A food-grade, CBP-bonded facility near the Port of Seattle - built to hold a wide range of goods. From domestic wine and spirits bound for international flights to general and seasonal inventory, we match the right storage program to your cargo.
One of the warehouse's most active roles today: holding domestic wine and spirits in-bond for an airline, staged for service on departing international flights. Federal excise tax stays deferred while the goods sit in bond, and is relieved when they leave the country.
It's a clean example of how a bonded facility earns its keep well beyond duty deferral - as flexible, compliant staging for goods on their way out of the U.S.
Hold domestic wine and spirits in-bond for departing international flights and ship stores, with federal excise tax deferred until the goods leave the country.
Food-grade space for retail, consumer and industrial goods that need a clean, dry, secure home between receipt and distribution.
Clean, sort, repack and relabel imported goods in-bond - changing their condition under CBP supervision without triggering duty until they're withdrawn.
For importers who want it, Class 3 bonded status can hold cargo in-bond for up to five years and defer duties until goods are withdrawn for U.S. consumption.
A Customs bonded warehouse can store imported merchandise - and, in-bond, goods staged for export - while it's manipulated or held without duty for up to five years. Our food-grade space suits a broad mix of cargo.
Some restricted goods require prior CBP approval. We'll confirm eligibility for your commodity before anything arrives.
Goods arrive - by import or domestically for export - and enter the bonded warehouse. We handle drayage, devanning and any CBP exam on-site.
Inventory is held in food-grade space, tracked in real time. Repack, relabel or kit it in-bond as needed.
Ship goods out of the country, deliver to a vessel or aircraft, or withdraw for U.S. consumption - paying duty only on what enters U.S. commerce.
A wide range of goods - packaged and shelf-stable food, retail and consumer products, apparel, tools, building materials, automotive parts, industrial inputs, and wine and spirits held in-bond for export. The space is food-grade and dry (not refrigerated or climate-controlled). Some restricted commodities need prior CBP approval, which we confirm before arrival.
No. While the facility is CBP Class 3 bonded, it serves many roles - general and seasonal storage, repacking and manipulation, staging for export - not only duty deferral. We match the program to what you’re moving.
Goods - including domestic wine and spirits bound for departing international flights or ship stores - can be held in-bond with federal duties and taxes deferred, then relieved when the goods leave the country.
Imported merchandise may remain in-bond for up to five years from importation. Duty is assessed only when goods are withdrawn for U.S. consumption; goods re-exported in the same condition may never incur U.S. duty.
Yes. The warehouse connects directly to our on-site Centralized Examination Station, Container Freight Station and fulfillment operations, so cargo can be examined, stored, repacked and shipped without leaving the Mercer network.
The duty-payment timeline, and the legitimate ways to postpone it.
Why importers treat in-bond storage as a balance-sheet tool.
How cargo moves through Seattle, Tacoma and Portland.
Built for: Importers & Forwarders, Steel & Aluminum and more. Related services: Container Freight Station & Centralized Examination Station.
Share your commodity and volume and our Fife team will scope a storage plan - bonded or general - usually within one business day.
