enteredExport agentWhat value can it actually create for enterprises?

Against the backdrop of accelerated digitalization in global trade in 2025, the value of professional agencies is reflected in three dimensions:Cost control, risk avoidance, efficiency improvement. According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs, enterprises using professional agents have reduced customs clearance time by 37% on average, with declaration error rates dropping below 0.8%. Specific advantages include:

• Document processing cost savings of over 60% (including certificates of origin, inspection certificates, etc.)
• Tariff optimization solutions saving 5-12% of import costs on average
• Trade compliance consulting avoiding average annual fines of 200,000-500,000 yuan
• Digital customs systems enabling 24-hour clearance status tracking

What items are included in import and export agency fees in 2025?

Current agency service fees mainly consist of basic service fees + value-added service fees, with typical fee structures as follows:

• Basic service package (30,000-80,000 yuan/year)
  • Basic customs declaration and inspection operations
  • Document pre-review services
  • Basic logistics coordination
• Value-added service items (charged as needed)
  • Tariff planning solution design (0.3-0.8% of cargo value)
  • Special supervision zone operations (starting from 2,000 yuan/shipment)
  • AEO certification guidance (50,000-150,000 yuan)

How to identify unreliable agency companies?

Typical cases published by the State Administration for Market Regulation in 2025 show that agencies with the following characteristics should be avoided:

• Promising 100% tax exemption or zero inspection rates (violating trade authenticity principles)
• Requesting blank stamped documents (posing smuggling risks)
• Unable to provide customs AEO certification qualifications (affecting clearance efficiency)
• Concealing HS CODE classification dispute resolution solutions (may lead to subsequent audits)

How to choose between self-operated import/export and agency services?

It is recommended that enterprises make decisions based onAnnual import/export volume, product complexity, and internal expertiseDecision criteria:

• Situations suitable for self-operation
  • Annual export volume exceeding 50 million yuan with single product category
  • Having a professional foreign trade team of 3 or more members
  • Already obtained customs AEO Advanced Certification
• Situations recommended for agency services
  • Involving special products like 3C certification/medical devices
  • Handling over 50 shipments annuallyCross-border e-commerce
  • Requiring multiple countriesTransitional tradeOperated

What changes have occurred in emerging market agency services in 2025?

In response to the full implementation of the RCEP agreement and African free trade zone construction, leading agencies have launched:

• ASEAN Certificate of Origin intelligent application system (fastest 2-hour issuance)
• African countries electronic tax ID proxy registration services
• Cross-border RMB settlement exception handling solutions
• Carbon tariff pre-calculation system (complying with EU CBAM requirements)

What clauses must be noted when signing agency agreements?

It is recommended to focus on reviewing the following contract elements:

• Dispute resolution clauses (specifying arbitration institutions and applicable laws)
• Data confidentiality agreements (including AI data processing standards)
• Force majeure definitions (covering new risks like cyber attacks)
• Service response timeframes (specified in working hours)
• Fee adjustment mechanisms (limiting annual increases to no more than CPI growth)