Bonded Warehousing
The customs warehousing procedure lets you store imported goods under customs supervision without paying duty: you pay the duty when you need the goods, consignment by consignment. Used correctly, that is a direct cash flow advantage. From entry and exit declarations to handling and transfer permits, from stock reconciliation to time limit monitoring, we run the whole process on your behalf.
Warehouse entry and exit declarations
Placing your goods into the warehouse and withdrawing them require separate declarations. We lodge both in compliance with the legislation and, on partial withdrawals, ensure that quantity and value deductions match the system exactly. Your warehouse stock record and your customs record therefore never diverge.
Handling and transfer operations
Operations on goods in the warehouse — sorting, labelling, packing, sampling — may only be carried out with permission. We obtain handling permits and handle the transfer of goods to another company before the customs authority, keeping your operation flexible without exposing it to the risk of unauthorised handling.
Stock reconciliation and counting
The most common problem in warehouse audits is a discrepancy between the records and the physical stock, and such discrepancies give rise to direct criminal liability. We reconcile your files regularly against the warehouse operator's records and identify inconsistencies in advance of stocktaking periods.
Exit from the procedure and time limit management
Goods in the warehouse may be released for free circulation, re-exported, or placed under another customs procedure. We determine together which exit route is most advantageous for you; where the authority has set a time limit, we track the calendar and report the need for an extension before you have to ask.
Frequently asked
As a rule, goods may be stored under the warehousing procedure without a time limit; the customs authority may set a period for the goods to be assigned to a procedure where it considers this necessary. In practice, the real limit is drawn less by the legislation than by the warehouse operator's storage cost. We clarify the position that applies to your file — and any period set by the authority — at the outset, and take on the monitoring.
The duty arises the moment the goods are withdrawn and released for free circulation. That is the great advantage of warehousing: instead of paying duty on a 40-container consignment at once, you withdraw as much as you sell and pay duty only on that. If you re-export the goods, no import duty arises at all.
Yes. Goods may be transferred while in the warehouse, and the transfer is recorded in due form before the customs authority. Responsibility under the procedure passes to the new owner with the transfer, which is why correct documentation is critical. We handle the whole process.
Public warehouses are facilities where anyone's goods may be stored; private warehouses may only hold goods belonging to the operator. For companies importing regularly and in high volume, opening a private warehouse often creates a measurable cost advantage. We look at your transaction volume and assess together which is right for you.