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Putting your goods into temporary storage means you can delay the full customs declaration and payment of import VAT and duty for up to 90 days.
How to manage a temporary storage facility, how to handle goods, what records to keep, how to increase the size of, or move goods between facilities.
Check if you can operate a facility and meet the conditions to store imported goods temporarily and find out how to apply.
Find out about movements to temporary storage facilities from border locations in Great Britain operating the pre-lodgement model.
Find out how to link your temporary storage facility to the Customs Declaration Service using a Community Systems Provider.
Check how you can operate an authorised consignee temporary storage facility so you can store goods for up to 6 days, including how to get authorised.
This guidance is now archived and replaced by the Temporary Storage of Imports manual
How to declare goods that are short shipped on import at temporary storage locations.
You can temporarily store any waste at the place of production before it’s collected. You do not need to register this exemption.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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