ATACPD09050 - National Carnet Unit (NCU): responsibilities of the NCU
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The National Carnet Unit (NCU) is responsible for the following:
- matching white importation/re-exportation vouchers from third country carnets, see ATACPD09100Ìý
- matching yellow exportation/re-importation vouchers, see ATACPD09150Ìý
- making applications to the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) in respect of customs debts, see ATACPD09200Ìý
- administering requests for certificates of location from third countries, see ATACPD09250Ìý
- considering applications and issuing permission for third country goods to be destroyed under customs supervision, see ATACPD09300Ìý
- considering applications for third country substitute and replacement carnets, see ATACPD09350Ìý
- on a risk basis, confirming eligibility of third country importations by requiring physical examination of the goods, see ATACPD09400Ìý
- considering applications for the diversion of third country goods to free circulation, see ATACPD09450Ìý
- considering and processing cases involving lost or stolen third country goods, see ATACPD09500Ìý
- considering and processing applications to transfer third country goods to other customs procedures, see ATACPD09500Ìý
- processing blue transit vouchers, see ATACPD09600Ìý
- matching importation/re-exportation and exportation/re-importation vouchers of UK/CPD/China-Taiwan carnets, see ATACPD09650Ìý
- considering applications for the transfer of benefit, see ATACPD09700.