What tasks can import and export agency services handle on behalf of enterprises?

Professional agency companies can undertake the following core businesses:

• Qualification Holding Services: Providing full qualification support for enterprises without import and export rights
• Customs process management:
  • customs clearanceDocument Preparation and Declaration
  • HS Code Classification and Compliance Review
  • Special Supervision Zone Cargo Handling
• Trade Compliance Management: Addressing policies such as export controls and rules of origin
• Foreign exchange receipt and payment management: Cross-border payments, foreign exchange verification, and tax refund declarations

What costs can be saved by choosing import and export agency services?

According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs in 2025, professional agencies can help small and medium-sized enterprises reduce trade costs by an average of 35%:

• Hidden cost reduction: Avoiding demurrage fees and amendment fees caused by customs declaration errors
• Shared Economies of Scale: Sharing the agency companys bargaining power for shipping space and logistics discounts
• Labor Cost Optimization: No need to build an in-house foreign trade team (saving the costs of 2-3 full-time employees on average)

Which types of enterprises most need agency services?

The agency model is particularly suitable for the following four types of enterprises:

• Small and medium-sized enterprises with annual import and export volumes < $5 million
• involveNew exporters of special supervision categories such as medical devices/foodManufacturing enterprises engaged in cross-border B2B e-commerce exports
• Need to handle
• Repaired itemsTemporary import/exportandRepair ItemsEnterprises engaged in non-trade businesses

How do agency companies handle complex customs declaration issues?

Illustrated with a real case handled by the author: An enterprise exporting precision instruments encountered customs classification disputes, and the agency company resolved it through:

• InitiationPre-classification application procedure
• ProvideThird-party inspection report
• ApplyAdministrative ruling on commodity classification

Ultimately helped the enterprise avoid an administrative penalty of 1.2 million yuan. This case was selected as one of the Top Ten Dispute Resolution Typical Cases by the General Administration of Customs in 2024.

How is cargo safety ensured under the agency model?

Professional agency companies provide triple safeguard mechanisms:

• Transportation insurance coverage: Standard marine all risks + war risks
• real-time tracking system: Provides GPS/container electronic seal monitoring
• Emergency response system: Has contingency plans for emergencies such as strikes and port congestion

What value-added modules are included in agency services?

Leading agency service providers have expanded the following innovative services:

• 10. Digital customs system: Intelligent declaration platform integrated with the Single Window
• Application of RCEP rules of origin accumulation: Maximizing utilization of regional trade agreement preferences
• AEO certification consulting: Assisting clients in obtaining customs advanced certification qualifications

How to evaluate the professionalism of an agency company?

It is recommended to examine from five dimensions:

• Customs credit level(Priority given to AEO Advanced Certification enterprises)
• Industry case accumulation(Requires provision of export cases for similar products)
• Crisis management capability(Inquire about experience in handling goods detention and anti-dumping investigations)
• Technical system level(Whether equipped with intelligent tools such as automatic classification and compliance screening)
• Service response speed(Test emergency response mechanisms under urgent situations)