Carnet de Passages en Douane
The Carnet de Passages en Douane (Template:Langx) is a customs document that identifies a traveller's motor vehicle or other valuable equipment or baggage. It is required in order to take a motor vehicle into a significant number of countries around the world. The CPD system is managed by the Federation Internationale de l'automobile, duly mandated by the World Customs Organization and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.[1]
Usage
The carnet allows travellers to temporarily import their vehicles, or other items of value such as broadcasting equipment, without having to leave a cash deposit at the border.[2] It is, in essence, an international guarantee for payment of customs duties and taxes to a government should the vehicle or item not be re-exported from that country. Persons who temporarily import their vehicles or items into countries where the Carnet is required must agree to obey the laws and regulations of that country and particularly the conditions of temporary importation.
The Carnet contains relevant information about the items or vehicle – make, model, colour, engine capacity, seating capacity, registration number, owner and value.
In order to obtain a carnet, the owner of the items is required to provide a security based on the countries traveled to, age and market value of the items. Generally, four types of security are acceptable from motoring organisations:
- Cash bond
- Banker's letter of indemnity
- Insurance policy
- Loss Prevention Security – US and Canada only
The l'Alliance Internationale de Tourisme / Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (AIT/FIA) is the International Organizational body that advocates and maintains oversight of CPDs. The AIT/FIA is responsible for the inventory and distribution of CPDs within its CPD network of issuing and guaranteeing organizations. Recently, in May 2021, the AIT/FIA introduced the e-CPD Distribution system for the electronic issuance and authentication of CPDs. This was done to reflect the need for digitalization of official documents, these documents were originally mandated for cross-border mobility use by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
As the new eCPD Distribution mechanism was implemented, a new rebranding effort was done as well for CPDs.
Countries where a Carnet de Passages en Douane is required
The map below is based on the Overlanding Associations website, which is daily updated with additional information.
Varying sources differ slightly on exactly which countries require a carnet, however generally the following countries require a carnet for private vehicle entry.[3][4][5][6]
Africa
Required for
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
- File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho
- File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya
- File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi
- File:Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan
Recommended for
- File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin
- File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso
- File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
- File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic
- File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad
- Template:Country data DR Congo
- File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti
- File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
- File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia
- File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
- File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau
- File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
- File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
- File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
- File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda
- File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
- File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo
- File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
Americas
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Required for
- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil[7]
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (only recommended according to some sources) not required if Canadian
- File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador (only recommended according to some sources) not required if Canadian
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
- File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru (only recommended according to some sources) not required if Canadian
- File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (only recommended according to some sources) not required if Canadian
Unless Canadian, recommended for
Asia & Middle East
Required for
- File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
- File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei
- Template:Country data East Timor
- File:Flag of India.svg India
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
- File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
- File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
- File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
- File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
- File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE
- File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar
Recommended for
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Foreigners cannot bring their own car to Bangladesh
- File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
- File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria
Oceania
See also
External links
- Carnet de passages - Home
- Take goods temporarily out of Great Britain
- Alliance Internationale De Tourisme
- A Guide to Carnet de Passage for Overland Travel
- Overland travelers website explaining trip paperwork
- Go-Overland.com - Organising the paperwork for your vehicle
- US and Canadian national guaranteeing association for Carnets de Passages en Douane
References
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