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Types of Ware houses : 
The different kinds of warehouses are 
1. Private 
warehouses 
2. Public 
warehouses 
3. Bonded 
warehouses 
4. 
Duty paid warehouses and 
5. Refrigerated 
warehouses 
1) 
Private warehouses
: Private warehouses are those warehouses which 
are owned by wholesalers, and large retailers for the storage of their own stocks.
These warehouses are constructed at personal cost, management and control is 
totally enjoyed by them only. Many wholesalers, large departmental stores, 
super markets, large scale retailers and manufacturers have their own ware 
houses for storing the goods. Private warehouses are less in number when 
compared to public warehouses owing to their heavy cost of construction. 
2) 
Public warehouses
: A public warehouse is one which operates to store 
goods of any member of the public in return for storage fee or charge. Public 
warehouses are considered to be public utilities and they are licensed by the 
Government. The method of operation and rates to be charged are fixed by the 
State Government. Public warehouses are classified as follows : 
i) 
General 
warehouses 
ii) 
Specialised 
warehouses 

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General warehouses store a variety of goods while specialised 
warehouses store only one or two specific items. 
3) 
Bonded warehouses
: Bonded warehouses are highly useful to 
importers who can store their goods in them without paying any customs duty.
The duty is to be paid when the goods are taken out of the warehouse. Till the 
period that goods are lying in the bonded warehouses, the goods are known as 
“goods in bond”. Once the duty is paid, the goods can be removed on the 
authority of warrant issued by the customs officials. The importers are also 
extended the facility of blending, packing etc., while the goods are lying in the 
warehouses. However, these special functions can be performed only after 
getting permission from the customs authorities. These warehouses are owned 
by dock authorities and are under the supervision of the customs authorities. 
4)