With evolving times, people haveforeign tradegained some understanding of agency, but most remain unaware of its characteristics and business classifications. Foreign trade agency isnt a panacea—lets examine its actual functions.

I. What is foreign trade agency?

Foreign trade agency refers to the practice where foreign trade companies, in their own name, represent domestic clients in signingimport and exportcontracts with buyers while charging stipulated fees and commissions. Chinas foreign trade enterprises have long implemented a procurement system for exports, where companies export under their own accounts and bear profits/losses. A key purpose of the foreign trade agency system is to reform traditional practices—having foreign trade companies accept domestic buyer orders, sign export contracts on their behalf, and handle exports while charging contract-stipulated fees, with domestic buyers assuming profit/loss responsibility. This reforms main benefits include: domestic suppliers understanding international market demands, encouraging quality improvements, enhancing competitiveness and export capabilities, and optimizing production/supply. State departments encourage better management and economic incentives to strengthen export contract fulfillment responsibility while reducing financial burdens on foreign trade enterprises for securing export supplies, enabling more flexible and diverse business approaches—highly beneficial for industry and commerce.

II. What is foreign trade agency? What are its main responsibilities?

An import-export trade agency company is a firm specializing in foreign trade agency services. Many people also classify customs brokers as foreign trade agency companies.Export ClearanceIn fact, customs clearance is just one part of a trade agencys activities. They are not limited to handling customs declarations only.

As a foreign trade agent, we can provide clients with one-stop agency services including international procurement, import-export customs clearance, inspection, international freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution, and related business consulting. Our products are widely used in industries such as petroleum, chemical, power, metallurgy, machinery, textile, automotive, environmental protection, and internet.Medical Equipmentand other industrial fields. Except for items prohibited by the state and military projects, most businesses can be handled for clients. For products with specific requirements, we can provide services when the client company meets the necessary qualifications.Export Representationservices.