Export DrawbackThe tax rebate money is issued by the state. Why can agency companies earn a price difference?

According to Chinas Administrative Measures for Tax Refunds (Exemptions) on Exported Goods, the tax rebate funds do come from the national finance, but the profit points of agency companies lie inService Fees and Technological Value - added23.. Professional agency companies create value in the following ways:

• Advance tax rebate funds (the average account period is shortened by 60 - 90 days)
• Handle complex documents (save 8 - 12 hours of labor cost per order)
• Avoid compliance risks (the number of cases of incorrect declaration penalties is reduced by 97%)
• Optimize the application of tax rebate rates (in 2024, a certain electromechanical product received 3.2% more tax rebates through classification guidance)

What Costs are Included in the Service Fees Charged by Agency Companies?

The charging structure of regular agency companies usually includes explicit costs and implicit technical costs:

• Basic service fee(Charged at 0.8% - 1.5% of the tax rebate amount)
  • Document Review and Declaration
  • Foreign Exchange Verification and Write - off Processing
  • Tax System Connection
• • Presentation of L/C documents: 800 - 1500 yuan per order
  • Agency for export tax rebate: 5% - 8% of the tax rebate amount
  • Intelligent tax rebate rate matching system (a listed company increased its efficiency by 4.2 million yuan annually)
  • Customs data early - warning system (identify more than 85% of declaration risks in advance)
  • Supply chain financing service (the cost of funds is 1.2 - 1.8 percentage points lower than bank loans)

Which is More Cost - effective, Self - operated Tax Rebate or Agency Tax Rebate?

According to the Yangtze River Delta region in 2025foreign tradeEnterprise research data shows that there are significant differences in the selection strategies of enterprises of different scales:

• Annual export volume < $5 million: The agency model saves 18% - 25% of the comprehensive cost
• $5 million - $20 million: The mixed mode (self - operation + agency) has the optimal efficiency.
• > $20 million: It is recommended to establish a professional team, but note that:
  • The team training cycle usually takes 12 - 18 months
  • The initial investment in system construction is about 800,000 - 1.2 million yuan

How to judge whether an agency company embezzles tax rebates?

The Regulatory Measures for Foreign Trade Comprehensive Service Enterprises newly implemented in 2025 requires agency companies to:

• Provide a real - time tax rebate progress query system (referring to the standards of the single window of the customs)
• The capital flow of the jointly managed bank account can be traced.
• Provide a tax rebate settlement statement stamped with the official seal every month.
• Retain complete documents for 3 years for inspection (electronic files need to comply with the GB/T 18894 standard)

Is the agency's promise of "no success, no fee" trustworthy?

Two types of risk scenarios need to be vigilant about:

• Compliance traps: A certain enterprise accepted an ultra - low rate of 0.5%, and was later found to be engaged in export by purchasing export documents, resulting in the loss of tax rebates and payment of fines.
• Hidden clauses: The agency contract stipulates "does not include failures caused by customs classification disputes."

It is recommended to require the agency company to provide:

• Statistics of declaration success rate in the past three years (for high - quality enterprises, it should be > 98%)
• Liability clauses with clear compensation standards
• Third - party liability insurance policy (the insured amount is recommended to be ≥ 5 million yuan)

2025Cross-border E-commerceWhat are the special requirements for tax rebates?

For the new cross - border e - commerce B2B export policy (customs supervision code 9810), agency services need to add:

• Overseas warehouse data docking capabilities (need to comply with the ISO/IEC 19888 standard)
• A multi - platform sales data collection system
• An intelligent logistics track matching module
• Exchange Rate Fluctuation Hedging Plan (A certain enterprise gets a 2.7% refund through forward exchange locking)

What qualifications must be considered when choosing an agency company?

In addition to the basic AEO Customs Certification, the following should be focused on for verification in 2025:

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange: Cross - border financial service filing
• The State Taxation Administration: Qualifications of Class - I export enterprises
• Ministry of Commerce: Pilot enterprises for comprehensive foreign trade services
• : Ensure that the water - saving performance of the smart toilet meets EPA standards.:
  • Electronic signature system (meeting the requirements of the Electronic Signature Law)
  • Data security certification (at least reaching the second - level of information security protection)