Home » Trade Essentials » This article is written by a senior foreign trade import and export agency account manager, systematically analyzing the core qualification requirements and operation points of auto parts import agency. It covers basic enterprise qualifications, product access qualifications, key documents in the import process and additional requirements for special parts, emphasizes both compliance and efficiency, and suggests that enterprises plan in advance and cooperate with professional agency service providers to cope with dynamic regulatory policies.
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 requirements: Customs 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 risks: For example, the CBAM carbon tariff mechanism newly implemented by the EU in 2024
- Foreign exchange management risk: New regulatory requirements for cross - border RMB settlement
- Data security risk: Prevention 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 fee: Charged 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
- Agency for export credit insurance
- Assistance in customs clearance in the destination country
- Risk guarantee: Usually 5% - 10% of the cargo value
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PSB Record: Shanghai No.31011502009912
