CARNET DE PASSAGE IRAN

How the Carnet de Passage Works :

The Carnet de Passages en Douane (CPD) is a customs document that identifies a driver’s motor vehicle. It is required in order to take a vehicle into a significant but diminishing number of countries around the world. The Carnet allows travelers to temporarily import their vehicles without having to leave a cash deposit at the border.

It is, in essence, an international guarantee for payment of customs duties and taxes to a government should the vehicle or item not be re-exported from that country. Persons who temporarily import their vehicles or items into countries where the Carnet is required must agree to obey the laws and regulations of that country and particularly the conditions of temporary importation.

The Carnet contains relevant information about the items or vehicle – make, model, color, engine capacity, seating capacity, registration number, owner and value. It’s an international agreement, organized by the Alliance International de Tourisme (AIT) in Switzerland, and administered through agents worldwide.

These agents are usually national automobile association or touring club such as: the RAC in the UK(Which is stopped issuing Carnet’s), ADAC in Germany, ANWB in the Netherlands, RACB in Belgium, ÖAMTC in Austria, TCS in Switzerland and the AAA in Australia. Theoretically, you could arrange your Carnet with any authorized agent but, in practice, they won’t issue Carnets for foreign owners or foreign vehicles e.g. the ADAC. They all have different rules.

Where do you need it?

The Carnet is needed in many countries like Iran, UAE, Oman, India, Nepal, Japan, Australia some of the African countries and some other countries in the world.

The deposit is how much?

Here’s the bad news. In order to obtain a Carnet, the owner of the items is required to provide a security based on the age and market value of the vehicles. Import taxes are very high in some countries. The AIT classifies countries into bands from 1 to 8 according to their tax regime.

To calculate your Carnet deposit, simply multiply the price of your bike by the band number of the countries you wish to cross. For example, Iran is in band 5, so requires a deposit of 5 times the value of your vehicle. Carnet deposits can be huge. It’s possible to reduce the deposit by lowering the estimated value of your bike, but the agent has to agree that the figure is fair and reasonable.

Different ways to pay :

The quickest and easiest method to pay the deposit is by cash or credit card. The downside is that a large amount of money is tied up during your trip. The agents have therefore organized alternative methods of payment. You can take out a Carnet insurance policy. If you default, the insurance company pays the deposit- but the small print says you have to pay the money back. Insurance usually costs about 10% of the deposit, and the minimum value they will underwrite is typically around €2000. Your bank can also guarantee the deposit, using your property or savings as security. Banks will usually charge for this service, and there may be additional administration fees for the agent.

Costs : 

If you are going to do Mongol rally Iran you may have guessed, you don’t get that thing for free, in fact, it isn’t even inexpensive and has its own difficulties. First, you need to pay a fee to the automobile club to get the Carnet done which depends on your country of residence. Moreover, you need to deposit some money to the automobile club which can be used if you don’t return home with your vehicle. Of course, you’ll get this money back once you arrive back home, but for some traveler to start a trip with the amount of deposit short will quite a hole in their budget.

Carnet at Iranian border by Iran Tourism Center :

So, Across the world, driving a car from a foreign country to another requires the payment of tax and duties. A Carnet de Passage is a form of certification to prove you’re only ‘temporarily’ importing the vehicle into the country. For some overland travelers it seems that Iran is the only country requiring a Carnet and if you want to avoid all the difficulties of getting that in your home country, there is another solution for those who are interested to enter into Iran without Carnet de Passage which is easier, cheaper, quicker way which is possible if you use this specific and exclusive service. In the text below you can read more about this service :

Those travelers who want to come and visit Iran by their own car, truck, camper, caravan or motorcycle and might want to get the temporary “Carnet de Passage” at the Iranian border. So, we can provide official customs document which is 100% legal and approved by the department of customs of the Islamic republic of Iran then you can get your vehicle into and out of the country with this document.

You will keep the document until your exit point because it is necessary for you to have them when you travel in Iran and when you want to leave Iran. By using this service you don’t need to put security deposit which normally you would pay if you intend to get “Carnet de Passage” in your home country but I put the security deposit instead of you, so that, you just simply pay the fee for this service and in return you will have the provided necessary official document or let’s say Iranian version of “Carnet de Passage”.

This service helps you to save time and money usually spend by arranging the “Carnet de Passage” in your home country. The procedure is as following: I or the agent will be waiting for you on the agreed date at your point of entry into Iran to do the process and provide you with all the necessary documents (Please note doing all the process will take a few hours, therefore, you should be patient).

To start the process you should send some documents to us, therefore, you should make contact at least few weeks prior to your arrival to the border. Good to know that is possible to use our service at the Iranian side of the borders in Bazargan/Turkey, Bajgiran/Turkmenistan, Astara/Azerbaijan, Norduz/Armenia. Please notice this official document coming via Turkey will be only valid for 7 days maximum and you must enter and exit via different countries for example from Turkey to Turkmenistan, But if you enter from Armenia to Iran then with this provided official document your vehicle will be able to stay in Iran as long as your visa.