By Yasmine EDDAM
17 April 2025
Are your stocks lying idle in your warehouse? Did you know that they could be an active source of finance for your business? The general warehouse warrant is a legal tool designed to do just that: turn your stored goods into collateral for obtaining credit, without losing immediate ownership of them. Although potentially very useful for optimising cash flow, its mechanism needs to be properly understood. This simplified guide explains the essentials: what a warrant is, how it works, its advantages and the precautions to take. What exactly is a general shop warrant? Imagine depositing your goods (raw materials, finished products, etc.) in a specialised, government-approved warehouse: a general shop. In exchange, the general store gives you a two-part document: the receipt and the warrant. The receipt is like a title deed to the goods deposited. It allows you to...
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