How do export tax rebate agents charge fees? These 8 questions must be known by foreign trade enterprises

Question 1:Export DrawbackHow is the agency service fee calculated?

There are mainly three modes of charging for export tax rebate agency services:

• Charging by the proportion of the tax rebate amount: Commonly in the range of 0.5% - 2%, for a tax rebate amount of 1 million yuan, the charge is 5,000 - 20,000 yuan
• Fixed service fee: 2,000 - 8,000 yuan per single business, suitable for simple businesses
• Mixed charging: Basic service fee + 0.3% - 1% of the tax rebate amount (e.g., 5,000 yuan + 0.8% of the tax rebate amount)

The 2024 industry survey shows that the average charge in the Yangtze River Delta region is 15% lower than that in the Pearl River Delta region, and the agency fees in the central and western regions are generally more than 20% higher.

Question 2: What factors affect the agency fee?

The core influencing factors include:

• Tax rebate amount: The charging proportion for million - level business is 30% lower than that for hundred - thousand - level business
• Business complexity:
  • Single - category business vs multi - category mix
  • Conventional trade vs processing trade
• Service Content: Simple tax refund declaration vs value - added services including document review, risk warning, etc.

Question 3: What hidden costs are included in the agency fee?

Special attention should be paid to:

• Expedited service fee: Normally completed in 15 working days. If expedited to 7 days, a 30% surcharge may be added.
• Data correction fee: A fee of 500 - 2000 yuan is charged for each batch of bill corrections.
• Foreign exchange verification surcharge: Special business involving foreign exchange supervision

Question 4: How to avoid over - charging?

It is recommended to take the following measures:

• Request a detailed fee schedule
• Clearly agree on the upper limit of the number of bill corrections
• Request written confirmation on whether foreign exchange verification services are included
• Compare quotes from more than 3 agents (in 2025, the market quote difference can reach 40%)

Question 5: What is the cost difference between self - handling and agency service?

Take a tax refund amount of 500,000 yuan as an example:

• Self - handling cost: Accounting labor cost is about 12,000 yuan + potential late - fee risk
• Agency service cost: About 7500 yuan (calculated at 1.5%) including professional guarantee

According to the data of the General Administration of Customs in 2024, the passing rate of professional agency declarations is 28% higher than that of enterprises self - declarations.

Question 6: How is the fee charged for special business types?

Charges for special businesses usually increase:

• Cross-border E-commerce: A 20% - 50% service fee surcharge
• Entrepot Trade: A 30% - 100% surcharge
• Temporarilyimport and export: A 50% - 150% surcharge

Question 7: How to judge whether the fee is reasonable?

Refer to the industry benchmark in 2025:

• Conventional business: should not exceed 2% of the tax refund amount
• Complex business: 3% - 5% is a reasonable range
• Special business: needs to be evaluated separately (it is recommended to request reference cases of the same kind)

Question 8: How to choose a reliable tax rebate agent?

Whether it has AEO advanced certification qualification

• : Customs AEO certification, Class A foreign exchange management enterprises: Whether it has Class A customs declaration qualification
• Service transparency: Whether to provide full - process node tracking
• Response speed: Promise to respond to urgent issues within 2 hours
• Quotation rationality: Whether it conforms to the industry price range (the guiding price of the China Customs Brokers Association can be referred to)

Suggestionsforeign tradeBefore signing a contract, enterprises must require the agency to provide service cases in the past three years and clearly agree on the liability for compensation in case of tax refund failure caused by agency mistakes.