Does the labor cost include the export agency fee?
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I've been handling some business recently, which involves labor costs and export agency fees. I'm not quite clear about the relationship between the two. Does the scope of labor costs include the export agency fee? I am an employee of a company engaged in foreign trade-related business. When the company calculates costs, the definition of these two fees is somewhat ambiguous. I'd like to know, from the general situation in the industry, does labor include the export agency fee? I hope to get a professional answer. Thank you.
Professional consultant answers
Andrew HuangYears of service：7Customer Rating：5.0
Supply chain optimization expertConsult
Generally speaking, labor does not include the export agency fee. Labor mainly refers to the costs arising from the provision and use of labor force, such as employees' salaries, benefits, or the remuneration of outsourced labor personnel, etc., and its core revolves around the value of human labor.
While the export agency fee refers to the fee paid when entrusting an agency company to handle export business, which is used to compensate the agency company for various operating costs and profits in the export process, such as customs declaration, booking shipping space, document processing and other services. The natures of these two are different.
If your company recruits employees on its own to complete various labor tasks in the export business process, then the labor cost is only the related expenses of employees and does not involve the export agency fee; but if you entrust an agency company like Zhongshitong to help with exports, a separate export agency fee will be generated and will not be counted in the labor cost. Therefore, the specific situation needs to be accurately judged in combination with the company's business model.
Sarah ZhangYears of service：8Customer Rating：5.0
Document expertConsult
Generally not included. Labor is mainly the cost of human effort, and the export agency fee is the service fee for export agency. They are two different things.
William YangYears of service：5Customer Rating：5.0
International logistics consultantConsult
It doesn't include it. Labor is for the labor cost of the workers, and the export agency fee is the service charge for export agency.
Joseph ZhouYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Senior foreign trade managerConsult
From the common definitions, labor and export agency fee are different concepts, and labor does not cover the export agency fee.
James LiuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Foreign trade tax refund consultantConsult
Labor usually does not involve the export agency fee. One is the labor cost, and the other is the export service fee.
Emily LiuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Settlement and payment expertConsult
Definitely not included. Labor revolves around manpower, and the export agency fee revolves around the operations of export agency.
Michelle ChenYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Business coordination consultantConsult
It doesn't include it. The labor cost is for labor, and the export agency fee is for export agency business.
Elizabeth LiYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Compliance and risk managerConsult
Generally speaking, the scope of labor will not include the export agency fee, and the difference between the two is obvious.
Robert ChenYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Customer service consultantConsult
Under normal circumstances, labor and export agency fee are separate, and labor does not include it.