What is the core essence of the agency export business?

Agency export essentially belongs toa sub - field of the international trade service industry.According to the Classification of National Economic Industries (GB/T 4754 - 2024 Revised Edition), the agency export business mainly involves the following three types of services:

• The trade agency sub - category in business services(Code 72) Trade Agency subclass
• Logistics support services in transportation, warehousing, and postal services(Code 53 - 60)
• Cross - border digital trade services in software and information technology services(Code 65)

What are the essential differences between agency export and self - managed export?

From the perspective of industry attributes, the core differences between the two are:

• Different legal entities: As a service provider, the agency exporter does not own the ownership of the goods
• Risk - bearing methods: The agent mainly bears the performance liability rather than the market risk
• Differences in service content: It includes full - process services such as customs declaration, tax refund, and foreign exchange settlement

2025foreign tradeWhat are the new changes in the service industry?

According to the latest Cross - border Trade Facilitation Reform Plan, the agency export industry shows three trends:

• Digital service upgrade: The coverage rate of electronic customs declarations has reached 98%
• Accelerated industry integration: The market share of the top ten service providers has exceeded 40%
• Strengthened compliance requirementsCustoms AEO certification has become the industry entry threshold

How to judge high - quality agency export service providers?

When choosing a service provider, the following aspects need to be focused on:

• Qualification system:
  • Customs AEO Advanced Certification
  • Class A enterprise in the classification of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange
• Service capabilities:
  • Successful operation cases in 2023 (such as the customs clearance timeliness of a certain multinational project)
  • Operation experience of special categories (such as lithium - ion batteries, hazardous chemicals)

What are the main risk points involved in agency export?

Industry - specific risks that need special attention include:

• policy compliance risksFor example, the CBAM carbon tariff mechanism newly implemented by the EU in 2024
• Foreign exchange management riskNew regulatory requirements for cross - border RMB settlement
• Data security riskPrevention mechanism for the leakage of customer business information

How is the service fee for agency export composed?

The industry charging standards in 2025 mainly include:

• Basic service feeCharged at 0.8% - 1.5% of the cargo value (depending on the category)
• • Presentation of L/C documents: 800 - 1500 yuan per order
  • Agency for export tax rebate: 5% - 8% of the tax rebate amount
  Including:
  • Agency for export credit insurance
  • Assistance in customs clearance in the destination country
• Risk guaranteeUsually 5% - 10% of the cargo value