I.BasicWhat legal qualifications are required for

services?Business License(Explicitly include "goodsBusiness Scope"),Certificate of Recordation of Customs Declaration Entity(After the General Administration of Customs changed the registration system to a filing system in 2023,the filing code starts with "31"),as well asCertificate of Registration in the List of Foreign Exchange Receipts and PaymentsFrom 2025 onwards,according to the new regulations of the Ministry of Commerce,cross-border service enterprises will also need to publish the electronic version of the "Foreign Trade Compliance Certificate" on the "International Trade Single Window".Special qualifications need to be provided additionally for different product categories:

II.What additional certificates are required for the export of special products?

Food/

• Category:HygieneLicense,HACCPCertification,ExportFoodRecordationCertificate:MedicalDeviceRegistrationCertificate,FDA/CECertification(requiredbythetargetmarket)
• :ChemicalProducts
• :MSDSSafetyDataSheet,DangerousGoodsTransportationAppraisalReport:TheEPRExtendedProducerResponsibilitySystemnewlyimplementedbytheEUin2025requiresthattheagentmustholdanEPRregistrationnumbertoexportelectricalandelectronicproducts.

In 2025,the European Union will implement a new EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) system,which requires agents to hold an EPR registration number in order to export electronic and electrical products.

III.What compliance certificates are required for foreign exchange receipt and payment?

Certificate of Registration in the List of Enterprises for Trade - related Foreign Exchange Receipts and Payments issued by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange

• DocumentationofRecordationforCross-borderRMBSettlementEligibility
• StandardTextoftheExportForeignExchangeCollectionRiskUndertakingLetterupdatedin2024
• Theupdated"ExportControlList"in2024Copyoftheagentsqualificationcertificate(stampedwiththeofficialseal)

Special Note: According to the 2025 Foreign Exchange Administration Bureau’s Announcement No.12,for advance payments and receipts exceeding $500,000 per transaction,a "Special Business Compliance Statement" issued by the bank is required.

IV.What certification documents must be included in the agency contract?

Packing List Template

• CertificateofOrigin
• PowerofAttorneyforApplicationof(CO)
• Newrequirementin2025:ForbusinessesinvolvingRCEPmemberstates,theapplicableclausesoftheoriginaccumulationrulesneedtobespecifiedinthecontract.
• LogintotheNationalEnterpriseCreditInformationPublicitySystemtoquerybusinesslicenseinformation

New requirements for 2025: For businesses involving RCEP member countries,the contract must explicitly state the applicable rules for cumulation of origin.

V.How to verify the authenticity of export agency qualifications?

Query the status of the foreign exchange list through the IC card of the electronic port

• Logintothe"NationalEnterpriseCreditInformationPublicitySystem"toquerybusinesslicenseinformation.
• Professionaltip:Theagentcanberequiredtodisplayitsrecordationinformationinreal-timethroughtheChinaInternationalTradeSingleWindow.Thisplatformhasachievedreal-timedatasynchronizationwiththeStateAdministrationforMarketRegulationin2025.
• AgentExport
• Requiretheagenttoprovidethetaxpaymentcertificateandsocialinsurancepaymentrecordsfortheyear2025.

Professional Tip: You can request the agent to display their filing information in real time through the "China International Trade Single Window",which has achieved real-time data synchronization with the Market Supervision Administration since 2025.