The general charging standards for import and export agency companies include service fees, profits, and tax points on tax refunds (uncertainty).

Based on the clients export volume, the general service fee ranges from 6 to 15‰, i.e., 0.006% to 0.015% of the USD payment amount. This includes pre-paid tax services and regular tax refund services. If the clients shipment volume is too low, resulting in excessively low fees, it is necessary to consider whether this is normal.

The cost of increasing the tax refund point depends on the mode. Individual SOHOs with channels can provide the agency with transportation invoices, fuel invoices, accommodation invoices, etc., without the agency deducting additional fees; otherwise, fees will apply. Essentially, requesting invoices means public entities cannot arbitrarily profit private individuals. Requesting invoices is a way to account for tax refunds through reimbursement. Therefore, when signing an agency agreement, individual clients are generally advised to register a company as the principal.

Both the agent and the principal should sign an agency export agreement in advance, clearly specifying the goods, agency scope, goods handover, storage and transportation, cost allocation, commission rate, foreign exchange transfer, claim handling, payment settlement, and the respective responsibilities of both parties.

The agent handling agency export business does not advance funds for the goods, bear basic costs, or assume export sales profits or losses, and only charges a commission.

The agent charges the principal a commission based on the amount of the export sales invoice and the agreed commission rate, which serves as the management expense and revenue for handling the agency export business.

The ownership of the agency export goodsExport Drawbackbelongs to the principal. Generally, the agent is responsible for obtaining an agency export tax refund certificate from the local tax bureau, and the principal uses this certificate along with theExport Clearanceinvoice, exportA complete export agency agreement should be attached with:verification form, and a copy of the agency export agreement to apply for a tax refund from the local tax authority.

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