Live Horses on ATA Carnets with CPDs Along for the Ride

Boomerang carnets® provides ATA Carnets for the Equine Industry offering convenience and savings when temporarily exporting live cargo into another country.  ATA Carnets, an internationally accepted customs document, allow temporary admission into foreign countries without payment of import-duty or -tax, saving you money. A carnet allows cross border movement of those goods import-duty and -tax free into 87+ carnet countries and territories for up to a year.  The ATA Carnet is known as the “Merchandise Passport” for boomerang freight®.  We have been issuing ATA Carnets in the U.S. for 30+ years and in the U.K. for 5+ years.

Horses that are taken abroad for the following intended uses can be declared using an ATA Carnet as the customs declaration for temporary admission: 

• Medical treatment and tests.
• Sporting events, dressage, matches, and trials.
• Pleasure riding excursions or vacations.
• Training, education, breeding, horse shoeing, pasturage, and accommodation.

If you are residing or domiciled abroad and personally use your horse, you can also use the ATA Carnet for the following intended uses:

• Tests, trials.
• Sporting events.
• Riding excursions or holidays.
• Dressage, training, education, breeding, horse shoeing, veterinary treatment, pasturage, and accommodation.

In accordance with foreign customs administrations' requests for better standards in identification of horses listed on ATA Carnets:

• General Lists are to be constructed with each horse described as -
  Live horse: "---Name---", Color, Gender, and U.K. or FEI horse passport number

IMPORTANT: If the horse is being sent for a possible sale, please discuss this with your ATA Carnet specialist on how best to handle this transaction, BEFORE, the ATA Carnet is issued.

Carnet de Passages en Douane (CPD) the “Vehicle Passport”

The CPD differs from the ATA Carnet in that it is used for the temporary admission of road vehicles (private and commercial road motor vehicles) in countries where required.  The CPD is known as the “Vehicle Passport” which allows a vehicle to enter multiple countries for temporary importation without paying the import-duty and -taxes.

If you plan on temporarily exporting a vehicle and trailer to transport the horse, you will need a CPD Carnet for these items.  In other words, for the horse and any equipment the ATA Carnet is to be used.   For a vehicle and trailer that will be driven on public roads to transport the animal, the CPD Carnet is to be used.

Boomerang carnets® is available to assist with carnet applications for live horses. For additional information on live horses, other livestock and vehicles on carnets contact a Carnet Specialist or call the Carnet HelpLine® 0808.189.3400.

Resources:

The U.K. Equestrian Federation provides information on:  

• Moving horses to the EU – what’s the situation? - News - British Equestrian
• Introduction to passports - British Equestrian

The U.S. Equestrian Federation provides information regarding the U.S. or FEI horse passport number:

• First time registration of a horse
• Information regarding a horse passport
• Horse Passport Application