STRATEGIC USES OF THE CARNET  TO GET YOUR ORDERS ACROSS BORDERS

Today, with about 400 members, we are the largest such association in Illinois. While our membership is concentrated in the Chicago metropolitan area, we also count members from all over Illinois, the Midwest, the nation, and six other countries.

International Trade Association of Greater Chicago

This program will focus on how international traders can use the ATA carnet to strategically grow their export business.

Presentation by Curt E.H. Wilson, Co-Chair/CEO, boomerang carnets®.A Carnet or ATA Carnet (pronounced kar-nay) is an international customs and temporary export-import document. It is used to clear customs in 87 countries and territories without paying duties and import taxes on merchandise that will be re-exported within 12 months. Carnets are also known as Merchandise Passports or Passports for Goods.
This program will focus on how international traders can use the ATA carnet to strategically grow their export business. The manufacturing sector will find the benefits of carnets of particular interest as the sector struggles to respond to the new global commercial environment created by COVID-19.
As a co-founder of boomerang carnets®, Curt Wilson directed the transition of boomerang carnets® from a claims handling company to a major U.S. carnet issuing office. Under his management, the surety operations of boomerang carnets® have grown from zero in 1988 to US $365B in bond penalty amount in 2019. His expertise includes carnet bond underwriting, logistics, carnet claims management, client relationship management, cargo insurance and new product development.

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