{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Open customs warehouse","description":"An open customs warehouse lets importers, freight forwarders, and traders share a single customs-licensed facility without each needing to hold a dedicated warehouse authorisation. Any authorised economic operator may deposit goods there, making it a flexible common infrastructure for deferred duty payment. Import duties and VAT are suspended for the entire duration of storage; liability arises only when the holder requests release into free circulation or another customs procedure. Certain hand","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/open-customs-warehouse","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T13:16:50.849726","citation":"https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs-4/customs-procedures-import_en","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/open-customs-warehouse","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Open customs warehouse · An open customs warehouse lets importers, freight forwarders, and traders share a single customs-licensed facility without each needing to hold a dedicated warehouse authorisation. · Quelle: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs-4/customs-procedures-import_en"}