Import, store, distribute and return unsold stock — with duties professionally managed.
Import, store, distribute and return unsold stock — with duties professionally managed.
Free Trade and Warehousing Zones (FTWZs) and Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are powerful tools for international jewellery and bullion businesses, but the paperwork can be intimidating. BVC takes that pain away. We help you import goods into FTWZs and SEZs, store them under bonded conditions, distribute to local buyers as needed, manage duty implications and return unsold stock without unnecessary tax leakage. Whether you are running a private exhibition for international buyers or testing the Indian market with a curated collection, our trade-zone solutions keep you compliant and cash-flow friendly.
A global luxury house wanted to showcase a high-value collection to clients across India without clearing every piece into the domestic market first. Inside BVC's FTWZ SEZ, the collection was displayed in secure viewing centres, shown at client events, and cleared one piece at a time, only when a sale was actually confirmed.
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A foreign luxury brand was running a market pilot in India — uncertain which lines would resonate, unwilling to commit duty upfront on stock that might never sell. BVC turned a single FTWZ SEZ hub into a three-way distribution engine.
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Learn MoreEverything you need to know about moving stock through FTWZ and SEZ trade zones with BVC — importing, storing, displaying, distributing and returning unsold inventory with duties professionally managed. Can't find your answer? Reach out and our team will help.
Ask Your QuestionA Free Trade and Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) is a customs-bonded zone built for warehousing, distribution and re-export, where imported goods are held with customs duties deferred until they actually enter the domestic market. A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a broader duty-free enclave geared towards manufacturing, processing and export. For most jewellers, brands and traders who want to import, store, display and distribute stock without paying duty up front, the FTWZ route is the right fit — and a BVC specialist will confirm the best structure for your goods.
When your goods land in an FTWZ they are held in a customs-bonded facility, so import duty is not payable while the stock simply sits, is displayed or is moved within the zone. Duty becomes payable only on the portion you clear into the domestic market — pay duty only on what sells. The rest can stay bonded, be moved to another customer, or be re-exported, which keeps your working capital free instead of locked into customs payments on inventory you may never sell.
FTWZ and SEZ solutions suit anyone testing the Indian market or running consignment-style inventory: global luxury and jewellery brands launching in India, importers and distributors holding buffer stock, exhibition and viewing-centre organisers, and businesses that want to show goods to buyers before committing to full duty-paid import. If you import high-value stock but only sell a part of it domestically, a trade zone lets you defer duty and stay flexible.
Yes. Because goods held in an FTWZ remain customs-bonded and undutied, unsold inventory can be re-exported out of the zone without ever attracting domestic import duty — you only pay duty on the portion you clear for sale in India. BVC manages the bonded warehousing, the in-zone records and the re-export documentation, so returning unsold stock to your origin or to another market stays clean and compliant.
Timelines depend on your goods, volumes and the specific zone, but BVC handles the full path end to end — origin pickup, import and bonding into the FTWZ, in-zone storage and display, domestic clearance and last-mile delivery, or re-export of unsold stock. Reach out through our contact form and a specialist will scope your requirement, confirm the documentation needed and give you a realistic timeline before anything moves.
Security and visibility run through every stage. You can opt for comprehensive All Risk cover protecting your consignment for its full declared value across pickup, transit, bonded storage and delivery — or ship under your own policy; we recommend All Risk cover for high-value stock and will help you choose at booking. Throughout the journey your shipment moves under full chain-of-custody protocols, with its status updated at every touchpoint, and our team keeps you informed at each milestone so you always know where your goods stand.
