Guide to writing a general list for an equine ATA Carnet

When writing a general list for an equine Carnet, you will need to make sure that you provide adequate detail about your horse and its equipment.

When you apply for your ATA Carnet, you will have the option to input the list information directly onto the general list field on your online application: 

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Or you can upload the list as a CSV file: 

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We recommend doing the latter, just so that you can prepare the list in advance. 

Your CSV file:

When creating your CSV file, you need to fill in the following columns:

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1. Item description:

• List all key information about your item and clearly specify what it is
• Provide enough detail so that customs will be able to easily identify your item when they are checking your Carnet

2. Pieces:

• List the quantity of each item
• Only group items if they are identical

3. Unit:

• This column must be left blank.

4. Weight:

• List the weight of the item
• You can do this one of two ways:

1. List each individual item weight 
2. List the total weight (the sum of all item weights) at the bottom of the list as a heading

• The latter is recommended, and can be seen in the example list below

5. Value:

• List the value of each item in GBP
• This should be the true commercial value of the item in the UK
• The value must also reflect the price of the total number of pieces in that row

6. Origin:

• Input the origin of the item (the country of manufacture - and in the case of a horse, its country of birth)
• List ISO two-letter (Alpha-2) country code (find the full ISO country code list here)

7. Heading:

• Sometimes, you may want to use your general list as a check list or a packing list
• As you can see in the example list below, you are able to include headings in your list by entering ‘TRUE’ in the ‘heading’ column (or, if you are inputting via the online portal, you can do this by ticking the 'Hd' box)
• This is also how you will need to list your total item weight
• If you do not want to include a heading, make sure to leave this column blank

Creating your equine CSV file

When you are listing your horse in the item description column, you will need to include the following details: 

• The fact that it is a horse (or pony) – i.e. write ‘horse’ or ‘pony’
• Its registered name
• Its height (in hands)
• Its colour
• Its sex
• Its year of birth
• Its passport number

The listing should look something like this:

Horse – Monty Dun – 15.2hh Dun Gelding, 2017 – Passport no: 123456789 

And the origin of the horse will always be the country in which it was born.

Additionally, when you are listing tack and additional equipment, you will need to be specific in your item descriptions. In particular, you will need to specify:

• Whether something is a horse boot or a riding boot, as well as whether these come in pairs
• That the horse rug is for horses – i.e. write ‘horse rug’ and not just ‘rug’
• That the buckets and haynets being taken are definitely empty

You don’t need to be too specific (i.e. you don’t need to provide brand names), but everything listed needs to be easily identifiable to customs and border forces.

An example of a general list for an equine ATA Carnet looks like this: 

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If you have any extra queries about writing your equine Carnet list, please get in contact with the Carnet team.