bonded warehouse

American  

noun

1. a warehouse for goods held in bond by the government.

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bonded warehouse British  

noun

1. a warehouse in which dutiable goods are deposited until duty is paid or the goods are cleared for export

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Etymology

Origin of bonded warehouse

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Currently, though, “the interest in bonded warehouse has skyrocketed compared to what it was a year ago.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

Martin Armstrong runs Whisky Broker, a bonded warehouse in Creetown, near Dumfries, which stores 48,000 casks.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

A freeport offers few tax advantages and scarcely any security features that a standard bonded warehouse cannot provide.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 8, 2016

Beedies LLC said the cigarettes go straight from the U.S. ports to a bonded warehouse, and are then exported outside the country.

From Time • Apr. 21, 2015

Block & pump makers   Breeze, Dudne Liquors and groceries, bonded warehouse burned   Brims, A. & Son.

From The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by Stewart, George