1. What types of enterprises requireAgency export service?

According to the 2023 statistics from the General Administration of Customs, approximately 63% of China's foreign trade enterprises adoptAgency export,Model. The following five types of enterprises are most suitable for choosing export agency:

• Small and medium - sized manufacturing enterprises
  • Has not yet obtained import and export operation rights.
  • The value of a single batch is less than 500,000 RMB.
  • The annual export frequency is less than 6 times.
• Start - up cross - border e - commerce enterprises
  • Lack of professional customs clearance team.
  • During the trial order phase, order volumes are unstable.
  • Need a multi-platform logistics solution
• Enterprises with special industry qualification requirements
  • Medical devices require CFDA certification
  • Chemical products require MSDS certification.
  • Food items require a sanitary quarantine certificate.

II. What specific problems can export agency services solve?

An LED lighting manufacturer achieves export through agency.Annual cost savings of 28%Typical cases demonstrate that the core value of agency services lies in:

• Breaking qualification barriers: Professional handling of 3C certification, RoHS testing, etc.
• Optimization of Trade Terms: EXW to DDP quotation enhances competitiveness
• Tax compliance management: The cross-border tax refund cycle has been shortened to 45 days.
• Risk dispersion mechanism：The success rate of letter of credit document submission has increased to 92%.

III. How to Determine Whether Long-Term Agency Cooperation is Needed?

When a company exhibits the following three signals, it is advisable to establish a long-term agency relationship:

• Annual export volume exceeds 5 million RMB.
• Involving markets in more than three destination countries
• The product line has expanded to cover more than 3 categories of HS codes.

The growth trajectory of a certain garment foreign trade enterprise shows that when its annual export volume reached 8 million yuan, it switched to self-operated exports, converting the saved agency service fees into...A 17% increase in net profit.

IV. What are the essential checks when selecting a proxy service provider?

It is recommended to follow4-Dimensional Evaluation SystemSpecial qualifications for international transportation (such as dangerous goods transportation qualifications, oversized equipment carrier qualifications)

• Qualification Compliance: Class A Customs Declaration Enterprise Qualification
• Service network coverage: At least 5 major port operational capabilities
• Informatization levelCapacity of ERP systems
• Risk response cases: Customs audit response success rate

V. What are the potential risks of export agency?

In 2024, a toy company experienced... due to operational errors by its agent.Refund loss of 1.2 million yuanThe case warns us to beware:

• Risk of trade entity confusion
• Foreign exchange verification time limit risk
• Joint and Several Liability for Intellectual Property

Proposal to passDual-review mechanism(Document Pre-review + Process Monitoring) andDeposit systemConduct risk prevention and control.