What we offer
Storage under customs supervision and every customs formality attached to it: warehouse entry and exit declarations, stock records, permitted handling, partial withdrawals and release for free circulation.
A bonded warehouse serves one purpose: deferring duty until the goods are sold. An importer bringing in six months of stock at once pays duty only on what is drawn, rather than on the entire consignment at arrival.
Scope
- Type A public bonded warehouse service
- Warehouse entry and exit declarations
- Partial withdrawal and release for free circulation
- Handling: sorting, labelling, repackaging, sampling
- Stock control and periodic reconciliation
- Direct re-export from the warehouse
- Placement under the transit procedure
The cash flow effect
In conventional importing, the full duty is paid at customs and stays tied up until the stock sells. Under the warehousing procedure, goods are withdrawn over months and duty arises in proportion.
The gain is not free — storage charges accrue daily. The decision weighs the value of deferral against the cost of storage. For high-duty, slow-moving stock the warehouse almost always pays; for low-duty, fast-moving stock it may not.
Time limits
A common misconception is a three-month or one-year cap. There is no limit under Turkish customs law. What continues is the storage charge.
What to watch
Plan the declaration against loading, not arrival. If the warehouse entry is late the container waits at the port and demurrage starts — a far more expensive line than the storage you were avoiding.
A bonded warehouse is not a store room. Goods are not at your free disposal; each withdrawal needs a declaration and may not clear the same day. Stock requiring rapid dispatch should not sit in bond.
Keep reconciliation current. Warehouse records are subject to customs audit, and a gap between physical stock and record is a penalty matter.