"Warehousing and support activities for transportation" covers storing goods and helping goods move through the transport network. This path takes you through it in order. First work out which rules apply to you. Then put the duties every operator shares in place. Then follow the regime for your operation. Finish by checking you have covered everything.
Step 1 — Work out which rules apply
Identify whether you are a warehouse or cold store, a freight forwarder or customs agent, or a cargo handler supporting ports, airports or rail. Each has its own regulator and regime.
Step 2 — Put the shared warehouse duties in place
Every warehousing and transport-support business must manage health and safety, fire, lifting and work equipment, manual handling, dangerous and refrigerated storage, insurance, equality and data protection.
Step 3 — Follow the regime for your operation
Now work through the guide for your kind of operation. If more than one applies, follow each relevant guide.
If you forward freight or clear customs
Register as a customs representative, hold customs warehousing authorisation, and appoint a dangerous goods safety adviser where required.
If you handle cargo at ports, airports or rail
Meet the harbour authority, port and aviation security, and rail safety regimes for the mode you support.
Step 4 — Confirm you are compliant
Work through the warehousing and transport support compliance checklist to confirm every obligation that applies to your operation is in place.