Travel

Your next adventure awaits

Travel can be an exciting and rewarding experience. Whether it’s a holiday overseas, a self-drive trip around South Africa or a cross border adventure with your family, be prepared and plan ahead with AA Travel services.

While we work on exciting updates to our travel booking platform, the remainder of our travel products continue to make planning your next holiday easy.

Carnet de Passage en Douane (CPD)

Carnet de Passage en Douane (CPD) is the international customs document, which covers the temporary admission of motor vehicles. “Passport” for your car!

The Carnet de Passages en Douane, or CPD is an international customs declaration identifying the vehicle crossing country borders on its route. This action of crossing borders consequently may imply several temporary importations throughout the journey. It is also the internationally-recognized guarantee of the payment of any customs duties and import taxes chargeable if the vehicle is not re-exported or if any other problem arises. It facilitates travellers the entry into the country of final destination as well as a smooth and quicker border crossing, with fewer formalities, and without on-the-spot payment of guarantees in the countries in between while driving your vehicle to another country.

Advantage of Carnet de Passage (CPD)

• Using a Carnet is an alternative to leaving a cash security deposit with a foreign government and reimbursement formalities.
• Eliminates the need for national temporary importation documents
• Facilitates entry formalities at border posts and port of entries. Most countries will accept carnets and some prefer to use their own documentation.