, which began its global transition on 1 June 2026. While the paper system is expected to remain in use until the end of 2027, the digital system is designed to eventually replace paper entirely by 1 January 2028.^[56]

The paper ATA Carnet comprises a front and back cover within which are counterfoils and vouchers for each country to be visited or transited. The vouchers act as receipts for entry and re-export in foreign countries and are kept by foreign customs officials. The counterfoils are stamped by the foreign customs services and act as the carnet holder’s receipt.^[2] Paper ATA Carnets are in A4 paper format.

• Covering pages
  • These pages contain all information about goods, users, issuing data, guaranteeing associations and notes on the usage.
  • They are kept in the Carnet at all times.
• Counterfoils
  • Counterfoils are used as evidence in case of duties and taxes are claimed in a later stage, it is therefore important to have the counterfoils properly stamped by Customs and kept properly in the Carnet. Based on colours, there are three types of counterfoils: exportation/re-importation (yellow), importation/re-exportation (white), transit (blue).
• Vouchers
  • They are used as Customs declaration and guarantee, meaning they will be detached from the carnet and kept by Customs. There are five types of vouchers: yellow exportation voucher, yellow re-importation voucher, white importation voucher, white re-exportation voucher, and blue transit voucher. Each voucher is followed by the general list of goods.

The digital system, also known as the eATA Carnet System, consists of a suite of tools managed by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) that replaces physical paper with secure electronic records.^[57]

• Digital Wallet (ATA Carnet App/Desktop): Instead of a physical folder, the digital carnet is stored in a secure mobile or desktop application. It contains the carnet details, the General List of items, and any attached documents.
• Transaction QR Codes: The digital system replaces paper vouchers with dynamic QR codes. Holders “Prepare a Travel” in the app to select specific goods and generate a code for each border crossing (e.g., Exportation, Importation).
• Digital History: In place of stamped counterfoils, the app includes a History section. Once a Customs officer digitally commits a transaction, a record is automatically updated across the system, providing real-time visibility of the goods’ status.
• Digital Signatures: Hand-written signatures are replaced by digital consent and PKCS#7 standard digital signatures, which record the identity of the holder or authorized representative performing the declaration.

A duplicate Carnet is issued to replace an existing Carnet in the case of the destruction, loss or theft. The validity of which expires on the same date as that of the one being replaced. The concept of a duplicate carnet is obsolete in the digital environment because a digital carnet cannot be lost; it can be redownloaded to any authorized device using the unique Carnet ID and PIN.

Some countries also accept replacement carnets: a replacement Carnet is issued where it is expected that the temporary admission operation will exceed the period of validity of the one being replaced. A new validity date will be given to the replacement Carnet. When accepting the replacement, the Customs authorities concerned discharge the Carnet replaced.

ATA Carnets cover the usual and unusual: computers, repair tools, photographic and film equipment, musical instruments, industrial machinery, vehicles, jewellery, clothing, medical appliances, aircraft, race horses, art work, prehistoric relics, ballet costumes and rock group sound systems. ATA Carnets do not cover perishable or consumable items, or goods for processing or repair.^[58]

The most common uses include, but are not limited to:

• exhibitions and fairs
• professional equipment
• commercial samples and goods for testing purposes
• sports equipment
• goods for educational, scientific or cultural purposes

ATA Carnets may not be used for every purpose provided for the Istanbul (ATA and others) conventions in every member state of the ATA Carnet system, as they might not have acceded to the respective convention.^[59]

A system similar to the ATA Carnet System generally called Carnet de Passages en Douane China-Taiwan (CPD China-Taiwan) operates on the basis of bilateral agreements between Taiwan (under the name of Chinese Taipei) and a certain number of ATA countries including the EU member states,^[60] Australia, Canada, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland and the United States of America (under the name of TECRO/AIT carnet). Other than a different colour code to distinguish it from the ATA Carnet, the conditions for its use, the goods for which it can be used, and customs procedures are identical.^[61][62] The CPD China-Taiwan Carnet is not to be confused with the also named CPD Carnet used to temporarily import motor vehicles into foreign countries.

Territory issuing CPD China-Taiwan Carnets[39]	National Guaranteeing Association	Website
Chinese Taipei	Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)	https://en.taitra.org.tw/ Archived 19 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine

Countries/territories which have signed a CPD China-Taiwan agreement	Signing date	Operational
Australia	21 December 1995	Yes
Canada	10 November 1994	Yes
El Salvador	24 August 2001	No
European Union	20 March 1991	Yes
India	20 March 2013	Yes
Israel	10 July 2003	Yes
Japan	21 May 2001	Yes
Malaysia	5 July 2004	Yes
New Zealand	2 December 1993	Yes
Norway	13 March 2000	Yes
Philippines	19 August 1998	No
Singapore	9 April 1990	Yes
South Africa	7 August 1991	Yes
South Korea	28 November 1990	Yes
Switzerland	15 July 1993	Yes
United States	25 June 1996	Yes
Vietnam	6 June 2009	No

• Carnet de Passages en Douane
• TIR Convention
• Certificate of origin
• Trade facilitation

• ATA Carnet World Chambers Federation
• The ATA System (ATA and Istanbul Conventions)
• Carnet provider