Import and export agents mainly have the following kinds of income:
First is the agency fee, which is the most common. The agency company charges the agency fee according to a certain proportion of the value or quantity of the imported and exported goods. The proportion is usually around 1% - 5%, depending on the complexity of the business and so on.
Secondly is the tax refund income. The import and export agency company assists the client in handling the export tax refund. If the agency agreement stipulates that the tax refund belongs to the agency company or is shared by both parties, this is an income. For example, if the tax refund rate is 13% and the export value of the goods is 1 million yuan, if it all belongs to the agency company, it can obtain 130,000 yuan of tax refund income.
Furthermore is the logistics price difference income. If the agency company provides logistics services and integrates logistics resources, the price difference between the cost of purchasing logistics services and the logistics fees charged to the client can be regarded as income.
In addition, there may also be income from value-added services, such as providing customs declaration consultation, documentary production training and other services and charging corresponding fees.
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Andrew HuangYears of service：7Customer Rating：5.0
Supply chain optimization expertConsult
Import and export agents mainly have the following kinds of income:
First is the agency fee, which is the most common. The agency company charges the agency fee according to a certain proportion of the value or quantity of the imported and exported goods. The proportion is usually around 1% - 5%, depending on the complexity of the business and so on.
Secondly is the tax refund income. The import and export agency company assists the client in handling the export tax refund. If the agency agreement stipulates that the tax refund belongs to the agency company or is shared by both parties, this is an income. For example, if the tax refund rate is 13% and the export value of the goods is 1 million yuan, if it all belongs to the agency company, it can obtain 130,000 yuan of tax refund income.
Furthermore is the logistics price difference income. If the agency company provides logistics services and integrates logistics resources, the price difference between the cost of purchasing logistics services and the logistics fees charged to the client can be regarded as income.
In addition, there may also be income from value-added services, such as providing customs declaration consultation, documentary production training and other services and charging corresponding fees.
Joseph ZhouYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Senior foreign trade managerConsult
Import and export agents can sometimes obtain profits from foreign exchange conversion. When the import and export business involves foreign exchange, the agency company takes advantage of exchange rate fluctuations and its own advantages in foreign exchange business to conduct foreign exchange conversion at the appropriate time and earn the price difference. However, this kind of profit is not very stable and is greatly affected by exchange rate changes.
James LiuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Foreign trade tax refund consultantConsult
Some import and export agents will receive supplier rebates due to long-term cooperation. For example, if the agency company has been acting as an agent for a supplier's import business for a long time and reaches a certain business volume, the supplier will give a certain proportion of rebates, which is also part of the income.
Emily LiuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Settlement and payment expertConsult
Warehousing service income may also be a source of income for import and export agents. If the agency company provides goods warehousing for customers and charges warehousing fees according to standards such as warehousing time, volume or weight of the goods, it will have this part of the income.
Sarah ZhangYears of service：8Customer Rating：5.0
Document expertConsult
In the import business, the agency company may obtain additional income by optimizing the procurement cost. For example, by relying on its own channel advantages, it purchases goods at a lower price, and the price agreed with the client remains unchanged, and the price difference becomes the income of the agency company.
David LiYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Senior customs declaration consultantConsult
For the import and export agency of some special commodities, there may be special subsidy income. For example, for commodities that conform to the national industrial support policies, the government sometimes gives certain subsidies to the agency company.
William YangYears of service：5Customer Rating：5.0
International logistics consultantConsult
Income from expedited services is also one of them. When customers have urgent import and export needs, the agency company provides expedited customs declaration, transportation arrangement and other expedited services and charges higher fees than usual.
Jennifer WangYears of service：4Customer Rating：5.0
Market development consultantConsult
Some import and export agents will charge document processing fees. In the process of handling import and export related documents, such as the production and review of documents such as contracts and bills of lading, a certain fee is charged.
Amanda YangYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Cost control consultantConsult
Charges for market information services are also potential income. If the agency company provides accurate international market conditions, competitor information and so on for the client, it can charge corresponding information service fees.