ATA/CPD Carnets Manual

ATACPD09000 - National Carnet Unit (NCU): contents

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As the supervising office for ATA carnets in the UK, the National Carnet Unit (NCU) has specific responsibilities. A brief outline of these is given in ATACPD09050.

This section provides detailed information on the role and responsibilities of the NCU within the ATA carnet system.

1. ATACPD09050

   Responsibilities of the NCU
2. ATACPD09100

   Matching importation/re-exportation vouchers
3. ATACPD09150

   Matching yellow exportation/re-importation vouchers
4. ATACPD09200

   Customs debts – making application to the LCCI
5. ATACPD09250

   Certificates of location – requests from third countries
6. ATACPD09255

   Certificates of location – requests from UK ATA Carnet Holders
7. ATACPD09300

   Destruction under customs supervision
8. ATACPD09350

   Replacement and substitute carnets
9. ATACPD09400

   Confirming eligibility
10. ATACPD09450

    Diversions to free circulation
11. ATACPD09500

    Lost or stolen goods
12. ATACPD09550

    Transfer to another customs procedure
13. ATACPD09600

    Processing blue transit vouchers
14. ATACPD09650

    Processing EU/CPD/China-Taiwan carnets
15. ATACPD09700

    Transfer of benefit of an ATA carnet