On 6 November 2025, the World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General, in his capacity as the depository of the Customs Convention on the ATA Carnet for the temporary admission of goods (ATA Convention), received the Instrument of Accession of Zambia. The Instrument of Accession was presented by the ambassador of the Embassy of Zambia to Belgium, thereby making Zambia the 65th Contracting Party to the ATA Convention.
The ATA Convention is an international instrument that allows goods to be temporarily imported into a Customs territory with relief from duties and taxes. These goods are covered by a single document, known as the ATA Carnet, which is secured by an international guarantee system.
With this system, the international business community enjoys considerable simplification of Customs formalities, as the ATA Carnet serves as a goods declaration at export, transit and import. The ATA Carnet is now the most widely used document for businesses involved in international operations that require the Temporary Admission (TA) of goods.