The difference between import and export agent and customs broker is that import and export agent is a service covering the whole process of international trade, but the service scope of customs broker is only “customs clearance service”. “In the framework of the international trade business process, it is only a part of it.
The difference between import and export agency companies and customs brokerage companies
customs broker
Generally speaking, the agency’s scope of action includes agency transportation, customs declaration, commodity inspection, and assistance in sanitation inspections.
Import and export agent
In general, the scope of import and export agency includes: foreign trade negotiations, signing import and export contracts on behalf of international practices, monitoring the progress of contract performance, logistics and international transportation, chartering and booking, purchasing insurance, import and export approval procedures, import and export China’s labeling, commodity inspection, inspection and hygiene and other administrative procedures and coordination and cooperation with relevant administrative agencies, to produce various special documents such as international trade, customs declaration, commodity inspection, health inspection, L/C or T/T, and to handle foreign exchange settlement, verification, payment, etc. Tax refund processing, etc.
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