46. IV. What should be done if there is an error in letter of credit presentation?

According to the customs data in 2025, the average time-consuming of self - export by small and medium - sized enterprises is 42 working days more than that of agency export. Self - export requires:

• Establish a complete foreign trade team (with an average annual cost of about 350,000 yuan)
• Maintain qualifications such as AEO certification (with an investment of over 150,000 yuan in the first year)
• Bear the demurrage fee caused by documentary errors (with an average loss of 8,000 yuan per order)

Take an enterprise with an annual export volume of 2 million US dollars as an example. The comprehensive cost of entrusting an agency is only 60% - 70% of that of self - export.

47. V. Is it worth entrusting an agency for small - batch orders?

Professional agency companies are equipped with:

• A real - time updated global trade policy database (covering 132 countries)
• Special service teams for free trade agreements such as RCEP
• In 2023Export tax refundExchange rate adjustment response plan (successfully helped customers recover tax refund losses of over 10 million yuan)

III. How to handle complexityConditions of TradeRisks?

When the customer requests the DDP terms, the value of the agency company is particularly prominent:

• Accurate calculation of full logistics costs (error rate <3%)
• Predict the customs clearance difficulties of the destination country (such as the new EU CE certification regulations)
• Establish a risk reserve fund mechanism (bearing up to 30% of unexpected losses)

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In 2024, a textile enterprise was refused payment by the bank due to an incorrect bill of lading date. The agency company completed the following within 48 hours:

• Coordinate with the shipping company to modify the bill of lading
• Re - handle the chamber of commerce certification documents
• Re - make a full set of negotiation documents

Finally, recovered 280,000 US dollars of payment for goods and avoided the risk of L/C expiration.

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For companies with monthly export volume <$50,000, leading agencies offer:

• LCL service (reducing logistics costs by 40%)
• Shared overseas warehouses (saving 75% of warehousing fees)
• Charging mode per order (with a minimum service fee of 800 yuan/order)

VI. How to choose a reliable agency company?

It is recommended to screen according to the following standards:

• Possess the first - class freight forwarder qualification approved by the Ministry of Commerce
• Have a self - operated customs clearance team in the target market
  • For example, in the North American market, a Bond qualification is required
  • EU market requires EORI number
• Provide an electronic customs declaration real - time tracking system

VII. What are the precautions for the export of special products?

TakeLithium batteryexport as an example. Professional agents will:

• Prepare UN38.3 test report in advance
• Configure dangerous goods transport vehicles that meet IMDG specifications
• Prepare 10 essential documents including MSDS

From January to June 2025, the agency company assisted new energy enterprises in completing 327 batches of compliant exports of lithium - ion batteries, with a 0 return - shipment record.