All articles tagged with “Duty Deferral”.
When supply-chain economics shift, the sourcing decision ripples downstream to the warehouse floor. Importers are looking harder at raw material cost and duty exposure, which changes how and when inventory arrives at Canadian ports. That's not a procurement problem—it's a dock-door scheduling problem.
A bonded warehouse and a free trade zone serve different inventory goals. One defers duty until release; the other suspends it entirely during assembly or transformation. For importers moving volume through Montreal, the choice affects dock-to-stock SLA, drayage windows, and final customs cost.
Bonded warehouse and free trade zone sound interchangeable, but they're separate regulatory paths with distinct duty deferral, handling, and documentation requirements. The choice affects your dock operations, release timing, and cost structure in concrete ways.