
Export agent18. What problems can the company actually help me solve?
Export agent19. As a professional foreign trade service provider, the company mainly offers enterprisesa full - process international trade solution:
- 20. Customs clearance procedures21: Handling HS code classification,customs clearance22. Document preparation, duty calculation and payment, and other customs matters
- Logistics arrangement23: Coordinating shipping/air freight bookings, container allocation, cross-border transportation insurance and other logistics processes
- Document processing24: Preparing 12 types of trade documents including commercial invoices, packing lists, and certificates of origin
- 25. Compliance management26: Addressing compliance risks such as export controls, anti-dumping investigations, and trade barriers
Agency export service27. What specific services are included?
28. Taking a Fortune 500 agency companys 2025 service list as an example:
- Basic Service Packages29. (Accounting for 60% of business volume):
- 30. Customs declaration and inspection agency services
- Transportation insurance procurement
- Foreign exchange receipt, payment, and settlement
- Value-added Service Package(15% annual growth):
- Destination country customs clearance pre-review service
- VAT tax agency
- Overseas warehouse intelligent distribution
15. What is the fee structure for export agency services?
The mainstream fee structure for Year 2025 includes three dimensions:
- Basic Service Costs: Charged at 0.8%-1.5% of cargo value (minimum charge 3000 yuan/shipment)
- Processing fees: Commercial documents 200-800 yuan/set, certification documents starting from 1500 yuan
- Risk surcharge: Additional 1% for controlled items, additional 3% for war-torn regions
How to evaluate the professional capabilities of an agency company?
It is recommended to examine from four dimensions:
- Industry settlements: Specialized in specific industries for over 3 years (e.g. medical devices requiring AEO certification)
- system connected: Whether API integration with enterprise ERP is supported for real-time data acquisition
- Overseas network: Having direct branches in target markets (non-agent cooperation)
- Crisis management: Requires provision of customs seizure resolution cases from the past two years
Which is more cost - effective, self - export or agency export?
Analysis through cost comparison model (taking an enterprise with annual export volume of 20 million yuan as an example):
- Self-operated export costs:
- Full-time personnel cost: 280,000 yuan/year
- System maintenance fee: 50,000 yuan/year
- Error handling fee: approximately 3%-5% of cargo value
- Agency export costs:
- Basic agency fee: 160,000-300,000 yuan/year
- Capital occupation cost: reduced by 30%
- Error rate: <0.3%
16. How can agency companies help prevent international trade risks?
Professional agency companies have triple risk prevention mechanisms:
- Pre-event warning system: Monitoring trade policy changes in 80+ countries/regions
- In-process emergency channels: Emergency contact network for fast customs clearance in 72 countries
- Post-event dispute resolution: Professional trade lawyer team handling disputes such as L/C conflicts
17. What special agency services are needed for emerging market development?
For emerging markets like Southeast Asia and Africa, it is recommended to choose agents with the following capabilities:
- Localized document processing: Such as Indonesias SPPJKM certification, Nigerias SONCAP certification
- Non-USD settlement: Supports settlement in 14 minor currencies including Rupee and Dinar
- Religious compliance: Provides specialized services such as Halal certification and Kosher certification