1. Southern Country ProductsAgency export,What basic qualifications are required?

According to the latest international trade regulations in 2025, the following basic conditions must be met for the agency export of Southern Country products:

• 52. Enterprise entity qualifications
  • Effective record of import and export operation rights
  • Customs Registration Certificate
  • Register of Foreign Exchange Administration
• Certificate of product compliance
  • ASEAN Certificate of Origin (for specific categories)
  • Quality Inspection Report (Compliant with Target Market Standards)
  • Sanitary/Quarantine Certificate (for Food and Agricultural Products)

II. How to Evaluate the Professional Competence of an Agency?

Recommended adoptionThree-dimensional evaluation system:

• Business Capability Dimension
  • Export cases of similar products in the past 3 years
  • Main port operation experience value
  • Special Document Processing Success Rate
• Risk control system dimension
  • Trade Financing Security Measures
  • Logistics Exception Handling Plan
  • Currency fluctuation hedging solutions
• Digital Service Dimension
  • Real-time Customs Status Tracking System
  • Electronic Document Management Platform
  • Data visualization analysis tool

What items are included in the agent export expenses?

The typical cost structure can be divided into three major modules:

• Basic Service Costs(accounting for approximately 40% of the total)
  • Document processing fee: 200-500 RMB per shipment
  • Customs declaration and inspection fee: 0.15% of the cargo value.
• Value Added Services(approximately 35%)
  • Port clearance agency fee
  • Special Storage Surcharge
  • Trade financing service fee
• Risk reserve fund(approximately 25%)
  • Customs inspection reserve fund
  • Exchange Rate Margin
  • Logistics Delay Insurance

IV. What special regulations should be noted for exports to emerging markets?

For the key African and Middle Eastern markets to be developed in 2025, special attention should be paid to:

• Certification Requirements Upgrade
  • Saudi SABER Certification Adds 12 New Product Categories
  • Nigerian SONCAP Certificate Electronization
• Payment Method Restrictions
  • Algeria mandatory letter of credit settlement
  • Egypt requires advance payment proof to be filed.
• New logistics regulations
  • The Port of Mombasa in Kenya implements a 72-hour pre-declaration.
  • The UAE requires all food containers to be equipped with temperature recorders.

V. How to Prevent Common Risks in Agency Export?

Based on 20 years of practical experience, it is recommended to establishLevel 3 Risk Control Mechanism:

• Prevention in advance
  • The agency contract must clearly define the boundaries of responsibilities.
  • Preliminary review of foreign investor credit report
  • Lock the forward exchange rate
• Monitoring of the matter.
  • Critical node dual verification
  • Daily tracking of logistics trajectory
  • Real-time foreign exchange receipt notification
• Following afterwards
  • Establish a blacklist sharing mechanism
  • Regularly review abnormal cases
  • Improve emergency response plans

VI. A Comparative Analysis of the Benefits Between Agency Export and Traditional Self-Operated Export?

Through the cost-benefit analysis model calculation, the annual export volumeBelow $20 million.Enterprises are more suited to the agency model:

• Cost savings
  • Labor costs reduced by 60-70%.
  • Administrative expenses reduced by 45%.
  • The capital occupation decreased by 30%.
• Efficiency improvement
  • Customs clearance efficiency improved by 40%.
  • The error rate in documentation is reduced to below 0.5%.
  • Customer response speed increased by 3 times.
• Risk transfer
  • 100% compliance liability transfer
  • 80% exchange rate risk hedging
  • 50% logistics risk sharing