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# Warehouse System
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# Definition
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A storage and distribution arrangement where imported goods are held in
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bonded warehouses under government supervision, allowing for temporary
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storage before re-exportation without payment of import duties.
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## Source Chapter
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Book IV, Chapter 5
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## Context
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Smith mentions the warehouse system as a mechanism that facilitates the
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carrying trade by allowing merchants to store goods duty-free while
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arranging for their re-exportation to other markets.
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## Economic Domain
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Exchange
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