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What does Godown mean in logistics?

Short answer

The common Indian term for a warehouse or storage shed, from simple covered sheds to modern facilities.

Used for everything from a distributor’s stock room to a large leased warehouse. For GST, each godown used for business must be declared as an additional place of business in the registration. 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

Also called
godam, warehouse
Category
Warehousing
Related terms
WMS (warehouse management system), Depot, Bonded warehouse, 3PL (third-party logistics)

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

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

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