{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Duty-free warehouse procedure","description":"When an import shipment arrives before the importer is ready or able to clear it for free circulation, the bonded warehouse procedure applies. Goods are placed under continuous customs supervision in an authorised facility, with import duties and taxes suspended for the duration of storage. Duty liability crystallises only when goods are released into free circulation or re-exported. This makes the procedure a practical cash-flow tool: duty financing is avoided on stock that may be redistributed","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/duty-free-warehouse-procedure","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T17:00:01.462176","citation":"https://www.zoll.de/EN/Businesses/Movement-goods/Temporary-storage/duty-free-warehouse.html","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/duty-free-warehouse-procedure","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Duty-free warehouse procedure · When an import shipment arrives before the importer is ready or able to clear it for free circulation, the bonded warehouse procedure applies. · Quelle: https://www.zoll.de/EN/Businesses/Movement-goods/Temporary-storage/duty-free-warehouse.html"}