Types of goods that can be transported under the A.T.A. Carnet

     A.T.A. Carnet is an international customs document that is used as Import Entry, Export Declaration, Re-import and a duty guarantee document for temporary entry of goods on a duty-free and tax-free basis. The types of goods that can be transported under the A.T.A. Carnet are the following:

1. Equipment for journalism, audio-visual equipment, broadcast equipment;
2. Film and video equipment;
3. Professional equipment, such as the following:
       - Equipment used for testing, inspecting, or maintaining machines or vehicles for transportation;
      - Necessary tools for business people, consultants, production specialists, accountants, and members of similar professions;
       - Necessary equipment for geographers or geographic explorations;
       - Medical equipment for physicians, surgeons, veterinarians, or midwives;
       - Entertainment equipment for performances, such as operas or orchestras, including all accessories for public and non-public performance.
4. Goods for exhibitions and conferences;  
5. Equipment/ accessories/ tools relevant to exhibitions or conferences;
6. Equipment and translation tools, sound recorders, films related to education, science, or others, used for international conferences;

     7. Free samples for participants in an exhibition;
     8. Goods for demonstration that will be consumed or demolished in the process of demonstration;
     9. Low-cost products used for building or decoration;
     10. Printed material, trade notifications, invoices, advertisement diagrams, calendars, photos;
     11. Files, memorandums, forms, or other documents used for international conferences;
     12. Sample products for showing or demonstrations;
     13. Positive advertisement films (size not over 16 mm) that show working process of tools or equipment that cannot be observed easily;
     14. Scientific equipment used for research or scientific study and repaired parts;
     15. Measuring equipment for maintaining, testing, measuring, or repairing scientific tools for research or study.

Data updated on May 21, 2019
Source: Suvarnabhumi airport passport control customs office
Tel. +66 2134 1246