Warehousing and Customs

Warehousing and Customs

What Is a Bonded Warehouse?

A bonded warehouse is a customs procedure that lets you hold your goods without paying duty until you sell them. We explain how it works from start to finish. 5 min read Warehousing and Customs

Types of Bonded Warehouse: A, B, C, D, E and F

Warehouses are divided first into general and private, then into six types by responsibility and operation. Which one suits you? 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

The Difference Between a General and a Private Bonded Warehouse

The difference is clear in one sentence: whose goods are they? But the consequences run from responsibility all the way to cost. 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

What Is a Bonded Warehouse?

A bonded warehouse is not a depot but a customs procedure. We explain the difference and what it gains you. 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

What Is the Customs Warehousing Procedure?

The warehousing procedure is an economically significant customs procedure that lets goods wait duty-free. What is its legal framework? 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

How Is a Warehouse Declaration Filed?

Your broker files the declaration, but if the information on the warehouse side is not prepared correctly the process stalls at the first step. 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

How Long Can Goods Stay in a Bonded Warehouse?

"Unlimited" is a correct answer but an incomplete one. The event that actually starts the clock is registration of the declaration. 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

What Is Partial Withdrawal?

Partial withdrawal is the warehouse's most concrete contribution to cash flow: you withdraw what you have sold and leave the rest. 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

How Does Duty Deferral Work in a Bonded Warehouse?

The most concrete benefit of a bonded warehouse: not paying duty until you sell the goods. But what does that mean in figures? 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

Handling Operations in a Bonded Warehouse

Goods do not only wait in a warehouse; within permitted limits, work can be done on them. Where does the limit begin? 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

What Is a Change of Customs Procedure?

Goods in a warehouse do not stay there for ever; at some point they move to another procedure. That move is called a change of procedure. 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

The Bonded Warehouse Licence

What does the process look like if you are thinking of setting up your own warehouse? And which document should you ask for if you are working with an operator? 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

What Is a Customs Broker and What Do They Do?

The customs broker and the warehouse operator are often confused. They do different jobs and work together. 2 min read Warehousing and Customs

A Guide to Warehouse Insurance

The value of goods left in a warehouse is often higher than that of the warehouse itself. Read the policy under three headings. 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

Can Flammable and Combustible Goods Be Stored in a Warehouse?

The regulations draw a clear line here. If your cargo falls into this class, do not proceed without seeing the certificate. 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

What Determines the Cost of a Bonded Warehouse?

"How much per square metre?" has no single answer. We set out the items that make up the price one by one. 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

Ten Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Warehouse

Ask these ten questions before you sign. Do not work with an operator who avoids answering. 3 min read Warehousing and Customs

Customs Seals and Warehouse Inspection

What separates a bonded warehouse from a depot is not a lock but a seal and a record. How does inspection proceed? 3 min read