Warehousing and
storage in Dubai.

Bonded storage holds imported goods under customs control before duty is paid. It is normally used when the goods are destined for re-export, or when you want to defer duty until the goods actually leave the warehouse and are sold.

Bonded storage holds goods before duty becomes payable and suits cargo destined for re-export. General storage is for goods that have already cleared customs and are being distributed locally. Choosing wrongly means either paying duty earlier than necessary or adding a customs step you did not need.

Storage is normally charged on the space occupied, by pallet position or by square metre, per period. Handling in and out is charged separately, as are value-added services such as pick and pack or labelling. We quote the storage and the handling separately so you can see what drives the cost.

Yes. Storage runs from short term buffer use, such as holding cargo pending a sailing or a destination permit, through to ongoing long term contracts. Short term buffer storage is frequently cheaper than leaving a container at the port accruing demurrage.

Yes. Pick and pack, labelling, kitting, re-palletising and shrink wrapping are all handled in the warehouse, and can be combined with cross stuffing where the cargo is moving between containers.

Yes. Inventory reporting is available on request, showing what is held, what has moved and what remains. Reporting frequency and format are agreed with you rather than fixed.

Yes. Goods from several suppliers can be received, checked against the packing list, held, and then consolidated into a single onward shipment. That is one of the more common uses of storage as part of a freight movement rather than as an end in itself.

Temperature controlled storage can be arranged depending on the requirement and the volume. Tell us the temperature range and whether excursions are permitted, since that determines the facility and the monitoring needed.

DG storage is subject to the class, the quantity and the licensing of the facility, and not all classes can be held together. Share the Safety Data Sheet and the quantities and we will confirm what can be accommodated before the cargo arrives.

Demurrage accrues when a container sits at the port beyond its free time. Devanning the cargo into a warehouse returns the container to the carrier and stops that clock, replacing a rising daily charge with a predictable storage rate. On delayed clearances this is often the cheaper route.

Yes. Returned goods can be received, inspected, sorted and either re-packed for onward sale or held pending instruction. Re-work such as re-labelling or re-boxing is handled as a value-added service.

Warehouse liability is limited and is not the same as insuring the goods for their value. For anything of significant value, separate stock insurance is the sensible arrangement, and we can point you at the right cover.

A bonded warehouse is a facility licensed by customs where imported goods are stored under customs supervision with the duty suspended rather than paid. Dubai Customs calls it a customs warehouse, which is the term that appears on the declaration, and licenses it as either private, for goods owned by the licence holder, or public, for third party storage. Duty becomes payable when the goods leave for the local market, and not at all if they are re-exported.

Storage periods are set by the customs authority rather than by the warehouse, and they are shorter for refrigerated and dangerous cargo than for general cargo. Goods left beyond the permitted period can be sold at auction, so the deadline matters. We confirm the applicable period for your commodity when the goods are received rather than leaving you to discover it later.

That is the main reason bonded storage exists. Goods held under bond have not formally entered the local market, so if they leave the country again the import duty does not become payable. The movement still needs its own declaration, and the paperwork has to show the goods left, which is why the export side is prepared as carefully as the entry.

Most general cargo can. What needs checking first is anything regulated: foodstuff, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, dangerous goods and temperature controlled products each have their own storage requirements and some cannot be held in a general facility at all. Send the commodity and the HS code and we confirm before the cargo is committed.

Cargo is received against the packing list and checked in piece by piece, so any discrepancy is raised on arrival rather than months later. Stock is reported on request with what is on hand, what has moved and what is allocated. We describe what we actually do rather than promising a live portal we do not run.

It depends where the goods are going next. Free zone storage suits cargo that is passing through, being consolidated for onward export or waiting on a destination permit, because it has not entered the UAE market. Mainland storage suits duty paid goods being distributed locally. Moving between the two is a customs event with its own declaration, so it is cheaper to decide before the cargo lands than after.