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How to Choose an Export Agent? 15 Key Questions You Must Understand for 2025 Foreign Trade Services
Category: Trade BasicsDate: August 20, 2025, 15:38
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What kind of?Export Agency?be considered formal and reliable?
In the context of stricter international trade supervision in 2025, verifying an agent's qualifications requires focusing on three core elements:
Customs AEO certification: Prioritize choosing enterprises that have passed advanced certification. These agents can enjoy customs clearance convenience in 30+ mutual recognition countries.
Special qualification documents:
Transport of dangerous goods requires checking the "Hazardous Chemicals Business License"
Food products require a "?Import/export?Food Filing Certificate"
Risk Response Mechanism: Check if a real-time tracking system is equipped. In 2025, customs requires 95% of customs declarations to be electronic.
What does export agency service actually include?
A professional agency should provide a full-chain service:
Basic servicesDocument preparation, customs declaration and inspection, transportation arrangement
Value - added Services:
Intelligent HS code classification (the 2025 version has been updated to the 7th revision)
Variable Costs:?Ocean shipping?Surcharges (low-sulfur fuel surcharge accounts for about 15% of the freight rate)
Special fees:
Customs inspection service fee (800-1500 RMB/time)
Product certification service fee (charged according to the test items)
How to prevent risks in export agency cooperation?
Based on international trade dispute cases in 2025, the following measures are recommended:
Contract terms: Clearly specify the compensation standards, it is recommended to agree on a "documentary error compensation clause"
Insurance Configuration: Require the agent to purchase professional liability insurance (recommended coverage of no less than 2 million RMB)
: Obtain a copy of customs declaration data every week and conduct logistics reconciliation every month: Request a weekly customs clearance progress report, with written confirmation required for key nodes
What special services are needed for exporting to emerging markets?
For emerging markets such as RCEP member countries and Africa, a professional agent should provide:
Tariff planning: Use Indonesia's newly implemented 2025 "Investment Facilitation Regulations" to reduce customs clearance costs
: US agents can provide localized services, including product display, customer relationship management, after - sales service, etc., helping enterprises better integrate into the local market.: Countries like Vietnam require imported goods to be labeled with local language instructions
Special certifications: For example, the processing period for Saudi Arabia's SABER certification has been shortened to 15 working days
What are the new changes in agency services in the digital age?
The industry in 2025 shows three major technological innovations:
Blockchain applications: Shenzhen Customs has piloted a digital bill of lading system, improving customs clearance efficiency by 40%
AI intelligent document review: Some ports have achieved automatic release of customs declarations in 30 seconds
Carbon Emissions Tracking: The EU's CBAM mechanism requires providing a supply chain carbon footprint report