Accurate lists
The most common carnet problem is a list that doesn't match the truck. Ours are built from the cases themselves.
Your kit's passport for Europe.
Taking sound, lighting, instruments or set abroad? We prepare the ATA carnet and kit lists so your equipment clears customs without paying duty — and comes home again.
What is a carnet?
No duty. No deposit at every border.
An ATA carnet is an international customs document for goods that are only travelling temporarily — like production equipment going out for a show or tour.
Instead of declaring your kit and paying import taxes at each border, the carnet is stamped on the way out and on the way back in. Since the UK left the EU, it's the simplest way to take professional equipment on tour in Europe.
- Professional equipment: audio, lighting, video, staging, instruments
- Exhibitions, trade shows and touring productions
- Valid for multiple trips and countries
Carnet checklist
Kit list
Every item listed with description, quantity, weight, value and serial numbers.
Application
We prepare the application with the issuing chamber of commerce.
Security
The issuer will ask for a security or guarantee, which we'll explain up front.
Border stamps
Cases labelled to match the list, so checks at each border are quick.
Return & discharge
Kit comes home, the carnet is closed off, and the security released.
Why Black FX
We pack the cases, so we write the list.
Labelled cases
Case numbers on the paperwork match the case numbers on the kit, so inspections take minutes.
Joined-up touring
Carnets, logistics and production from one team.
Recent carnet tours include Charles Wesley Godwin (2025), Jazmin Bean (2024), Poolside (2024) and Rare Americans (2022–2024).
Not sure if you need a carnet? Tell us where you're going and what you're taking, and we'll point you the right way.