Industry Status and Challenges

As of Q1 2025, domestic listed companiesEquipment Importstotal exceeded 2.3 trillion yuan, with 67% completed through professional agents. In the General Administration of Customs newly released2025 Import Equipment Supervision Catalog, precision instrument products still maintain a high declaration error rate of 12.7%, mainly involving HS code misclassification and false technical parameter declarations.

Key selection factors

Listed companies selectingImport Representationservice providers should focus on:

• Qualification verification system
  • Customs AEO Advanced Certification qualification
  • Specific industry equipment import filing (e.g.Medical EquipmentRegistration certificates)
  • Cross-border payment foreign exchange management qualification
• Customs clearance practical skills
  • pre-classification accuracy rate above 98%
  • Technical parameter conversion capability (matching CE/UL certifications)
  • Port congestion crisis response time <4 hours

Key points of tax planning

According to the 2025 Ministry of FinanceMajor Technical Equipment Import Tax Policy, agency service providers should assist enterprises in completing:

• Duty-free equipment list comparison (12 new product categories added in 2025 version)
• Design of VAT installment payment plan for import procedures
• Royalty fee declaration allocation mechanism establishment

Supply chain risk prevention and control

A medical device listed company case shows professional agency services can reduce supply chain risks by 32%:

• Equipment transportation phase adoptsdual-track insuranceProcess and Frequently Asked Questions for Exporting Mining Machinery to Southeast Asia | Shanghai Import/Export AgentMaritime Transportation(transportation insurance + technical insurance)
• EstablishThree-level verification of technical parametersMechanism (Manufacturer-Agent-Customs)
• implementationCustoms Clearance Time Guarantee Insurance(Late delivery compensation at 0.15% per day)

2025 Industry Trends

Latest regulatory updates from the General Administration of Customs indicate:

• Electronic declaration system will be integrated withEquipment technical parameter database(Scheduled for launch in October 2025)
• New environmental standards added for imported equipmentOperational energy consumption testingRequirements
• Regional industrial chain cooperation projects eligible forFast-track customs clearance

A semiconductor equipment import case study shows that through professional agency services: HS code declaration accuracy increased to 99.2%, import process time costs reduced by 41%, successfully applied for high-tech enterprise equipment import subsidies, ultimately achieving project commissioning cycle shortened to 68% of industry average.