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particular care for their preservation and with a focus on maintaining 
their form and nature. Goods that are constituted as hazardous 
and can affect other goods must be kept at specially designated 
warehouses. ERCA has the prerogative to take precautionary 
measures and may allow the owner, possessor or person having 
control over goods stored in temporary customs storage to make 
operations necessary for the preservation of the goods; such as 
repacking, breaking bulk or grouping of packages.
Goods which have nevertheless deteriorated, got spoiled or 

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damaged in a temporary customs storage or bonded warehouse 
by accident or force majeure will be treated as if they had been 
imported in their deteriorated, spoiled or damaged condition if this 
is proved to ERCA’s satisfaction.
If the permit for a temporary customs storage or bonded warehouse 
is cancelled before the expiry of the time limit specified for 
the storage of goods, the goods shall be transferred to another 
temporary customs storage or bonded warehouse for the remaining 
time of storage. The expense for transferring goods to another 
customs warehouse will be borne by the owner of the storage 
whose permit has been cancelled.
7.4 Release and Removal of Goods from Customs 
Warehouses
Goods are released from temporary customs storage or bonded 
warehouses in any of the following situations:
• Released for home use upon payment of taxes and duty due 
thereon;
• Transferred to a factory under customs control;
• Transferred to another customs warehouse or released for 
transit; 
• Released for export; or
• Released for sale in the duty free shop.
In addition, ERCA’s Citizen’s Charter states that a document showing 
the settlement of warehouse fees and a release letter showing the 
completion of customs procedures (could be either in hard copy or 
electronic) are required.
Once customs formalities have been completed, goods may not be 
kept for more than seven (7) working days in temporary customs 
storage or a bonded warehouse.

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48 Also suggested by ERCA’s Citizen’s Charter.