Landed, Paid For, and No Longer Worth Selling
The duty is paid and the goods cleared. Then the economics changed underneath them, and every day they sit now costs you twice.
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Imported inventory strands for reasons that have nothing to do with the product. A tariff or classification change moves the landed cost above what the market will bear. A program is canceled after the container has already arrived. A buyer defaults. In each case the capital is fully deployed, the goods are physically in the United States, and holding costs start immediately.
When the landed cost no longer works
This is the hardest version to accept, because nothing is wrong with the inventory. It simply costs more to have here than it can be sold for. Holding it does not fix that, and the calculation gets worse as storage accrues. The realistic question is not how to recover the landed cost, which is already sunk, but how to convert the goods into cash before the position deteriorates further.
Where these goods usually are
- In a forwarder's warehouse after collection was never arranged
- In bonded or port storage where a classification or duty question stalled release
- At a 3PL, received but never allocated to a sales channel
- In a fulfillment center, listed but not selling at the price the landed cost requires
Speed matters more than price here
Where demurrage, detention, or port storage is running, the clock costs more than any concession you would win by negotiating. Send us the location and the deadline immediately and we will prioritize the quote. This is one of the few situations where we will tell you plainly that taking a slightly lower number today beats a better one in three weeks.
Private label and customer-specific goods
Imports built to a specific retailer's specification are common in this situation and they are workable. Goods carrying another company's branding have a narrower resale market and generally need delabeling or export placement, which affects the price. It is a routine situation for us rather than an automatic no.
Frequently asked questions
The container is still at the port and demurrage is running. Can you move fast enough?
Usually. Send the location, the details, and the deadline immediately and we will prioritize it. Demurrage accumulates faster than almost any other holding cost, so speed genuinely changes the economics here.
Can you buy goods still in bonded storage?
Often, depending on customs status and what duties are outstanding. Tell us exactly where the goods sit and what has been paid and we will tell you what is workable.
The goods carry a retailer's private label. Can you still buy them?
Usually yes. It narrows the resale market and generally means delabeling or export placement, which affects the price, but it is a normal situation rather than a dealbreaker.
Should I try to sell them myself at a loss first?
If you have a channel that can absorb them quickly, that may recover more. If you are holding them while deciding, the storage cost is compounding against you. Get a firm number from us so you have something real to compare against.
Landed, Paid For, and No Longer Worth Selling
The duty is paid and the goods cleared. Then the economics changed underneath them, and every day they sit now costs you twice.