Home?Export Drawback? How exactly does the export tax rebate agency operate? These 10 questions must be understood by foreign trade enterprises
I. How does an agency company handle?Export DrawbackThe whole process?
Professional agencies operate export tax rebates in five key steps:
Qualification review stage: Verify the enterprises export operation right, customs code filing, and general VAT taxpayer status
Document preparation stage:
Check the consistency of the information on the customs declaration form, VAT invoice, and foreign exchange vouchers three documentsA complete export agency agreement should be attached with:Prepare the detailed list of exported goods and the tax rebate declaration form
System declaration stage
: Submit electronic data through the Single Window of international trade or the Golden Tax Phase III systemTax review stage
: Assist in responding to the letter investigation and verification by the tax authorities (the electronic letter investigation coverage rate reached 95% in 2025)Fund recovery stage
: Track the arrival of tax rebates, and the average cycle has been shortened to 45 working daysIn 2025, the mainstream agency charging models presented three characteristics:
II. How should the agency service fee be calculated reasonably?
: Charge 0.8% - 1.5% of the tax rebate amount (with a minimum of 500 yuan per order)
Basic service feeAbnormal document processing: 800 - 2000 yuan per order
Presentation of L/C documents: 800 - 1500 yuan per order
Agency for export tax rebate: 5% - 8% of the tax rebate amount
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Response to tax verification: starting from 1500 yuan per time
Contingency fee model
: If historical tax rebates are successfully recovered, share 15% - 30%Beware of quotes that are 50% lower than the market price, as there may be risks of illegal operations such as false invoicing.
Qualification risk
III. What potential risks should be noted when choosing an agency?
: Check the Registration Form for Foreign Trade Operators and Class A customs declaration qualification of the agency companyData riskforeign trade: Require the signing of a confidentiality agreement to clarify the scope of use of customs declaration data
: Check whether there are administrative penalty records in the past three years (which can be queried through the Credit China official website)Fund risk
Record - filing of Foreign Trade Operators: Confirm the third - party fund supervision agreement for the agency account
Three policy adjustments worthy of attention this year:The tax rebate rate for B2B direct exports (Mode 9710) has increased by 2 percentage points
IV. What are the new changes in the export tax rebate policy in 2025?
Key industries (such as equipment) implement the apply - and - refund - immediately pilot
Cross-border E-commerceThe Carbon Emission Compliance Certificate document is newly added to the tax rebate filing materials
It is recommended to regularly log in to the official website of the State Taxation Administration to view the latest announcements.New energyVAT special invoice (deduction voucher) stamped with the official seal
Bank statement (a note is required for cross - border RMB settlement)
Bill of lading copy (applicable to FOB terms)
V. What core materials are needed for agency tax rebates?
Basic documents:
Certificate (required for enjoying preferential tax rates)