All articles tagged with “Bonded Storage”.
CBSA authorization for sufferance warehouses involves specific documentation, security, and timing requirements. We operate under these rules daily. Here's what changes for your drayage windows and cross-dock cutoffs.
Post-pandemic supply chains in Canada have stopped trying to optimize for speed and started hedging against tariff volatility instead. Demand forecasts are unreliable, so importers are holding more inventory in bonded custody, booking tighter drayage windows, and demanding warehouse partners who can flex between cross-dock and bonded storage without lengthy retooling. The math has shifted—carrying costs in sufferance warehouses now beat the risk of wrong duties at the port.
Your warehouse management bill isn't just storage. It's dock labor, handling charges, drayage windows, and in/out fees stacked on top of your cubic footage rate. Most importers don't see the breakdown until they're locked into a 3PL contract. Here's what each line means and where the real cost pressure sits.