How the chain works
- One carnet listing every country, or a separate temporary import per country
- Exit stamp at each show country, entry stamp at the next
- Storage between shows, bonded where required
- The last leg returns home, or the goods are sold
Guide
The next show is sometimes closer than home.
Exhibits can move from one trade show to the next without returning to the country they came from, for example from Munich to Dubai, or from Las Vegas to Toronto. An ATA carnet can cover several countries on one document, within its validity and each country’s time limit. Between shows, the cargo may need bonded storage. Yihang Shipping plans the chain from China and, for legs that never touch China, through its network of more than 180 overseas agents in more than 80 countries. The quote names the agent on each leg; Yihang keeps the file.
Outside China
- A move between two other countries goes through Yihang’s overseas agents
- The quote names the agent at origin and destination
- Yihang coordinates the documents and dates
- One contact for the whole tour
What to send
- Every show, city, and move-in date in order
- The goods list and which pieces travel the whole tour
- The carnet countries, if one is issued
- Where the goods end up
How it works
Move-in count-back Tool
Receiving deadline in, latest cargo-ready date out.
ATA carnet GuideATA carnet China: CCPIT issue, eATA in the EU since June 2026, country steps, and when goods return from a show. Match the carnet list to the packing list.
Temporary import without a carnet GuideTemporary import when a carnet will not work: US TIB, deposits, Brazil admissão temporária, and when normal import is simpler for show cargo from China.
After the show GuideThe three endings for exhibition cargo, return shipment, local sale, or abandonment, what each costs, and the move-out deadlines that cause most of the trouble.
Move-in timing GuideHow to work out the latest cargo-ready date for a trade show: the receiving window, advance warehouse or direct to show, release, and the sailing.
Packing, fumigation, insurance GuideCrates that survive a return trip, ISPM 15 and fumigation declarations, lithium batteries in demo units, loading photos, and cargo insurance through PICC.
Group and pavilion shipping GuideSeveral exhibitors, one container, one delivery slot: how a pavilion or delegation consolidates exhibits, with separate packing lists and carnets per exhibitor.
Questions exhibitors ask
Can one carnet cover several shows?
Yes, if every country is in the carnet system and listed, and the tour fits within the carnet’s validity and each country’s time limit. Brazil is the usual exception.
Do you handle shipments that never go through China?
Yes, through Yihang’s overseas agent network. The quote names the agents on each leg, and Yihang keeps the file and the dates.
Where are the exhibits stored between shows?
In a warehouse near the next show or the port, bonded if the goods are under temporary admission. The quote includes storage if the gap needs it.