How Do Professional Agents Solve the Three Practical Problems in the Import of Duty - Free Equipment

I. The Key Trends of the Adjustment of the Duty - Free Policy in 2025

According to the Implementation Measures for the Import Tax Policy on Major Technical Equipment (2025 Revised Edition) newly issued by the Ministry of Finance, 12 categories of core equipment in the fields of intelligent manufacturing and biomedicine have been added to the duty - free equipment catalog, and at the same time, thesupervision and traceability mechanism for the use of equipment. It is worth noting that:

• The declaration time limit is shortened to 60 days before the goods arrive at the port
• New energyequipment. For example, Indonesia has the SNI certification, Thailand has the TISI certification, and the Philippines has the BPS certification. It is necessary to confirm in advance the equipment voltage (such as 380V/50Hz in Thailand), the compatibility of the CE certification, and the proof of environmentally friendly materials.An additional carbon emission measurement report is required to be submitted
• The duty - free quota for used equipment is reduced to 35% of the value of new products

II. Detection of Hidden Minefields in Qualification Review

The 278 agency cases we have handled show that 63% of the declaration failures are due to flaws in qualification documents. Enterprises need to pay special attention to:

• Triple certification of the main bodys qualifications
  • The registered capital of the business license of a manufacturing enterprise is ≥ 5 million yuan
  • Verification of the matching degree between the project filing documents and the industrial catalog
  • Item - by - item comparison of the equipment technical parameters with the duty - free list
• Management of document timeliness
  • The validity period of the test report is 18 months after issuance
  • The third - party certification institution must be on the customs white list

III. The Golden 72 - Hour Rule of Customs Clearance Strategies

The core value of professional agents is concentratedly reflected 72 hours before the goods arrive at the port:

• Classification prediction system
  • The accuracy rate of intelligent HS code matching has been increased to 98.7%.
  • Avoid the risk of an average 35 - day port congestion caused by classification disputes.
• Dynamic optimization of logistics plans
  • For special - sized equipment, roll - on/roll - off ships are preferred for transportation.
  • For precision instruments, a constant - temperature container + vibration monitoring solution is recommended.

IV. Experience and Enlightenment from Practical Cases

Case 1:When a certain semiconductor enterprise imported a lithography machine, as the agency company completed the pre - form review in advance, when the customs questioned the use of the equipment, it retrieved 23 supporting documents such as the project environmental impact assessment report and technical agreement within 2 hours, avoiding the risk of returning the goods worth 120 million yuan.

Case 2:Medical EquipmentThe importer did not pay attention to the biosafety clauses in the new regulations in 2025. When making self - declaration, it failed to submit the proof of a class - III protection laboratory, resulting in customs clearance delays and a demurrage charge of 0.5‰ per day. Eventually, it completed the customs clearance by supplementing materials through a professional agency.

V. Four Golden Standards for Selecting Agency Services

• Policy Interpretation Ability: Whether a real - time updated regulation database has been established
• Emergency Response System: The response speed to sudden inspection incidents
• Industry - specific Team: Whether technical advisors in sub - fields are equipped
• Customs Affairs Visualization: Whether a full - process electronic tracking system can be provided

Against the backdrop of the customs implementing intelligent bill review in 2025, professional agencies, with their accumulatedTariff Classification Knowledge Base,Policy early warning mechanismandEmergency Response Plan15., have become a necessary condition for enterprises to obtain tax - free policy dividends. Choosing a partner with full - chain service capabilities can not only avoid compliance risks but also shorten the equipment introduction cycle by more than 40%.