ICC’s digital ATA Carnet system (eATA) goes live on 1 June, beginning the transition from paper-based carnets to an ICC-developed digital system across 30 countries comprising 27 European Union member states, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
The rollout marks a major milestone in the digitalisation of global trade. More Customs administrations are expected to join before the end of 2027, with ATA Carnet procedures set to become fully digital worldwide by 1 January 2028.
The launch is the result of more than a decade of joint work between ICC and the World Customs Organization (WCO) to modernise a widely used trade facilitation tool, in line with ICC’s broader efforts to advance trade facilitation and digitalisation.
Julian Kassum, ICC Deputy Secretary General Network and Director of the ICC World Chambers Federation said: (....)