II. What Legal Documents Are Required for Agency Export?Export agentIII. How Are Agency Export Costs Structured?

Customs inspection basis:Agency export serviceIV. How to Prevent Brand Infringement Risks?

• V. What Are the Special Considerations for Emerging Market Exports?
  • I. How to Evaluate
  • Agents Reliability?
  • When selecting agents, its recommended to focus on verifying the following elements:Export tax refundLegal qualification documents
• Industry service experience
  • Valid Customs Declaration Unit Registration Certificate
  • Foreign exchange receipt and payment qualification registered with SAFE
  • Priority given to AEO-certified enterprises by customs (certificate number verification required)
• Classification Management Certificate》
  • No fewer than 20 export cases of similar products
  • Customs clearance success rate in target markets above 95%
  • Priority given to AEO-certified enterprises (certificate number verification required)

II.Agency export,Risk control system verification

Brand exports must complete the following legal documents:

• Basic authorization documents
  • Brand authorization letter (requires CCPIT certification)
  • International trademark registration certificate (Madrid System registration preferred)
• Commercial compliance documents
  • Certificate of origin (select type based on free trade agreement)
  • Declaration of conformity (must include CE/FCC certification information)
• Special industry documents
  • Medical devices require FDA/CE registration certificates
  • Food products require importing country health certificates

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2025 agency export fees typically include:

• Basic Service Costs
  • Customs declaration fee: 500-2000 RMB per shipment (based on HS code complexity)
  • Documentation fee: 100-500 RMB/set
• Value Added Services
  • Destination port clearance: 1%-3% of cargo value
  • Tax refund escrow: 0.5%-1%
• Risk reserve fund
  • Customs inspection deposit: 5%-10% of cargo value
  • Exchange rate fluctuation margin (optional)

This article addresses core issues in brand agency exports, covering agent selection criteria, export qualification requirements, cost structures, and risk prevention measures, helping foreign trade enterprises safely and efficiently expand into international markets.

A three-layer protection system is recommended:

• Preventive measures
  • Include intellectual property warranty clauses in agency contracts
  • Complete General Administration of Customs IPR recordal (valid for 10 years)
• Monitoring mechanism during process
  • Require agents to provide real-time logistics tracking
  • Regularly verify overseas distributors sales territories
• Post-incident response plan
  • Establish cross-border infringement rapid response channels
  • Reserve 2% of cargo value as legal emergency fund

I. How to Evaluate the Reliability of Export Agents?

Special considerations for emerging markets like Southeast Asia and Middle East:

• Religious and cultural compliance
  • Avoid religiously sensitive patterns on product packaging
  • Food products must obtain Halal/Kosher certification
• Special payment methods
  • Middle East region accepts 60% of LC usance terms
  • Southeast Asia COD cash on delivery exceeds 40%
• Optimization of logistics programs
  • Priority given to agents with overseas warehouses
  • Requirement to provide last-mile delivery solutions

It is recommended that enterprises must have professional lawyers review contract terms before signing agency agreements, with special attention toLiability Allocation ClausesandDispute settlementandDocument retention obligationsand other key contents. Regularly require agents to provideCopies of customs declaration recordsandTax refund progress reportto establish a two-way transparent cooperation mechanism.