What isProof?Which businesses must be handled?

Export Agency Certificate is a legal document proving the agency relationship in international trade.According to the latest 2025 "Regulations onThe "Easy Law" stipulates that the following three circumstances must be handled:

• Themanufacturingenterpriseentrustsaforeigntradecompanytohandleexportagency.
• Overseaspurchasersdesignatedomesticagentsforprocurement
• Platform-operatedexportbusiness

What are the new changes in the application process for 2025?

Compared with the process in 2023,the main optimizations in 2025 are reflected in three aspects:

• E-filing:TheNationalSingleWindowSystemforInternationalTradeisuniformlyadoptednationwide.
• Materialsimplification:Removetherequirementforacopyofthelegalrepresentative’sIDcard.
• Approvalacceleration:Thepromisedprocessingtimeisshortenedto3workingdays.

What core materials are required for the application?

Based on 20 years of hands-on experience,it is recommended to prepare the following documents:

• Basicdocuments
  • Theoriginalcopyoftheagencyagreementsignedbybothparties
  • DuplicateofBusinessLicense(withthelatestannualinspectionstampaffixed)
• Business Certification Documents
  • ProformaInvoiceorPurchaseOrder
  • ProductClassificationPre-DeterminationNotification(NewRequirementsAddedin2025)

How to Avoid Common Application Mistakes?

According to the statistics of the General Administration of Customs for the first quarter of 2025,the main reasons for rejection include:

• Theagencyagreementlackskeyclauses(suchasdisputeresolutionclauses).
• IncorrectHScodeclassificationoftheproduct
• Theenterprise’screditratingdoesnotmeetorexceedClassB.

Special reminder: From June 2025,the customs will implement an intelligent review system,and enterprises with more than three historical declaration errors will be subject to manual review.

How long is the certificate valid?How to apply for an extension?

The standard validity period of the export agency certificate is:

• Generaltrade:1year
• Processingtrade:Consistentwiththevalidityperiodofthemanual.
• Specialsupervisionzonebusiness:6months

The extension application must be submitted 30 days before the expiration date,and an additional report on the business operations during the extension period is required.The new regulations in 2025 allow the extension application to be submitted online through a single window.