Expert customs warehousing across Europe. Gaston Schul runs the customs side of your bonded warehouse - the entries, the stock records and the removals - so your goods stay under duty and VAT suspension, and you only pay when they move into free circulation.
OUR SERVICES
A customs warehouse lets your goods sit under duty and import VAT suspension, and Gaston Schul runs the customs side of it. We handle the entries, the bonded stock records and the removals, so your customs warehousing meets one consistent standard across Europe, whether the goods sit in your own or a third-party warehouse.
Acting as your direct or indirect customs representative, we deal with the authorities for you, so your warehoused goods stay compliant and you are not the one dealing with customs.
Your goods are entered into the customs warehouse and cleared out again when they move, each step declared correctly so the duty and VAT suspension holds.
Your bonded stock account is kept accurate and reconciled, so what is physically in store always matches what customs expects to see.
While your goods sit in bonded storage, duty and import VAT stay suspended, so you only pay when they are released into free circulation.
Storing alcohol, tobacco or energy products? Excise goods can be held and moved under excise duty suspension too, with the excise declarations and returns handled alongside your bonded stock.
If customs audits your stock or questions a movement, your case is handled and the records produced quickly, to keep any hold as short as possible.
When your goods leave the warehouse to be re-exported or moved under transit, the right declaration is filed so no duty is ever due.
While your goods are under bond, you can repack, relabel and sort them without paying duty, and we declare the handling customs allows so your suspension is never affected.
We would absolutely recommend Gaston Schul without any restrictions - they are true specialists for customs purposes.
The same process wherever your goods are stored, from the moment they enter the warehouse to the moment they move on.
THE BENEFITS
Your bonded entries, stock records and removals are all handled by one partner across Europe. That gives you protected cash flow, one clear view of your customs position, one consistent standard, and the clarity, control and confidence to keep your stock compliant and your cash in the business.
While your goods sit under bond, duty and import VAT stay suspended, so the cash stays in your business until the goods are actually sold and released. Anything you re-export never attracts duty at all.
Your bonded stock account is reconciled and your removals are matched against it, and your declaration status and documents stay up to date in our digital portal. You can show customs an accurate position whenever they ask, without a last-minute search for paperwork.
One customs clearance model across Europe, so your bonded warehousing runs to one consistent standard. Audit-ready records wherever your goods are stored, coordinated as a single operation.
OUR FULL-SERVICE APPROACH
Managing the bonded stock is the start. Our full-service approach adds advisory specialists who help you set the warehouse up correctly and use it to its full advantage, and technology that keeps every entry and removal visible.
Get your customs warehouse authorised and combine it with the procedures that save you the most.
Defer or postpone the import VAT due when goods are released, under one fiscal setup.
Run bonded stock in several countries under one model, with central coordination.
See every entry and removal, and connect your systems for fewer errors.
RELATED SERVICES
Releasing goods from store into free circulation? We file your import declarations and settle the duty and import VAT due, so your goods clear cleanly
Re-exporting from store? We file your export declarations and issue origin documents like EUR.1 and A.TR, so goods leave without ever attracting duty.
We open and discharge the T1 and T2 movements that bring goods to your warehouse and move them on, so they travel under customs control.
RELATED NEWS
Gaston Schul does more than run the customs side of your warehouse. We connect it all and run it as one. That is what one full-service operating model gives you, across all your customs and trade in Europe: the clarity to see, the control to govern, and the confidence to decide.
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Tell us what you store and where, and an expert will tell you exactly how we'll handle it. No obligation, just a clear answer from someone who knows customs.
Customs Warehousing FAQs
Customs warehousing lets you store non-Union goods without paying duty or import VAT while they sit in the warehouse. The charges are suspended until the goods are released into free circulation, and if you re-export them, no duty is due at all. Gaston Schul runs the customs side of it for you, from entry to removal.
Yes. You keep your own or your third-party warehouse, and we run the customs side of it for you - the bonded entries, the stock records and the removals. So you get full customs warehousing without changing where your goods are stored.
In most cases there is no fixed time limit - goods can stay under customs warehousing while you need them, with duty and import VAT suspended throughout. You decide when to release them into free circulation, re-export them, or move them on under transit, and we confirm the position for your setup.
They are two names for the same thing. "Bonded warehouse" is the everyday term; "customs warehouse" is the official one. Both mean a customs bonded warehouse: a place where goods are held under duty and VAT suspension, and we manage the customs administration for either.
Only when the goods leave the warehouse and enter free circulation. While they stay under bond, nothing is due, which keeps that cash in your business. Goods you re-export or move on under transit leave without attracting duty. This is one of the strongest levers for customs cash flow, which is the focus of our Visibility and cost control solution.
Yes. Our own teams handle bonded administration in the European markets where we operate, and our alliance network extends that reach further, all under one customs clearance model. So your stock is managed to one standard, not a different broker in every country: our One partner across Europe approach. Local customs requirements vary by country - tell us where your goods are stored and we will confirm the right local route.
Most brokers just keep the bonded records and leave you to manage the rest. Gaston Schul runs the whole operation: the bonded administration, the authorisations, the VAT on release, advisory and technology, under one full-service model. And we are truly independent: privately owned, with no parent company over us and no outside shareholders, so your data stays yours and we reinvest to make our services better and stronger. You are not managing a broker; one independent partner is managing customs for you, with 180+ years of doing exactly that.
Yes. A customs warehouse works well alongside inward and outward processing, duty-suspended processing and end-use. We advise on the combination that gives your goods the best treatment and run it for you.
Yes. We act as your direct or indirect customs representative, dealing with the authorities on your behalf, in the markets where we manage your bonded stock.
