What is?Tax Refund?Agency enterprise?

An export tax rebate agency refers to an enterprise that is registered with the General Administration of Customs and possesses professional qualifications.?Foreign trade?Service provider. According to the latest revised "Administrative Measures for Value-Added Tax and Consumption Tax on Export Goods and Labor Services" in 2025, such institutions can provide enterprises withFull-process tax refund declaration, document review, and tax coordinationAfter receiving the remitted RMB, transfer it to the domestic factory account designated by the customer, ensuring that the account is consistent with the account for issuing value - added tax invoices in the future.

What specific services does an agency company provide?

• Document Pre-Check Service
  • Customs declaration form, VAT invoice,?Forex Settlement?Three-way matching of vouchers
  • Cross-border Payment Document Compliance Verification
• Tax Refund Declaration Service
  • E-Port Data Interconnection (New Blockchain Verification Module Added in 2025)
  • Cross-year tax refund retroactive declaration (up to 5 fiscal years)
• Risk Management Services
  • Early warning indicators for export tax fraud risks
  • Development of a Contingency Plan for Special Tax Audits

What is the difference between self-processing tax refund and entrusting an agent?

According to the data disclosed by the State Taxation Administration in 2024, the average tax refund processing time for self-filing enterprises is92 working days, while professional agencies can shorten the cycle to45 working days. The key differences lie in:

• Document error rate: 18% for self-handled enterprises vs 3% for agency enterprises.
• Policy Update Response Speed: The agency is equipped with a dedicated regulatory research team.
• Dispute Resolution Capability: The agency can access a historical case database.

How to choose a reliable export tax rebate agent?

It is recommended to evaluate the qualifications of the agency from three dimensions:

• Industry compatibility
  • Are there any service cases in the same industry (such as differences in tax refund rules between electromechanical products and textiles)?
  • Special trade mode processing capability (?E-commerce?9810/9710 mode)
• Technical system verification
  • Whether to connect to the State Taxation Administration's Golden Tax Phase IV system
  • Does the data encryption comply with the GB/T 39786-2021 standard?
• Service response mechanisms
  • Is there a 7×24-hour emergency response channel available?
  • Proactive Notification Mechanism for Major Policy Changes

How are agency service fees calculated?

Mainstream industry adoption by 2025.Tiered composite billing model:

• Basic service fee: Charged at 0.3%-0.8% of the tax refund amount.
• Value-added service fees: Dispute declarations, cross-border account adjustments, etc., are billed on an hourly basis.
• Risk-sharing Clause: Full compensation for losses caused by agency errors.

How do tax refund agents resolve common refund challenges?

Here’s a translation based on a recent real case example: A company exporting LED display screens faced obstacles in tax rebates due to incorrect HS code classification. The agency resolved the issue by:

• Initiate the classification dispute resolution procedure (within 3 working days)
• Invoke the Customs Classification Advisory Opinion Database
• Coordinate on-site inspection supplementary technical specifications

Ultimately, the company successfully recovered 1.27 million yuan in tax refunds, with the entire process taking only 19 working days.