For Visitors Bringing Vehicles with Carnet de Passages en Douane

Authentication Fee（tax-exempt）

*Payment is accepted in cash only.

• 1.Original CPD
• 2.Identification Documents (Passport, International Driving Permit, etc.)
  If the application is submitted by an agent, a Power of Attorney is required.
• 3.A list of persons and their address that will drive the vehicle in Japan. (If the third persons use the imported vehicle.)

Attention:
If a temporarily imported vehicle is registered in a country that is not a party to the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic treaty (as it were, Germany, Switzerland, etc.), it must be inspected and registered in Japan on arrival, even if imported under cover of CPD.

JAF branches support carnet certification. Please first make a reservation by email before visiting.

• 1.Please send the following documents by email to the Carnet inquiry address.
  cpd-jaf@o3.jaf.or.jp
  • Information Sheet for CPD Carnet Authentication (Please download the form and complete all required fields.)
  • A copy of the CPD Carnet cover page and inner pages.
  • Information Sheet for CPD Carnet Authentication
  • Power of Attorney*
    *If the application is submitted by an agent, a Power of Attorney is required. Please submit the original letter of authorization at the counter when collecting the authentication documents.
• 2.After reviewing the application details, we will reply to the email address from which the inquiry was sent, informing you of the JAF branch where the certificate can be collected and the available date and time for your visit.
• 3.Please visit the designated JAF branch at the scheduled date and time, and present the original CPD Carnet and your identification documents.
  Upon payment of the certification fee, two copies of Application for an authentication of the carnet will be issued.
• 4.Submit both forms to the customs authorities when you apply for clearance. They will return one copy to you.
  Always keep it with you when you drive your vehicle.

Procedure for Extending the Validity of a Carnet in Japan

The maximum period for bringing a vehicle into Japan under a Carnet is one year, and the vehicle must be re-exported before the Carnet expires.
If the vehicle cannot be re-exported from Japan within the validity period due to unavoidable reasons such as illness, injury, or vehicle breakdown, an application to extend the validity period of the Carnet may be submitted to Customs through JAF.
However, approval of an extension is not guaranteed, and the extension period that may be granted is generally limited to up to three months.
The procedure for applying for an extension is as follows.
Please note that the procedure takes approximately three weeks.

Application Procedure

• 1.Submission of Request
  Please send an email to cpd-jaf@o3.jaf.or.jp indicating your request for an extension. Your email should clearly state:
• The requested extension period
• The reason for the extension

Please attach the following documents:

Required documents

• A copy of the front cover of the Carnet
• Copies of all pages in the Carnet that contain Customs stamps
• Documents proving that the extension is required due to unavoidable circumstances (e.g., medical certificate from a doctor, certificate issued by a repair garage, etc.)
  If the application is submitted by a proxy instead of the Carnet holder, please also send the original signed power of attorney (any format) by post.
• 2.Confirmation with the Issuing Association and Customs
  Upon receiving the request from the Carnet holder, JAF will contact the issuing association of the Carnet to confirm whether an extension can be approved.
  Once approval from the issuing association is obtained, JAF will contact the Customs office where the vehicle was imported to inquire whether the extension can be granted.As soon as a response is received from Customs, JAF will inform both the Carnet holder and the issuing association of the result.
• 3.Submission of the Original Carnet
  If the extension is approved, JAF will proceed with the extension application to Customs.
  In this case, please send the original Carnet to JAF by post.
  If the extension is not approved, the vehicle must be re-exported from Japan before the Carnet expires.
• 4.Extension Procedure with Customs
  Once JAF receives the original Carnet, we will complete the extension procedure with Customs.
  After the necessary endorsement has been made in the Carnet, the original Carnet will be returned to the Carnet holder by post.
  Please note that the return address must be within Japan.
• 5.Re-export of the Vehicle
  After receiving the Carnet, the Carnet holder must ensure that the vehicle is re-exported from Japan within the extended validity period.

NOTE

• 1.If you wish to have anyone else other than you drive your vehicle, you have to submit relevant application document(s) to the customs office. For further information, please contact the customs office.
• 2.A CPD holder must have his/her temporarily imported vehicle covered by Japanese Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance before starting to use the vehicle in Japan.
• 3.Anyone who drives a temporarily imported vehicle must always keep a “Registration Certificate” with him/her, issued for the vehicle, which certificate is prescribed in the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic.
• 4.If a temporarily imported vehicle is registered in a country that is not a party to the aforementioned Convention, it must be inspected and registered in Japan on arrival, even if imported under cover of CPD.
• 5.No extension of the validity of the CPD will be authorized by the customs authorities unless the holder provides sufficient evidence that the vehicle is unable to be re-exported from Japan within the CPD validity period.

  JAF does not issue a CPD to the vehicles registered in foreign countries.

For more information regarding CPD, please refer to the following Website.

CARNET DE PASSAGE | AIT/FIA

* About handling personal information
JAF uses the personal information obtained through operation of authentication of CPD only for the purposes of performing the operation explained above properly and never discloses such information to third parties unless the person in question has given his/her explicit consent. If an official body such as a court, customs office or the police requests JAF to disclose or provide personal information pursuant to the relevant laws or rules, we may provide the information to the corresponding body.