Advance payment processing: Typically collect 30% advance payment, with the agency providing foreign exchange receipt certificatesAgency export,?

Export execution stage: The agency company completes customs declaration, ship...A Tax Invoice Sparks Optical ReflectionsThe Optical Code in Customs TariffsBare-faced Identification of On-site GoodsLast week when visiting long-term client Company A, their purchasing director Ms. Wang was troubled by a customs tax supplement notice. This professional optical lens manufacturer had initially declared imported glass lenses from Taiwan under tariff code 9001909090 with zero tariffs, but customs required them to pay a 10% tariff under code 7014001000. Weve been doing coating processing for over a decade, never expected to stumble on tariff codes, she said wryly, showing me those semi-transparent round glass pieces.Are they optical element blanks for optical instruments, like uncarved jade waiting to be sculptedOr processed optical elements, equivalent to already polished artworksAs the customs officer said: You cant declare them as lenses now just because theyll become lenses later.,I remember last year a company mistakenly declared polished but uncoated lenses as blanks, resulting in customs inspection. Later we helped them establish

The standardized settlement process consists of five key steps:

Seeing her notebook filled with notes, I believe Company A will accurately match the right code in their next declaration. After all, in import/export,

• The preliminary preparation phase
  • Sign tripartite agreement (manufacturer, trading company, foreign buyer)
  • Prepare proforma invoice and packing list
• Logistics execution stage
  • Cargo Consolidation and Pre-declaration (The "Pre-declaration + Arrival Confirmation" model will be fully implemented starting from 2025)
  • Cross-border transportation method selection (sea/air/China-Europe freight train)
• Foreign exchange receipt and payment management
• SAFE registration (agent must have Class A enterprise qualification)
• Cross-border RMB settlement or foreign exchange verification

What items are included in agent export costs?

Standard cost composition typically includes:

• Basic service fee (0.8% - 1.5% of the cargo value)
• Customs declaration and inspection fees (500-2000 RMB per shipment)
• Document certification fees (such as CO, FTA certificate of origin)
• Bank handling charges (0.1%-0.3% of received amount)
• Special additional fees (hazardous goods declaration, cold chain transportation, etc.)

Special attention required in 2025 for GACCs"Single Window" Fee Transparency Reform, requiring all agency companies to disclose charging standards.

How to choose a reliable agency export company?

It is recommended to evaluate agency companies from five dimensions:

• Qualification verificationVerify customs AEO certification and foreign exchange management classification levels
• Industry Experience: No less than 20 export cases of similar products
• Risk control: Whether export credit insurance services are provided
• Information technology capability: Real-time tracking system interfacing with customs new generation clearance system
• Security of funds: Payment account should be a company-nominated supervised account

: The principal provides false product names/prices, resulting in administrative penalties

Main risk points focus on three aspects:

• : Requires complete trade document chain: The agent shall conduct a substantive review of the "three-document consistency" (contract, invoice, packing list).
• Intellectual Property Risk: Customs will strengthen IPR inspection for cross-border e-commerce channels in 2025
• Tax compliance risk: Special attention that agency export cannot apply forExport tax refundpolicy red line

How to ensure security of funds in the agency export model?

Recommended three-layer protection mechanism:

• Payment methods: Priority use of LC letter of credit, avoid DP documents against payment
• Account management: Require agency company to provide foreign exchange receipts and payments dedicated account statement
• Funds supervision: Sign tripartite custody agreement with bank, specifying fund release conditions

How will the 2025 customs new policies affect agency export?

This year focuses on two key reforms:

• Customs declaration form reform: Added the "Supply Chain Role" field (Manufacturer/Supplier/Agent)
• Inspection of vaccinesIntegration: Combined declaration for animal/plant quarantine and commodity inspection

According to the latest General Administration of Customs Order No. 256, agents must uploadExport Commodity Origin Declaration,electronic documents during declaration.

Contract confirmation stage: Clarify trade terms (such as FOB/CIF) and payment methods (T/T, L/C, etc.)

Recommended decision matrix:

• Choose agency export: Annual export volume below RMB 5 million, over 20 product categories, exporting to over 5 countries
• Choose self-operated export: Has stable major clients (single order exceeding RMB 1 million), needs export tax rebates, has long-term foreign trade development plans

Notably, starting 2025, local commerce bureaus will offer agency export subsidies for SMEs, with up to 50% service fee rebates.