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Carnet Rates

Something that hasn't been talked about very much here is that the Carnet des Passages has a different rate depending on where you are from.

For example, the percent duty for Canadians going to Egypt is only 55%. It is my understanding that for Brits it is on the order of 400%. When we rode from Germany to South Africa via the East Coast our most expensive country was Tanzania at 100% of the value of the bikes.

Your issuing agency will be happy to provide you with the current rates. Well, at least Suzanne at the CAA was...
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For comparison of the CAA required percentages of duties and taxes, see below a fairly comprehensive list that someone kindly posted on a different site.

Country - Amount of duty and taxes

Benin Yes 100%

Bophuthatswana Yes 72.5%

Botswana Yes 29%

Burkina Faso Yes 62.16%

Cameroon Yes 100%

CAR Yes 100%

Chad Yes 100%

Ciskei Yes 72.5%

Comoros Yes 100%

Congo Yes 100%

Egypt Yes 55%

Gabon Yes 50%

Ghana Yes Free

Guinea-Bissau Yes 100%

Ivory Coast Yes 40%

Kenya Yes 78%

Lesotho Yes 29%

Libya Yes 100%

Malawi Yes 100%

Mauritania Yes 110% CIF

Namibia Yes 29%

Niger Yes 25%

Senegal Yes 73.30%

Somalia Yes 100%

South Africa Yes 29%

Swaziland Yes 29%

Tanzania Yes 100%

Togo Yes 100%

Uganda Yes 100%

Zimbabwe Yes 100%

Australia Yes 26.4%

New Zealand Yes 12.5%

Vanuatu Yes 100%

Bangladesh Yes 50%

India Yes 98%

Indonesia Yes 100%

Japan Yes 5%

Jordan Yes 46%

Kuwait Yes 6%

Lebanon Yes 12%

Malaysia Yes 15%

Myanmar Yes 100%

Oman Yes 5%

Pakistan Yes 107.5%

Qatar Yes 4%

Singapore Yes 30%

Sri Lanka Yes 0%

Syria Yes 0%

United Arab Emirates Yes 4%

Yemen Yes 48.7%

Argentina Yes 53 % CIF

Chile Yes 100%

Columbia Yes 100%

Costa Rica No Written Undertaking

Dutch Antilles Yes 100%

Ecuador Yes 100%

Jamaica Yes 100%

Paraguay Yes 100%

Peru Yes 49%

Surinam Yes 100%

Trinidad & Tobago Yes 100%

Uruguay Yes 100%

Venezuela Yes 25%

Nepal Yes 98%

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Carnet rates

The difference is pretty stark between countries.

From the UK the rates are: (from http://www.rac.co.uk/web/library/pdfs/carnet-notes.pdf )

Egypt 800%
Iran, Pakistan, India 500%
Africa 150-200%
Japan NZ and Oz 150%

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Japan NZ and Oz 150%
150% for Japan is ridiculous!
Customs duty is 0%
And consumption tax (sales tax/VAT) is only 5%

Someone stands to make a good profit if you decide to leave your bike in Japan!
I wonder if they set the rates something like 20 years ago and never bothered to check the recent duties.

I would be interested in that they use a basis for such rates.
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This brings up the question ... will the CAA give carnets to bikes/people not in/from canada????
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This brings up the question ... will the CAA give carnets to bikes/people not in/from canada????
In general, NO.
CAA is official AIT Carnet issuer for bikes registered CA, USA, & MX.

If bike is registered UK, it's RAC; if OZ, it's Taking Your Car Overseas - Australian Automobile Association,

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