In export agency business, commercial entity behavior is determined by the agreement content between the principal and the foreign consignee, and the agent only implements the agreement content and carries out specific operations. Therefore, the final transaction result is borne by the transaction parties (i.e., the principal and the foreign consignee). The product quality, delivery time, and warranty period are the responsibility of the principal; the payment time and method are the responsibility of the foreign buyer. All related costs incurred during the export process are borne by the principal. The agent is only liable for faults during the agency process. In export agency business, due to Chinas foreign exchange regulations, the foreign buyers payment must be remitted to the export agency company, which then transfers it to the principal. Therefore, it is essential to find an export agency company that is trustworthy, professional, and capable.

The business scope of import and export trade agency companies includes the following 16 types:

Quality, hygiene, and safety inspection of various import and export commodities (including sensory, physical, mechanical, chemical, biological, and microbiological inspections).

Quantity inspection of various import and export commodities (including weighing by scales, draught survey, and volumetric measurement), as well as quantity inspection of entire shipments and goods within packaging (including piece count, length, area, volume, etc.).

Packaging and marking inspection of various import and export commodities.

Cargo measurement of various import and export goods.

Hatch inspection of vessels carrying imported goods, monitoring of unloading, damage assessment of cargo, and inspection of damage to imported commodities.

Inspection of loading conditions (including cleanliness, hygiene, tightness, refrigeration efficiency, etc.) for export cargo holds, railway wagons, and containers, as well as stowage survey and loading supervision.

Damage assessment (cargo survey) for import and export commodities carried by vessels after declaration of general average.

Provision of pre-shipment inspection services for countries implementing comprehensive supervision systems for imported commodities.

Other inspection and appraisal services, such as property appraisal and evaluation, price comparison, issuance of value certificates, sampling or sealing of cargo samples, design review to manufacturing supervision for export complete equipment, and raw material inspection to final product acceptance and pre-shipment inspection for export commodities.

Inspection of imported commodities in the country of production or at the place of shipment, or acting as an agent to entrust foreign inspection agencies for pre - shipment inspection.

Application service for safety certification agency in various countries.

Technical consultation service for safety certification in various countries.

Factory follow - up inspection service entrusted by foreign certification agencies.

Product pre - inspection and other safety testing services entrusted by customers.

Undertaking EMC testing and issuing CB test certificates and test reports.

ISO 9000, QS 900 and ISO 14000 quality system certification consulting services.

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