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🛂 A travel document 🎫 A ticket book
carnet

carnet

1 8.4
An official document that lets you take goods into another country temporarily without paying customs
  • noun
  • /kɑːrˈneɪ/
  • Formal
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  • Blafasel: Aside from the fact that you don't get the point and just want to prove yourself right, getting an ATA carnet is far more difficult than you think.

Examples

  • Before embarking on her trip, she ensured her carnet was updated for all the items she would carry.

  • Travelers must present their carnet at customs to avoid paying duties on temporary imports.

  • I just finished his Carnet de Voyage.

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  • The process is quite simple if someone is leaving his country of residence, then returning after the tour: just declare stuff and have an ATA carnet with you, and everything is fine.

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  • Having a valid carnet made the process of bringing equipment across the border much easier.

Synonyms

bill of entry
vscarnet
  • Indian
6.4

An official paper that lists goods coming into or leaving a country for customs

allows temporary duty-free cross-border use without formal clearance listing

Surface Forms

carnet singular
carnets plural

Etymology

Carnet comes from French for a small book or 'little notebook' that people used for papers and notes. Because it was a handy official booklet, the word came to mean a passport-like document you show at customs so you can take goods into a country temporarily.