{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Import bonded warehouse","description":"A forwarder who wants to defer duty on imported goods – because the buyer is not yet confirmed or market conditions are being monitored – places the consignment in an import bonded warehouse. This is a customs-authorised facility where goods are stored under customs supervision without immediate liability for import duties or import VAT. The duty obligation arises only when goods are released into free circulation, transferred to another customs procedure, or re-exported. Importers use bonded wa","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/import-bonded-warehouse","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:58:58.651511","citation":"https://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-import-export/warehouses","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/import-bonded-warehouse","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Import bonded warehouse · A forwarder who wants to defer duty on imported goods – because the buyer is not yet confirmed or market conditions are being monitored – places the consignment in an import bonded warehouse. · Quelle: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-import-export/warehouses"}