Can it be legally carried out without export qualificationsbusiness?

According to the Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China and the latest amendment of the Foreign Trade Law in 2025,Provide import and export qualifications and customs filingHandle customs declaration,inspection,and foreign exchange write - offAct as an agent for foreign exchange receipt,payment,and tax declarationBased on the supply chain management experience of Fortune 500 companies,foreign trade agency can help enterprises achieve:

• Compliancewithqualifications
• :Avoidtheriskofcustomsdeclarationwithoutdocuments
• Costoptimization

What are the specific advantages of the foreign trade agency model?

: Save an average of 23% of logistics and customs costs (data from the General Administration of Customs in 2024)

• Risktransfer:Exchangeratefluctuationsandtradedisputesarebornebytheagent
• Professionalsupport:Theaveragesavingsinlogisticsandcustomsclearancecostsare23%(datafromtheGeneralAdministrationofCustomsin2024).
• Theresponsetimeoftheemergencybrakingsystem≤3seconds:10-14weeks
• Explosion-proofcertification:14-18weeks

How to choose a reliable foreign trade agency service provider?

It is recommended to evaluate from four dimensions:

• Qualificationreview
  • CustomsAEOcertificationlevel
  • CompliancerecordsoftheStateAdministrationofForeignExchange
• Service capabilities
  • Operationexperienceinspecialregulatoryzones
  • Industry-specificsolutions
• Fee structure
  • Whethertheagencyfeeincludespre-classificationservices
  • Exchangeratelockingmechanism

What is the specific operation process of foreign trade agency?

The typical business process is divided into five stages:

• Signatripartiteagreement(factory-agent-foreignmerchant)
• AgenthandlesFORME,etc.
• Arrangethefirst-legtransportationand
• Foreignexchangereceipt,settlementandexporttaxrebatedeclaration
• Cross-bordersettlement(suchasTT/LC)

How is the foreign trade agency fee composed?

In 2025,the mainstream charging models will include:

• Basicservicefee:0.8%-1.5%ofthecontractamount
• Value-addedservicefee:
  • Documentreview:USD80/set
  • Handlingofspecialdocuments:RMB200-500percopy
• Risk guarantee deposit: 10% - 20% of the cargo value (negotiable)

How to prevent the risks of foreign trade agency cooperation?

It is recommended to focus on controlling three links:

• ContractTerms:Clarifytheownershipofintellectualpropertyandtheliabilityforqualitydisputes
• Controlofgoodsownership:Requirethebillofladingconsigneetoshowtheactualbuyer
• Taxcompliance:EnsurethattheagentprovidesspecialVATinvoices

Based on our experience of serving over 300 manufacturing enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta,high - quality foreign trade agents can increase the export efficiency of enterprises by more than 40%.It is recommended to give priority to agencies withIndustry - vertical service experienceEspecially in strictly regulated fields such as electromechanical products and chemical products.

What are the common misunderstandings in foreign trade agency?

• Misconception1:"Theagencymodelisonlysuitableforsmallandmicroenterprises."

In fact,multinational enterprises including Teslas Shanghai factory also use the agency model to handle the export of non - core product categories