International procurement is beset by numerous obstacles: the value of professional agents stands out amidst these challenges.

According to the data from the General Administration of Customs in the first quarter of 2025, the import declaration error rate of industrial equipment increased by 12% year-on-year, with 72% of the declaration problems stemming from enterprises' misunderstanding of trade rules. A car parts manufacturer was unable to clear $1.2 million worth of equipment from the port due to misjudging the HS code, a typical case that highlights the necessity of professional agency services.

Equipment importFull - process breakdown

• Technical parameter pre-review stage
  • The new energy efficiency grading system for mechanical and electrical products in 2025
  • A cross-comparison of the EU CE certification and the North American UL standards
• Restructuring of Trade Terms
  • Under the DDP mode, transportation insurance covers the blind spots
  • Cross-border payment exchange rate locking strategy
• Customs risk control
  • ASEANOrigin CertificateThe updated requirements of the official document
  • The FDA of the United States has added new review items to the equipment category.

Four-dimensional evaluation method for agency service selection

A heavy machinery company reduced its import loss rate from 18% to 5% through the following evaluation system:

• Risk warning capability: \n: Identify the technical trade barriers of 25 countries in advance
• Capital turnover solutions:?L/C?Saving financial costs by using TT's payment system
• Emergency response speed: 72-hour Abnormal Situation Handling Standards
• Data Support System: Global Port Real-Time Dynamic Database

New trends in agency services for 2025

Professional agencies have now been set up:

• Intelligent Matching System for Tariff Concessions among RCEP Member States
• Multimodal Transportation Cost Simulation Calculator (Accuracy ±3%)
• Anti-dumping Early Warning Radar (covering 68 categories of industrial equipment)

Practical Case: Optimization Path for Importing Semiconductor Equipment

A certain wafer factory achieves the following through agency services:

• The accuracy of pre-categorizing the equipment list has been improved to 98%.
• Save 2.3 million yuan in guarantee deposit by taking advantage of the temporary entry and exit provisions
• The transportation cycle from Germany to Suzhou Industrial Park has been shortened to 18 days

When the volatility coefficient of the global supply chain reached a new high in 2025, professional agency services had transformed from a cost item to a risk hedging tool. Choosing a partner with full-chain service capabilities will become a key decision for industrial enterprises to enhance the certainty of cross-border procurement.