Major cities around the world have several thousand warehouses. Large logistics hubs of large retail chains, as a rule, are located at the entrance to large cities, have direct access to the railway, or exit to a major highway. However, not all warehouses have the status of a bonded warehouse. Let's look at the differences between the types of warehouses, and what are the advantages of a customs warehouse?
A difference between customs warehouse and a regular warehouse in that customs warehouse is for the storage of goods that are under customs control and subject to customs procedures. Owners of customs warehouses receive official permission from the customs service and a license to operate a customs warehouse. This requires a large amount of investment, as well as an increased level of service delivery.
If you want to understand in which warehouse it will be more profitable for you to place goods, then here are a few main differences:
- Customs control. Goods in the customs warehouse are under continuous control of the customs authorities. All operations with goods (receipt, movement, release) are registered and monitored by the customs service.
- Implementation of customs procedures at the warehouse. At the customs warehouse, you can arrange the procedure for temporary storage of goods. When registering the procedure, the cargo is stored without making declarations exactly until you need to take it out of the customs zone. Goods can be divided and exported in parts. Cargo can also be declared (registration of export, import, transit), registered as cargo for processing.
- Cargo security. All goods are insured during storage in the warehouse and, due to being in the customs zone, are additionally protected. Increased requirements for the security system are provided by video surveillance, fire-fighting installations.
- Cargo security. All goods are insured during storage in the warehouse and, due to being in the customs zone, are additionally protected. Increased requirements for the security system are provided by video surveillance, fire-fighting installations.
- Cargo security. All goods are insured during storage in the warehouse and, due to being in the customs zone, are additionally protected. Increased requirements for the security system are provided by video surveillance, fire-fighting installations.
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