document which covers the temporary admission of motor vehicles.
The CPD is still required in numerous countries around the world
for the temporary admission of private automobiles, commercial vehicles
or other categories of motor vehicles.
The CPD, created in 1911, first entered use in 1913 as a document serving
to simplify customs formalities for motoring tourists and travellers.
The CPD is used within the framework of the United Nations Customs
Conventions of 1954 and 1956, which cover respectively the temporary
importation of private and commercial road vehicles.
The CPD also forms part of the 1990 Istanbul Convention, administered by the World
Customs Organization. Under these international conventions,
the CPD facilitates the temporary importation of motor vehicles by providing security for
the payment of any customs duties and import taxes chargeable should the vehicle not be
re-exported.
The CPD is used within the framework of the United Nations Customs Conventions of 1954
and 1956, which cover respectively the temporary importation of private and commercial
road vehicles. The CPD also forms part of the 1990 Istanbul Convention,
administered by the World Customs Organization. Under these international conventions,
the CPD facilitates the temporary importation of motor vehicles by providing security for
the payment of any customs duties and import taxes chargeable should
the vehicle not be re-exported.
Description of a CPD
The CPD cover shows the name of the holder, the name of the issuing association,
the international organisations - the AIT and FIA - under which the network functions,
and the validity of the document. The inside front cover bears a description of the vehicle
covered under the CPD. The back cover lists the countries where the carnet may be used
and the names of the guarantor association in that country.
The inside of the back cover includes instructions and information essentially for the holder.
The CPD is printed in English and French and is of standard A4 dimensions.
Carnets may have 5 to 25 pages inside, each of which with a detachable importation
and exportation voucher and a counterfoil which remains attached to the CPD.
A separate page is used for each country entered or re-entered.
Each importation and exportation voucher contains the vehicle particulars listed
on the inside cover, the full name and address of the carnet holder
, the name of the issuing association and the expiry date.
The role of the customs officer
Upon entry of a vehicle, the Customs Officer stamps and signs the importation
voucher of the CPD and notes the date and name of the Customs Post.
The Customs Officer then enters the date and name of the Customs Post
in the space provided on the exportation voucher. The Customs Officer also completes
and stamps the left part of the counterfoil. The importation voucher is detached from
the CPD and kept of file.
Upon exit of a vehicle, the Customs Officer stamps and signs the exportation voucher of
the CPD and notes the date and name of the Customs Post. The Customs Officer completes
the right part of the counterfoil, stamps, dates and signs.
The exportation voucher is detaches and returned to the customs post of entry,
so as to furnish the authorities with the necessary proof of re-exportation.
Advantages
Although the AIT and FIA advocate the temporary admission of motor vehicles free of
import prohibitions and restrictions, but subject of course to re-exportation,
there are still many countries around the world which prescribe that such vehicles be
imported under cover of a guarantee (such as the CPD).
Where the CPD is required, there are distinct advantages for the customs administrations:
the CPD eliminates the need for cash deposit and reimbursement formalities as well as
national temporary importation documents.
For the tourism industry, the CPD helps to ensure that travelers and their vehicles can cross
national borders with greater ease, fewer formalities and without on-the-spot payment of
additional fees or guarantees
Where and How to get it
- Photocopy of passport
- Photocopy of Identity
- Photocopy of car registration.
- Copy of valid KSA Driving License.
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