carnet

American  

[kahr-ney, kar-ne] / kɑrˈneɪ, karˈnɛ /

noun

plural

carnets

1. a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.

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carnet British  

/ ˈkɑːneɪ /

noun

1. 1. a customs licence authorizing the temporary importation of a motor vehicle

   2. an official document permitting motorists to cross certain frontiers

2. a book of tickets, travel coupons, etc

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Etymology

Origin of carnet

1895–1900; < French: notebook, book of tickets; Middle French quernet, equivalent to quern- (compare quaer (with loss of n ) group of four sheets; cahier ) + -et -et

Example Sentences

A carnet is a export/import document for transporting goods and professional equipment.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022

The government said in June that artists wouldn't need a carnet when travelling with their instruments.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2021

Another obstacle touring musicians could face is having to pay for a permit, known as a carnet, for every instrument they take into Europe - to prove they are not trading them internationally.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2019

A carnet currently costs £325.96, but that’s not the end of it: it requires the holder to list everything they take into a country.

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2019

I had to make a formal petition for this famous carnet, and to furnish the military authorities with two photographs—front view,—size and form prescribed.

From On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes by Aldrich, Mildred