The Dubai Chamber of Commerce has announced that a total of 5,357 ATA cards were issued and received 2024 for goods and products valued in AED4.3bn ($ 1.2 billion).
These figures reflect the constant impulse of the exhibitions, conferences and events of the event sector, to which the ATA cards are closely linked.
The cards are sometimes labeled as a “passport for goods” and are an international customs document that plays a vital and highly effective role to attract and organize global events.
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They allow temporary temporary import -free and tax -free import for up to one year.
This significant improves the ease of participation for exhibitors and contributes to the soft operation of international exhibitions and conferences.
Khalid Aljarwan, Vice President of Commercial and Corporate Services at Dubai Chambers, Said: “The at card system is designated to simplify customs related to the movement of good shows for exhibitions. For the exhibitions for the exhibitions for the exhibitions for the exhibitions for the exhibitions for the exhibitions for the exhibitions for the exhibitions of the exhibitions for the exhibitions for the exhibitions for the exhibitions for the exhibitions for the exhibitions for the exhibitions, destination for global events.
The ATA card system is the result of a shocking collaboration between the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and its Customs partners of Dubai, the Federal Customs Authority and the Chambers of Commerce in the EAU.
An ATA card can be described as a “merchandise passport” that allows products to temporarily cross international borders for up to one year without being subject to customs duties.
Eligible items include goods for use in commercial fairs such as:
- Commercial samples
- Professional team
- Audiovisual equipment
- Computers
- Repair tools
- Photographic and film equipment
- Musical instruments
- Industrial machinery
- Vehicles
- Jeweler’s
- Clothes
- Appliances
- Aircraft
- Belt
- Work of art
- Prehistoric relics
Articles that are not covered by documents include articles and perishable or consumable goods for processing or repair.
The ATA card system is part of a standardized international mechanism created by the Istanbul Convention in 1990 under the guidance of the World Customs Organization (WCO) for temporary import imports.
The system allows marketing representatives, exhibition participants and business travelers complete customs procedures in advance at a fixed cost and offers the flexibility of visiting several countries using a single card.
This guarantees a perfect customs authorization while allowing products to be re -export without unexpected delays or costs.
The ATA card sacrifice significantly cost cost savings by exempting the exhibitors from VAT and Customs tasks.
The holders are not obliged to publish security deposits with customs, and the system also simplifies border crossings by allowing importers and exporters to use a single document for all their customs formalities.
