Temporary storage (SVKh) in Vladivostok
and customs warehouses with deferred duties
A temporary storage warehouse (SVKh) in Vladivostok is where imported cargo lands after discharge at the port: here it waits for declaration and release. We place goods in temporary storage and customs warehouses, track the deadlines, carry out permitted operations and file the declaration (DT) — so that storage under customs control does not turn into daily losses.
Temporary storage is limited to 4 months (Art. 101 of the EAEU Customs Code) and exists to give time for clearance. If goods must be kept longer or released in parts, they are placed under the customs warehouse procedure — storage for up to 3 years without paying duties and VAT until release.
Specification
Specification · SVKh and customs warehouse. Standard terms · rates and free period depend on the specific SVKh
Service
- Regimes
- temporary storage, customs warehouse
- Cargo
- containers, general cargo, pallets
- Options
- customs transit, marking before release
Terms
- Terms
- SVKh up to 4 months, customs warehouse up to 3 years
- Documents
- DO-1, DO-2, DT — handled by us
- Currency
- USD / RUB
Logistics
- Arrival
- discharge, placement, DO-1
- Storage
- inspection, operations, deadline control
- Exit
- release under DT, DO-2, pick-up
Price
- Base
- SVKh rates (per container- or tonne-day) + handling
- Extras
- inspection, sampling, marking — on request
Service flow
- 01
Placement in the SVKh
We receive the documents before the vessel or train arrives. After discharge the cargo is placed in the port or terminal SVKh, and the warehouse files the DO-1 report to customs — the temporary storage term starts from that moment.
arrival day - 02
Choosing the regime
We decide what is better: release for domestic consumption right away (IM 40) or place the goods under the customs warehouse procedure if they need to be stored without paying duties or wait for certificates and marking.
1 day - 03
Handling the goods
In the warehouse we inspect, count, take samples, photograph and label the goods — usually with customs permission. If release is delayed, we move the cargo under customs transit to another SVKh or customs warehouse.
1–3 days - 04
Declaration
We file the DT for release or for the customs warehouse, pay the charges and attend the inspection if one is ordered. From a customs warehouse the lot is released in portions — charges are paid only on the portion released.
1–3 days - 05
Release and pick-up
After release the warehouse hands over the cargo and files the DO-2 report. We arrange onward delivery by container or truck to your warehouse or into third-party storage.
1 day
Problems
Clearance drags on while a certificate or marking is awaited, and the container sits in the port SVKh: both storage and container detention keep growing.
We check permits before arrival. If release is delayed, we devan and return the container and move the goods under customs transit to a cheaper SVKh or place them under the customs warehouse procedure.
The lot is large, sales are spread over months, and paying duties and VAT on the whole volume at once would freeze working capital.
We place the goods under the customs warehouse procedure and release them in portions as demand requires — charges are paid only on the portion released.
The 4-month temporary storage term has expired without a declaration — customs detains the goods, and getting them back takes longer and costs more.
We track the deadline for each lot from the DO-1 date and file the DT for release or for the customs warehouse well in advance.
Documents
The documents under which goods are stored under customs control. The delivery term decides who pays for the SVKh: under CIF and FOB, storage at the port of destination is almost always paid by the buyer.
Incoterms
- CIF / CFR
- freight to port paid by the seller; SVKh storage after discharge is on the buyer
- FOB
- the buyer is responsible for carriage and everything at the port of destination
- DAP
- the seller delivers, but import clearance and storage pending release are on the buyer
Documents
- Transport document
- B/L, SMGS or CMR — the basis for placing cargo in the SVKh
- DO-1
- the SVKh report on receipt into storage — the temporary storage term runs from it
- Import declaration (DT)
- declaration for release or for placement under the customs warehouse procedure
- DO-2
- the SVKh report on release of goods after clearance
- Invoice and packing list
- commercial documents — checked against the actual cargo at inspection
- Storage agreement
- with the SVKh or customs warehouse owner: rates, free period, operations
FAQ
No more than 4 months — the temporary storage term under Art. 101 of the EAEU Customs Code. Within that time the goods must be declared or placed under another procedure, such as customs warehouse; otherwise customs detains them.
An SVKh is a place of temporary storage pending release, for no more than 4 months; it is not a customs procedure. A customs warehouse is a separate procedure: goods can be stored for up to 3 years, and duties and VAT are paid only on release.
Each SVKh has its own rates: usually per container-day or per tonne (cubic metre) per day, plus handling; port SVKh often offer a free period. We calculate the exact amount for your container, terminal and expected clearance time.
Yes. A lot in a customs warehouse can be split and released in portions as demand requires. Duties and VAT are paid only on the released portion, while the rest stays under customs control.
Inspection, measuring, counting, sampling, repairing damaged packaging and labelling — usually with customs permission. That is enough to prepare cargo for declaration; processing or changing the condition of goods in an SVKh is not allowed.
For a number of product groups, yes: codes are applied in the SVKh or customs warehouse and then stated in the DT. The rules depend on the product category, so we check them before the cargo arrives.
Yes. As a customs representative we prepare the DT, follow the SVKh reports (DO-1/DO-2) and align storage with release so the goods leave the warehouse without extra days.