Guide to writing a general list for a motorsport ATA Carnet

When writing a general list for a motorsport Carnet, you will need to make sure that you provide adequate detail about your vehicle and extraneous 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)
• List the ISO two-letter (Alpha-2) country code in this column (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

When writing a general list for a motorsport Carnet, there are several major things to remember:

• Specify whether the vehicle is a car or motorbike.
• Specify what brand/make the vehicle is.
• Specify the vehicle identification number (VIN)/chassis number. All cars and light commercial vehicles built after 1981 have a unique 17-character VIN/chassis number that provides access to the car’s history, and you can find this number either on the dashboard of the car, on the driver’s side door, or on the registration certificate. Heavily modified or prototype vehicles may not have a vehicle registration number, in which case, please either get one via the DVLA, or provide a letter explaining your situation. It is imperative that the VIN/chassis number listed on the Carnet exactly matches that of the vehicle. If the numbers do not match, this could cause problems at customs.
• Specify the vehicle engine number. Again, it is imperative that you check that the engine number is correct before you submit your list to us.
• Correctly list your toolkit. We have created a full guide to listing toolkits, which you can find here. 
• List all items that are part of a kit/set. For example, if you are taking a set of brake pads, you will need to specify in the item description exactly how many brake pads there are per set.
• Provide a serial number (or specify that there isn’t one by writing ‘NSN’ for ‘no serial number’) for all electrical items. When you are listing more than one item, make sure to include all serial numbers in the item description column (see ‘handheld radios’ in the example list). 

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

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