I.What is an agencyservice?

An export tax rebate agent is a commercial service provider that assists enterprises in handling the entire process of value-added tax rebate (exemption) declaration,document filing,and tax verification.According to the latest data from the State Taxation Administration in 2025,the average export tax rebate rate in China reached 13.8%,but the actual tax rebate success rate varies widely due to differences in the quality of enterprise declarations.

II.WhyDo businesses need professional agents?

One of our clientsThe exporter case demonstrates:

• Improvedtimeliness:Theaveragetimeforself-declarationis45days→agencyservicesreduceitto28days.
• Increasedtaxrefundamount:Throughoptimizationofthecommoditycode,thetaxrebateratehasbeenincreasedfrom9%to13%.
• AuditResponse:In2025,thecustomsinspectionratewillincreaseby20%year-on-year,andprofessionalagentscanreducetheriskofpenaltiesby90%

III.How Does Proxy Service Impact Business Operations?

Capital turnover: For every 10 days of early arrival,it can save tens of millions of export enterprises 30,000 to 50,000 yuan in financial costs.

Compliance Construction: The three core values provided by the agency:

• IntelligentMatchingSystemforCustomsDeclarationsandVATInvoices
• Cross-borderDesignofCompliancePathforWrite-offs
• NewSolutionstoAddressRCEPRulesofOrigin

IV.What are the impacts of the policy changes in 2025?

According to the No.1 Announcement of the Ministry of Finance in 2025:

• Theonlinetaxfilingratehasreached100%(paperdocumentshavebeencompletelyphasedout).
• Theexporttaxrebaterateforindustrialchainproductshasbeenraisedto16-17%.
• B2Bexportsincludedinthescopeoftaxrebates

Professional agencies are now widely equipped with AI document review systems,which can automatically identify 35 common types of declaration errors.

V.How to Choose a Reliable Tax Refund Agent?

It is recommended to evaluate four dimensions:

• QualificationReview:
  • CustomsAEOcertificationqualification
  • Proportionofcertifiedcross-bordertaxprofessionals
• Service capabilities:
  • Doesitsupportmultilingualcustomsdeclarationservices?
  • Experienceinhandlingspecialtrademethods(suchasmarketprocurement,bondedmaintenance,etc.)

6.How are agency service fees calculated?

The mainstream charging model of the agency market in the 2025 era:

• Chargedbasedontheproportionoftaxrefund:0.8%-1.2%(includingbasicservices)
• Pay-per-use:2000-5000RMBperorder(suitableforsmallandmicrocustomers)
• SpecialWarning:Servicespriced50%belowmarketratesmayinvolveillegalpracticessuchastheuseoffakeinvoices.

7.What risks might one face by not hiring an agent?

Typical cases we have handled:

• Acompanyhadits2milliontaxrefundrejectedduetoincorrectproductcodes.
• Failuretoverifyforeignexchangereceiptswithintheprescribedperiodtriggerstaxaudits(averagepenaltiesamountto30%oftherefundabletax).
• Cross-bordere-commerceenterpriseslosetaxrefundsduetounfamiliaritywiththe9810regulatorycode.