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What does Bonded warehouse mean in logistics?

Short answer

A warehouse where imported goods are stored without payment of customs duty until they are cleared for domestic use or re-exported. The duty liability is secured by a bond rather than paid upfront.

Bonded warehouses are licensed under the Customs Act, 1962. Goods enter on a warehousing bill of entry and leave on an ex-bond bill of entry; the Manufacture and Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations, 2019 also allow manufacturing inside bond. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. How we count

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The numbers behind this answer

Category
Warehousing
Related terms
Bill of entry, Free Trade and Warehousing Zone (FTWZ), SEZ (special economic zone), Godown

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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