August 2006 | Issue 53


In This
Issue:

>PierPass:
Not Just for Imports

>Carnet Bond:
"the merchandise passport"

>New Port of Entry:
Tri-Cities Regional Airport

>Claims Corner:
Combined Transit Liability Insurance Program

Events Calendar:

Sep 17-21
National Association of Foreign-Trade-Zones, Annual Conference Orlando, FL

Sep 17-21
FIATA - International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association, World Congress      Shanghai, China

Sep 29-Oct 1
International Trucking Show                             Los Angeles, CA

Sep 28-30
Texas Brokers and Forwarders Annual Conference                   South Padre Island, TX

Carnet Bond
The Merchandise Passport

Should you be using a Carnet? An ATA Carnet is an internationally recognized Customs document for temporary duty-free export of commercial samples, professional equipment and goods displayed at trade shows. Carnets are accepted in over 75 countries, including Chile, the first Latin American country beginning October of 2005.  The United States Council for International Business (USCIB) administers the Carnet system in the U.S. and the global ATA Carnet system is overseen by the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in cooperation with the World Customs Organization (WCO). The acronym “ATA” is a combination of the French and English abbreviations for “temporary admission”.

Avalon is a supplier of Carnet bonds and they can be easily obtained by writing to carnets@avalonrisk.com.

For further information, please contact Deirdre Hudson Sales Manager at Avalon’s San Francisco office.  Deirdre Hudson can be reached at her direct line: 650-652-4104 or via email at dhudson@avalonrisk.com. To view a directory of Avalon’s office locations, please visit our website at www.avalonrisk.com.

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