USA carnet
Hi,
Just thought I'd share my US customs experience with my fellow travellers.
I am a UK citizen working in Kuwait and took a Kuwait registered BMW GSA to USA , togehter with the Kuwait issued Carnet (just in case).
The chief customs officer took one look at the back of the carnet, and cause it did not list USA as one of the countries under Americas, he refused to accept the carnet and ask me to find somebody who would issue me a temporary import bond.
To cut a LONG story short, his colleague researched on the UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISION website Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and found article 9804.0035 which CLEARLY states the vehicle is to be free of customs duty. They then swiftly signed all the necessary paperwork and i waas on my way, with a copy of the article.
Hope this helps somebody.
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