{"id":679,"date":"2026-01-12T10:51:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=679"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:16:26","slug":"duty-free-warehouse","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/dokumentation\/zollfreilager\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonded warehouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- weDocs: Produkte & Lagerorte > Zollfreilager --><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro\">Duty-free warehouses offer tax advantages when storing precious metals. How to use the function in Precious Metal Vault.<\/p>\n<h2>What is a bonded warehouse?<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>Bonded warehouse<\/strong> is a special warehouse outside the customs territory. Precious metals can be purchased and stored there without VAT.<\/p>\n<h3>Advantages<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2705 <strong>No VAT.<\/strong> on purchase (e.g. silver without 19% VAT)<\/li>\n<li>\u2705 <strong>Professional safekeeping<\/strong> with insurance<\/li>\n<li>\u2705 <strong>High security<\/strong> in high-security safes<\/li>\n<li>\u2705 <strong>Anonymity<\/strong> depending on provider<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Disadvantages<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u274c <strong>Storage fees<\/strong> (mostly 0.5-1.5% p.a.)<\/li>\n<li>\u274c <strong>No direct access<\/strong> - Delivery takes<\/li>\n<li>\u274c <strong>VAT on withdrawal<\/strong> to the EU (for silver, platinum, palladium)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Duty-free warehouse in precious metal vault<\/h2>\n<h3>Mark storage location as duty-free warehouse<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Storage locations<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Create a new storage location or edit an existing one<\/li>\n<li>Activate the switch <strong>\u201eBonded warehouse\u201c<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Save<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>What does the marking do?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udff7\ufe0f The storage location is marked with a special icon<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcca Shown separately in evaluations<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udccb Recognizable during export<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Popular bonded warehouses<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f9fa;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #e5e7eb;\">Location<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #e5e7eb;\">Country<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #e5e7eb;\">Provider (examples)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Zurich<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded Switzerland<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Swiss Gold Safe, Degussa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Frankfurt<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Proaurum, Degussa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Singapore<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec Singapore<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">BullionStar, Silver Bullion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf0 Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Malca-Amit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"warning-box\" style=\"background: #fef3c7; border-left: 4px solid #f59e0b; padding: 15px 20px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;\"><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Tax information:<\/strong><br \/>\nTax regulations are complex and subject to change. Please consult a tax advisor for binding information.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zollfreilager bieten steuerliche Vorteile bei der Lagerung von Edelmetallen. So nutzt du die Funktion in Edelmetall-Vault. Was ist ein Zollfreilager? Ein Zollfreilager ist ein spezielles Lager au\u00dferhalb des Zollgebiets. Edelmetalle k\u00f6nnen dort ohne Mehrwertsteuer erworben und gelagert werden. Vorteile \u2705 Keine MwSt. beim Kauf (z.B. Silber ohne 19% MwSt.) \u2705 Professionelle Verwahrung mit Versicherung \u2705 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":847,"parent":0,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":""},"docs_category":[12],"class_list":["post-679","docs","type-docs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","docs_category-produkte-lagerorte","pmpro-has-access"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"docs_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs_category?post=679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}