HMEXSH2110 | General structure and nature of the Exports Shops regime: Annex warehouses

Sometimes an Export Shop will have a storage area not connected to the shop, transferring stock to the shop when the shelves become empty. The remote storage area is to be approved under the same approval as the Export Shop as an annexe warehouse, unless the remote storage area can meet the criteria for a general warehouse. Annexe warehouses to Export shops must:

• be located within the airport perimeter;

• be secure; and

• be included in the overall stock control system , which must be capable of providing an audit trail between the storage area and the shop.

Where an airport has more than one export shop approved for the same warehousekeeper the annexe warehouse can only be approved under one of the shops. This will generally be the shop with the largest throughput. Transfer of stock to the other shops should be done under interwarehouse transfer procedures using form W8.