What qualifications must domestic brands have to entrust export agency services?

According to the latest 2025 Customs Import and Export Goods Consignor Registration Management Measures, brand owners need to complete the following basic registrations:

• Valid business license (including import and export operation rights)
• Customs Import and Export Goods Consignor Registration Certificate
• Register of Foreign Exchange Administration
• Electronic Port IC Card

In practice, we recommend brand owners to simultaneously completeExport Tax Refund (Exemption) Qualification Registration. A case where a sanitary ware brand in 2024 delayed RMB 3 million tax refund due to untimely registration fully demonstrates the importance of complete qualifications.

How to evaluate the actual service capabilities of export agents?

Based on 20 yearsAgency export serviceof experience, we recommend evaluation through three dimensions:

• Business compatibility verification:
  • Check export records of similar products in the past 3 yearscustoms clearanceOrder
  • Request customs clearance cases in target markets
• Risk control system review:
  • Inquire about exchange rate fluctuation response plans
  • Verify qualifications of credit insurance partners
• Digital capability testing:
  • Request demonstration of real-time customs declaration tracking system
  • Verify electronic document transmission security

What hidden costs are included in export agency service fees?

2025 industry research shows that 76% of brand owners have fee budget deviations, mainly due to:

• Destination port unexpected fees (such as Brazils new 2025 sanitary surcharge)
• Document certification costs (note the expanded application scope of Hague Apostille)
• Exchange rate locking service fees (recommend adopting tiered pricing models)

A food company achieved success by adoptingSectional pricing contract, successfully reduced unexpected expenditures by 17% in 2024. This model has been included in the Ministry of Commerces recommended contract templates for 2025.

How can brand owners monitor the entire export process of goods?

Recommend establishing a three-tier monitoring system:

• Document flow monitoring:Require agents to update customs declaration status codes daily
• Fund flow monitoring:Establish dedicated sub-accounts for foreign exchange receipts
• Logistics monitoring:Connect to shipping company container tracking systems (mainstream carriers like CMA/COSCO have opened API interfaces in 2025)

A machinery manufacturer achievedlogistics big data platform, reducing cargo transit anomaly response time from 72 hours to 4 hours. This technical solution was selected as a bonus item for 2025 Customs AEO certification.

What are the major changes in international trade policies in 2025?

Three new regulations that need special attention:

• RCEP origin declaration system scope expanded to all member states
• EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) enters full taxation phase
• U.S. Section 301 tariff exclusion list adjusted again (involving electronics and machinery categories)

Recommend brand owners check monthlyChina Council for the Promotion of International Tradeofficial website updates. A lighting company saved 2.4 million yuan in tariff costs in Q1 2025 by timely adjusting origin strategies.

How to prevent legal risks in export agency?

Must focus on reviewing three contract clauses:

• Liability attribution clause:Clearly define standards for determining customs declaration errors
• Intellectual Property Clause:Agree on solutions for overseas trademark infringement
• Force majeure clause:Update to 2025 version of force majeure event list

A clothing brand suffereddestination country technical trade measures response clause, encountered EU textile labeling regulations in 2024 leading to full container returns, with direct losses reaching 850,000 yuan.