All You Need To Know About Carnet de Passage en Douane or CPD
Just imagine that you are moving abroad to the UK, as your company wants you in London, and moreover, the Queen wants to meet you (keep imagining please!). So to begin with, firstly you would need a legal document called a ‘passport’, without which you cannot cross the borders of your country. Now, imagine that you want to take your vehicle along with you to the UK without paying any customs duty for it, then you would be needing a legal international customs document for your car as well. This temporary customs document acts as a ‘passport’ for your car. And this passport is known as Carnet de Passage en Douane or CPD. In English, it’s known as the “Custom Passage Book”.
Different types of vehicles like private cars, superbikes, commercial vehicles, or other categories of motorcars, can be sent with Carnet de Passage en Douane to various other selected countries around the world. For the latter, Freight My Car (FMC), which is one of the best car shipping companies in UAE, can assist you with all the required paperwork and experience hassle-free shipping of your car!
Get Carnet Support From The Best Shipping Company
FMC can help you get your Carnet obtained in UAE from the Automobile and Touring Club of UAE and have your car delivered right at your doorstep without much effort. For shipping experts like them, shipping cars on Carnet is a child’s play as their team will easily guide you through the prerequisites which are required to obtain CPD from ATC in Dubai. Also, they will assist you with all the documentation including a Tourism certificate from the RTA, which helps to export your car to your mentioned destination.
Moreover, if you are temporarily importing your car to countries like India from Dubai at Nhava Sheva port in Mumbai, or Cochin port in Kerala, they are the best service providers in this aspect.
Choose Air Freight If Shipping On Carnet
CPD helps you to ship your car to selected countries without paying any cash to import officials. It additionally reduces the arbitrary customs procedure.
Now let’s say you ship your car on Carnet, then FMC would recommend that the car is shipped via air freight, as shipping cars on Carnet Dubai is the fastest means of transport and you won’t have to wait too long for your car to arrive at your location!
Detailed Information On Carnet or CPD
The cover of the CPD displays the car holder’s name, the name of the issuing association, the international organizations, i.e., the AIT and FIA – under which the network functions, and this import document’s validity. Beneath this, the inside front-cover part of CPD has the car’s description covered. On the other hand, the back cover shows the lists of the countries where the Carnet UAE may be used. Also, the names of the guarantor association in that country are displayed on this cover page. Furthermore, the inside of the back cover includes instructions and information which are a must-know for the car holder.
Guaranteeing that you don’t pay customs for a temporary export of your vehicle from Dubai/UAE to any selected country, Carnet or CPD is a very helpful document. Printed in English & French, CPD is of standard A4 size. Additionally, these may have 5-25 pages inside, each with a detachable importation as well as exportation voucher. Moreover, it has a counterfoil that remains attached to Carnet.
Each voucher contains the vehicle specifications and details listed on the inside cover, the full name and address of the CPD holder, the name of the issuing association, and the date of expiry as well.
How Carnet Can Be Obtained In Dubai (UAE)
Carnet is acknowledged by 65 nations around the world, and if you want to know the member nations of CPD, click here. In Dubai, from the ATC, you can obtain the Carnet or CPD hassle-free with the help of FMC, a car shipping service provider in the UAE.
In order to obtain Carnet in Dubai (UAE):
- Car owners, i.e., you need to fill out a special application and sign it.
- 1 Photocopy of your passport and UAE residence visa is required.
- Photocopy of your car registration is required.
- 1 Copy of your valid UAE driving license is required.
- A cash and cheque guarantee addressed to your country of destination is required
After FMC receives a properly completed application form, it takes about 4-5 weeks in addition to all the supporting documents to process a legal Carnet de Passage en Douane application, and afterward, you will be delivered your Carnet successfully.
Information Related To CPD’s Validity Period & Renewal
Carnet De Passage UAE is valid for one year from the date of obtaining it legally.
And, you can apply for renewal of your CPD as soon as your current one expires. Also, it can be applied from anywhere, if you’re out of your home country. But, your old Carnet needs to be sent back to the issuer in your home country for analysis and to proceed with the renewal of your new one. All this will be taken care of by FMC, so don’t worry, and live freely!
Advantages of Issuing Carnet de Passage en Douane
- This easily recognizable document eliminates the need to pay cash to border officials in order to import your vehicle hassle-free.
- Also, it reduces the arbitrary customs procedures by the officer there.
- The document acts as a link to the car, owner, or driver; if the car isn’t re-exported or if any other problems arise.
- Carnet de Passages en Douane, furthermore, helps you and your vehicles cross the national borders without any barriers.
Shipping on Carnet de Passage en Douane can be a hectic process if you do not have the right guidance and help, or if you aren’t aware of the right channel to get it. Therefore, to get you out of your misery, FMC will handle all your problems. And will get you your CPD in the simplest way possible, at your doorsteps. Visit their website, get a free quote, fill out your CPD application today, and start packing for your future destination!
