 Demand increases for bonded warehouses |
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American Shipper |
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06/17/2025 |
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LynxLogistics is not the only bonded warehouse benefiting from the tariffs, as manybusinesses are looking for a way to blunt the financial impact of thePresidents trade moves.
DannyReaume, an industrial property broker who works with JLL ?a commercial realestate company ?says he? witnessed an explosion in interest in bondedwarehouses.
AsReaume explained to CBS News, his company used to get around one-to-two callsabout bonded warehouses in a typical 30-day period, but last month? LiberationDay announcement changed the game. JLL is now reportedly receiving more than100 calls per month about bonded warehouses.
The Liberation Day announcementincluded a universal 10% tariff on all imported goods, as well as dozens ofadditional tariffs on named products and imports from specific countries.
Trumpinted for the announcement to encourage companies to bring manufacturingback to America ?although some of these tariffs have now been put on pauseafter economic chaos and a stock market decline occurred in the aftermath ofthe announcement.
Still,companies coping with the reality of a global trade war are eager to use bondedwarehouse facilities to get goods into the country without having to paytariffs on them immediately.
"Everybody across thesupply chain is trying to get their inventory here, into the United States,into the West Coast Market, and shield them from these tariffs in theanticipation that in the next 30 to 90 days, this will get figured out,"Reaume shared with CBS News.
Lynx Logistics, whichrecently got an approval from U.S. Customs to build more bonded warehousespace, is moving quickly to meet the growing customer demand.
"The demand is sohigh, we just keep expanding," Garcia said. "By this time next week, this [pointing to thebonded space behind him] will be filled to the rim, and were increasing thisby 200% capacity."
How do bonded warehouses help U.S.businesses?
Its understandable why somany companies would want to take advantage of bonded warehouses. In fact,Shane Salazar ?CEO of Lynx Logistics ?had a very clear explanation for theincrease in demand.
"This is allowingcompanies to stretch their cash in terms of not paying for the entire shipmentat entry to U.S. Customs and pay as they touch it down to take a carton or apallet," he explained, highlighting the major benefit of bonded warehouses.
When goods come into thecountry and go to bonded warehouses, the tariff doesnt have to be paidimmediately. The goods can be stored there until companies take them out, sobusinesses can take out just a small portion of their imported items at a time.If trade deals are made before the tariffs have to be ged, these businessesmay be able to avoid paying the high fee entirely.
Bonded warehouses costaround 80% more than traditional warehouse space, but companies clearly findthat a price worth paying given the added expense that tariffs can bring.
So, while many hope thatthe trade war will soon be resolved, Lynx Logistics and other bonded warehouseslike it will continue to get some economic benefit out of the current chaosroiling Americas supply chain.
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