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I'm quite interested in the industry classification in the business field recently. I want to know what industry import and export agency belongs to. Some people around me say it's the trading industry, while others say it belongs to the service industry. I'm a bit confused. The import and export agency business mainly helps customers handle the relevant procedures for the import and export of goods, including customs declaration, transportation arrangements, and a series of other things. So how exactly should it be classified? Is there a professional statement? Can you explain it to me in detail?
Professional consultant answers
Jennifer WangYears of service：4Customer Rating：5.0
Market development consultantConsult
Import and export agency belongs to the business service industry. The business service industry is an industry that provides services to enterprises. Import and export agency companies handle import and export business for customers through professional knowledge and resources.
From the nature of the business, import and export agency is not simply buying and selling goods, but rather providing comprehensive services to the principal with its professional capabilities in aspects such as the import and export process, international trade rules, and customs policies. For example, helping customers handle cumbersome customs declaration procedures, calculating tariffs based on policies, and choosing suitable transportation methods, etc.
Different from the trading industry, the trading industry focuses on buying and selling goods to earn price differences; while import and export agency companies focus on services and charge service fees. Import and export agency companies like Zhongshitong mainly aim to save time and energy for customers and reduce the risks of import and export business, so they should be classified as the business service industry.
William YangYears of service：5Customer Rating：5.0
International logistics consultantConsult
Import and export agency can be said to be a comprehensive industry. It is involved in trade activities after all, as it is related to the import and export of goods, but it cannot be simply classified as trade. Because the agency company does not directly own the ownership of the goods and is more involved in assisting with operations. From the perspective of serving customers, it also has the characteristics of the service industry, so it cannot be simply categorized.
David LiYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Senior customs declaration consultantConsult
I think import and export agency leans towards the service industry. It provides professional services to enterprises with import and export needs. Work such as customs declaration and inspection is of a service nature, and it is not mainly profitable from goods transactions, which is more in line with the characteristics of the service industry.
Elizabeth LiYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Compliance and risk managerConsult
Broadly speaking, import and export agency is an industry related to trade. After all, it conducts business around imported and exported goods. But upon closer inspection, it is different from traditional trade and is more like a service link in trade activities, specifically providing agency services for enterprises' import and export affairs.
Michelle ChenYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Business coordination consultantConsult
In fact, in the classification of economic activities, it is often classified into the category of business auxiliary services. It mainly provides assistance to enterprises in import and export affairs. The handling of a series of affairs from transportation to customs clearance reflects its business auxiliary characteristics.
Andrew HuangYears of service：7Customer Rating：5.0
Supply chain optimization expertConsult
Import and export agency belongs to the field of trade in services. It has the nature of services, serving the principal, and is also involved in trade - related operations. It helps to complete trade activities by providing services, so it can be regarded as within the scope of trade in services.
Robert ChenYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Customer service consultantConsult
Import and export agency can be regarded as a special service industry. It is specifically aimed at import and export business, using professional knowledge and channel resources to solve import and export problems for enterprises and provide customized services.
Sarah ZhangYears of service：8Customer Rating：5.0
Document expertConsult
The import and export agency business also has a certain connection with the logistics industry. In the link of arranging goods transportation, etc., there is an intersection with logistics, but it focuses more on the overall planning of import and export affairs, not simply transportation.
James LiuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Foreign trade tax refund consultantConsult
From the essence of the business, import and export agency is similar to intermediary services. It connects domestic enterprises with foreign markets, facilitates import and export business with professional resources, and receives service remuneration, having the characteristics of intermediary services.