Guidance

Countries that accept ATA Carnets

Countries have their own rules about what goods you can bring in using an ATA Carnet. Check with the issuer in the country you’re exporting to.

Countries that accept ATA carnets

ATA carnets are only valid in these countries:

Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Australia (including Tasmania)
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bahrain
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Canary Islands (Spain)
Chile
China
Cote D’Ivoire
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
French overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane and Reunion, New Caledonia and it’s dependents of Wallis and Futuna Islands, and French Polynesia (includes Tahiti) as well as St Barthelemy, St Martin, Mayotte and Saint Pierre et Miquelon)
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hong Kong (China)
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Republic of Korea
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao (China)
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malaysia (territory also includes Kuala Lumpur, Sabah and Sarawak)
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Senegal
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa (territory includes Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho)
Spain
Spanish Overseas territories of Ceuta and Melilla
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland (territory includes Liechtenstein)
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
UK
USA (territory including District of Columbia and Puerto Rico)

Taiwan

Taiwan is covered by bilateral agreements between Taiwan and certain countries including the UK, that are contracting parties to the ATA Carnet or Istanbul Conventions. A CPD and China-Taiwan carnet is used, this has a different coloured front cover and vouchers to those on an ATA Carnet but the conditions for its use are exactly the same. Details are available from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Changes to the list of signatories will be shown on the International Chamber of Commerce website

Updates to this page

Published 17 January 2019
Last updated 25 February 2021 + show all updates
  1. The section 'Countries that accept ATA Carnets' has been updated.

  2. This page has been updated because the Brexit transition period has ended.

  3. First published.

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