(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
The ATA Carnet Committee, which includes Qatar Chamber (QC), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Qatar General Customs Authority, has discussed in a meeting with a delegation from the ICC (Asia) the arrangements for the application of the provisional cargo entry system (ATA Carnet), which is expected to be implemented in Qatar before the beginning of next year.
A Carnet or ATA Carnet is an international customs and temporary export-import document. It is used to clear customs in nearly 80 countries and territories without paying duties and import taxes on merchandise that will be re-exported within specific period. Carnets are also known as Merchandise Passports or Passports for Goods.
The meeting discussed the importance of implementing the system in strengthening of Qatar as a global investment destination and opening up trade horizons through facilitating customs procedures such as goods and equipment during participation in exhibitions, conferences and seminars inside and outside the country.
Abdul Aziz Saleh Al Kuwari, Director of Qatar Chamber's legal affairs department and chairman of the committee on the provisional admission system for goods, said the chamber will hold a two-day workshop for its employees and the General Customs Authority on the application of the ATA Carnet.
The workshop provides an overview of the system, how it is applied, and a number of procedures and mechanisms relating to entry and exit of goods under this system.
He stressed that the workshop comes within the framework of continuous cooperation between the General Authority for Customs and Qatar Chamber in order to follow the international developments in all economic fields, facilitate the business community to carry out business activities and open up to the international markets, under the joint efforts between the Authority and the Chamber to support the private sector as one of the pillars of comprehensive development in the state.
The ATA Carnet system is an international customs document that allows the temporary import of goods for a period of one year without any fees or customs taxes.
The temporary entry card includes all goods, provided that they are re-exported and imported during the period approved by the relevant customs authorities, Qatar Chamber (QC), he said.
One of the most important features of the system is to enable marketing representatives, participants in exhibitions and business travellers to carry out customs procedures at a predetermined cost, and to visit several countries without delay in procedures.
It facilitates customs procedures across borders and reduces the routine requirements. Using a single document to complete all customs procedures in 78 countries applying the system.
Executive Director of ICC, Ju Sung Lee, said that with the accession of Qatar to the ATA Carnet system, it can temporarily introduce goods into important international events from and to 78 countries around the world, explaining that ATA is passport to participate in international events.
Qatar Chamber has announced earlier this year that it is the national guarantor for the implementation of the system. The Istanbul Convention on Temporary Admission requires a national guarantor to guarantee customs duties and rights if goods temporarily imported are not returned.
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