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Warehouse Licence - Australian Government

Description

You will require this licence if you intend to store imported goods generally or store goods of a particular class in a warehouse or similar storage facility. Types of customs warehouse include:

  • general (for storage of goods on behalf of someone else)
  • private (for storage of the owner's goods)
  • provedores
  • duty free stores.

Goods imported into Australia may be entered for warehousing if the owners wish to defer the payment of duty.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

In the assessment of your application, the following will be taken into account:

  • the nature and extent of your business activities in relation to both imports and locally produced goods
  • your previous experience as an importer and / or manufacturer
  • if currently importing, whether goods are entered for home consumption direct or are warehoused first
  • if goods are warehoused, in which warehouse are the goods stored
  • your previous warehousing experience in control of a warehouse and your knowledge of regulatory requirements relating to the operation of a licensed warehouse and the control of under bond goods.

You will need to meet the requirements set out in State and Commonwealth legislation.

Expiry

30 June

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $3000.00

Fees for 2024-25
Apply Licence All $4000.00

To be paid annually. Fees for 2024-25
Vary Variation All $300.00

Variation fee when requesting a change to an existing warehouse licence. Fees for 2024-25

Administering agency

Department of Home Affairs

Australian Border Force

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.