ATA – Temporary Admission The ATA carnet also acts as a transit document, allowing goods to move within the customs territory of the EU from the point of entry to the place where they are used for temporary admission and vice versa to the end of the exit. Union and Common Transit • Union Transit The Union transit procedure is used in customs transit operations between EU Member States (plus Andorra and San Marino) and generally applies to movements of non-EU goods where customs duties and other import charges are at stake and EU goods must pass through the territory of a third country between their point of departure and destination in the EU. • Common Transit The common transit procedure applies to movements of goods between the EU Member States, EFTA countries (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland), Turkey (from 1 December 2012), the Republic of North Macedonia (from 1 July 2015), Serbia (from 1 February 2016) and the UK (from 1 January 2021). The procedure is based on the Convention of 20 May 1987. • T1/T2/ – For this type of transit procedure, special documents are used in transit between countries that are parties to the Convention on a common transit procedure. Only companies with a general guarantee in the transit procedure may give a warranty or security in transit. It is much less common practice to protect the form of cash. It is recommended that if you are transporting goods that will be placed under a transit procedure, this should be handled by a specialised company that will do so efficiently and flawlessly. Contact us; we are happy to help with your questions regarding transit procedures.