What are the main charging items included in agency export services?

Presentation of the charging standards for agency export services in 2025Modular combined chargingtrends, mainly including three categories:

• Basic service fees (accounting for 60% - 80% of the total fees)
  • Agency service fees: charged at 3% - 8% of the export amount (including customs declaration and document preparation)
  • Customs declaration fees: 300 - 800 yuan per ticket (including the use fee of the electronic port system)
  • Document certification fees: 200 - 500 yuan per document for chamber of commerce certification
• Value-added services (charged as needed)
  • Logistics solution design fees: 0.5% - 1.5% of the cargo value
  • Foreign exchange risk management fees: starting from 1000 yuan per transaction
  • Export DrawbackAdvance funds: 1.2% - 2% of the advanced amount per month
• Risk costs (compliance expenditures)
  • Compliance review fees: 5000-20000 yuan for enterprises in the first cooperation
  • Trade country surcharges: an additional 3% - 5% for high - risk regions

Why can the quotation differences between different agency companies reach 30%?

Data from the General Administration of Customs in 2025 shows thatDifferences in compliance costsare the main reasons for the divergence in quotations:

• AEO - certified enterprises can reduce the inspection rate and save 12,000 - 18,000 yuan per container
• Intelligent customs declaration systems can reduce the manual review cost by 30%
• Some enterprises spread the cost per ticket through economies of scale

How to avoid hidden - charge traps?

It is recommended to focus on checkingthree key clauses in the contract:

• cost ceiling clauses
  • For example: "The single-ticket exception handling fee shall not exceed 50% of the agency fee."
• Force majeure exemption scope
  • It is necessary to clarify the cost - sharing mechanism for emergencies such as wars and strikes
• Exchange rate fluctuation compensation clause
  • It is recommended to agree on the loss - sharing ratio outside the ±3% range

What are the new charging models in 2025?

Leading agency institutions have started to implementPerformance - oriented charging system:

• Basic service fee + tax - saving sharing model (up to 40% of the tax refund difference)
• Logistics timeliness guarantee system (compensation for delay is 0.1% of the cargo value per day)
• Digital twin service package (real - time visual tracking charging)

How to evaluate the cost - performance of agency services?

It is recommended to adoptFour - dimensional Evaluation Method:

• Time - cost dimension
  • Average customs clearance timeliness (the industry benchmark in 2025 is 72 hours)
• Capital - cost dimension
  • Tax - refund advance capital cycle (high - quality agents can shorten it to 7 working days)
• Risk - cost dimension
  • Compliance error rate (should be less than 0.3%)
• Opportunity - cost dimension
  • Response speed to trade barrier warnings (should achieve a 24 - hour response)