Should Distributors & Importers own or rent a warehouse?

Companies that are dealing with product import and distribution have a 10.000€ question. Own or rent a warehouse? What would you choose?

We think that owning warehouses is rentable for a company that has at least 1000 pallets in the warehouse and high warehouse flow (Warehouse dynamic). When choosing this option, you need to think about worker costs, operating costs, forklift costs, and other expenses arriving with owning a warehouse.

We think that for small business owners it is not the best to use their house as a warehouse because of two reasons. They don't have the unloading equipment and the address is usually hard to access with bigger trucks. All these facts make an impact on the transport prices that small business owners pay to import the products.

We think that renting a whole warehouse and not use it fully is not good for business. Why rent a whole warehouse and then only use half of it?

What would be the best way?

The best way for companies that know their warehouse will not be financially effective is to find and rent a warehouse where they "pay per use". There is no need to make long-term contracts and pay for non-used space. You just need to find such warehouse that will allow and charge you only for a used period.

You can find such warehouses all over Europe on StoringCargo.com

Prof that it's not worth changing your house into a warehouse!

The warehousing cost in Biedermannsdorf for 3 pallets for 11 days is only 45€.

More warehouses listed by different cities:

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Check the warehousing in Essen.

Check the warehousing in Maribor.

Check the warehousing in London.

Does warehouses where you "pay per use" also do additional services?

It depends. Some do and some don't. Usually, most warehouses do commissioning and transport service, but container loadings, custom clearance, and pallet exchange are not available at every warehouse. At StoringCargo, you can see which warehouses have additional services and which don't.

Where can you find warehouses where you "pay per use"?

One of the options is our website StoringCargo.com. You can find warehouses that are available for reservations online. If you enter the cargo quantity and dates, the warehousing price will be calculated automatically. You will only pay for as much you'll use. Once you make the reservation, you will have access to the "dashboard" where you can control your stock from your sofa!

I have a warehouse and I want to make it profitable.

Then it's time to open your doors. "Sharing economy" is the trend and you should follow it with your warehouse. Open your doors and allow others to bring their cargo into your warehouse. You can register for free at StoringCargo.com.

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