A lot of our customers, especially those with internet shops, are moving to bonded warehouses where they can keep the goods without paying import taxes until they need the part or made the sale. Then they do an import declaration on just what they need/sold.

This way they don't have to cash out for whole containers at a time. Sure they'll have to pay for more declarations, but overall it's usually worth it, especially if the goods can sit there for a year or more.

Our customs systems here is totally not made for this new world though.