Export agentHow to establish an effective cooperation evaluation system?

What core services does the company actually provide?Six Core Modules:

• Professional export agency companies offer services far beyond basic customs clearance and transportation, with 2025 industry standards already established.End-to-end customs clearance management
• : Includes HS code intelligent classification, origin certification optimization, and AEO certification guidance.Global logistics solution design
• : Plans optimal routes by leveraging free trade agreements like RCEP (Case: A machinery and electrical company saved 18% in logistics costs through route optimization in 2023).Trade compliance risk control
• : Early warning for latest regulations such as U.S. EAR and EU REACH.Intelligent foreign exchange settlement
• Digital supply chain dashboard: Real-time tracking of order lifecycle status
• Export tax refundaccelerated: Fastest payment settlement in 3 working days for Yangtze River Delta region

How to evaluate the professional qualifications of an agency company?

Proposal to passThree - dimensional evaluation systemSpecial qualifications for international transportation (such as dangerous goods transportation qualifications, oversized equipment carrier qualifications)

• Official certification:
  • 39. Customs AEO advanced certified enterprise
  • 40. Member of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA)
• Technical capacity:
  • Whether blockchain customs clearance system is deployed
  • ERP integration success rate (industry excellence standard reaches 98%)
• Industry cases:
  • Practical export experience with same-category products
  • Crisis management case library (e.g. emergency plan for 2021 Suez Canal incident)

What core services do export agency companies actually provide?

Special attention is neededThree types of potential costs:

• Unexpected destination port charges (e.g. Brazils MERCHANT MARINE TAX)
• Document amendment fees (industry average 200-500 RMB per instance)
• Exchange rate differential losses (avoidable through forward exchange services)

Recommended to require service providers to provideCost matrix table, clearly defining responsibility for 63 routine costs and 11 contingent costs.

Are there hidden costs in agency service fees?

According to 2024 General Administration of Customs research data, annual export volumefor enterprises below 20 million RMBmodular services offer better cost-effectiveness:

• Basic package: Documentation + customs clearance (saving 3.2 person-months labor)
• Advanced package: Adds foreign exchange management + logistics monitoring (25% improvement in capital turnover rate)
• Custom package: Includes supply chain financing services (credit line up to 80% of accounts receivable)

Year 2025Export agentWhat are the new industry trends?

Based on our experience serving 356 export enterprises, we identified three transformation directions:

• Deepening AI applications: Intelligent classification accuracy exceeds 92% (78% in 2023)
• Green logistics becomes mandatory: EU CBAM carbon tariff calculation becomes standard service
• Pre-safety review: US UVL list screening incorporated into standard service process

A childrens product exporter, through the agency companysdigital early warning system, successfully avoided $1.26 million in losses caused by new US CPSC regulations.

What are the new trends in the export agency industry in 2025?

Recommended fromFour dimensionsSet KPIs:

• Timeliness indicators: Document processing speed (excellent value ≤2 hours)
• Cost indicators: Abnormal expense occurrence rate (industry benchmark <3%)
• Risk indicators: Compliance defect count (ideal value=0)
• Value-added indicators: Market intelligence value provided by the agent

Quarterlyfour-party meetings(company, agent, logistics, bank) should be held, using PDCA cycles to continuously optimize the supply chain.