Import of audiovisual equipment
The ATA Carnet is a regulation that allows the import or export of audiovisual material to a certain territory on a temporary basis, through a procedure carried out in the Chamber of Commerce of a particular city or autonomous community. In order to obtain an ATA Carnet, the foreign production company must provide the list of audiovisual equipment, their invoices and a deposit, when required.
The sum of the deposit will vary in accordance with the materials’ country of origin. For information purposes only:
Deposit of 100% of the value if the materials come from the following: Algeria, Botswana, Croatia, India, Israel, Lesotho, Lebanon, Macedonia, Morocco, Namibia, Russia, South Africa, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey and China.
Deposit of 50% of the value if the materials come from the following: Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Gibraltar, Guadalupe, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ivory Coast, Japan, Malaysia, Martinique, Mauritius, Norway, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Romania, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Senegal, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tahiti and the USA.
Deposit of 25% of the value if the materials come from the following: The Canary Islands and Andorra (except music and theatre groups).
Temporary imports between countries not listed here are not required to make a deposit, although the necessary procedures must be carried out in the consulates of the country of destination. Each carnet is valid for a temporary period only, after which the materials must be returned to the country of origin.
More info: Spanish Chamber of Commerce Global Network
