Which, if any, would be the most applicable for this item?
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Definitions of in bond on the Web:
* This term describes wine which is held in a bonded warehouse, which has not passed through customs in order to officially enter the UK and consequently has not been subject to duty or value added tax (VAT). ...
www.thewinedoctor.com/glossary/i.shtml
* Procedure under which goods are transported or warehoused under Customs supervision until they are either formally entered into Customs territory and duties paid or until they are exported.
www.asmara.com/terminology.htm
* A Customs program for inland ports that provides for cargo arriving at a seaport to be shipped under a Customs bond to a more conveniently located inland port where the entry documents have been filed. Customs clears the shipment there, which normally is close to the inland port.
www.universallogistics.ca/HTML/tech-terms.html
* A shipment status in which goods are permitted to enter a country and temporarialy stored for transport to a final destination where the duty will be paid.
www.logisticsworld.com/logistics/glossary.asp
* A term applied to the status of merchandise admitted provisionally to a country without payment of duties -- either for storage in a bonded warehouse or for trans-shipment to another point, where duties will eventually be imposed. ...
www.rmauduit.com/glossary-i.html
* "Any merchandise, other than explosives and merchandise the importation of which is prohibited, arriving at a port of entry in the United States may be entered, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, for transportation in-bond without appraisement to any ...
rgdcdev.com/rgftzs/ftzs_glossary.html
* Goods on which a duty or tax is due are “in bond” when placed in the custody of a government or bonded warehouse or are moving by bonded carrier. Bonding guarantees that the duty will be paid.
oakhtraining.com/glossary_terms.htm
* Wine held 'offshore' in a bonded or tax warehouse so that duty and any local taxes are not applicable.
www.vinanceplc.com/faqs/glossary/
