foreign tradeWhat practical problems can agency companies help me solve?

Professional foreign trade agency companies can provideend-to-end solutions: From product classification, customs declaration document preparation,International Logisticscoordination, to collectionFX Settlement Agency, tax refund declaration and other procedures. After the full implementation of the RCEP agreement in 2025, agency companies can also help enterprises apply the rules of origin accumulation to reduce tariff costs. For example, when exporting a mechanical component to Vietnam, tariff reduction was successfully achieved by accumulating the proportion of value-added from China, Japan, and South Korea.

How to verify the professional qualifications of a foreign trade agency company?

It is necessary to check the following three core qualifications:

• Customs AEO certification: In 2025, the General Administration of Customs requires agency companies to meet advanced certification standards
• The whole process is actually not complicated, and intermediary agencies can usually help you complete it within 1 - 2 months. So, applying for export rights is not an unattainable thing.: Check the registration status in the List of Enterprises for Trade and Foreign Exchange Receipts and Payments
• Industry association certifications: Such as the five-star agency qualification from the China Customs Brokers Association

What necessary expenses are included in foreign trade agency fees?

Typical fee structure includes:

• Basic service fee (0.8%-1.5% of cargo value)
• Special operation fees:
  • Additional fees for hazardous chemical declarations
  • Service fees for anti-dumping product classification
• Government regulatory fees (customs declaration and inspection fees, port construction fees, etc.)

Which products require special qualifications for export in 2025?

Focus on three categories of goods:

• Lithium battery products: Require UN38.3 test report +Maritime Transportation/Air Transportationidentification certificate
• Food contact materials: FDA or EU 10/2011 certification
• Smart home devices: EU CE-RED wireless directive certification

How to avoid international trade payment risks?

It is recommended to adopt a combined payment solution:

• 30% advance payment + T/T
• 50%L/C(It is recommended to choose international banks such as HSBC)
• 20% DP against documents (payment upon arrival of goods at the port)

How to quickly handle customs inspections?

Professional agency companies are usually equipped toEmergency response mechanism:

1. complete supplementary inspection materials within 2 hours
2. arrange on-site support personnel within 4 hours
3. Utilizing the customs advance declaration model to shorten clearance time

Cross-border E-commerceWhat Agent Support is Needed for the Transformation?

Cross-border e-commerce agency services in 2025 include:

• Overseas warehouse intelligent distribution system (reducing logistics costs by 15%-20%)
• Multi-platform order aggregation processing (supporting 30+ platforms including Amazon, TikTok Shop, etc.)
• VAT tax declaration (covering 27 EU countries + the UK)

How to evaluate an agency companys risk management capabilities?

Focus on three dimensions:

• International trade dispute handling cases (especially experience in handling U.S.-China tariff disputes)
• Exchange rate fluctuation hedging solutions (proportion of forward settlement usage)
• Crisis response time (average problem resolution time)