Why can't the agent export be tax - refunded? Come and find out the reasons!
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Our company has chosen the agent export business, but found that it cannot be tax - refunded. What's going on? When we exported by ourselves before, we could get tax refunds smoothly. But it doesn't work when we change to agent export. Is there a problem with the operation of the agent company, or are there other reasons? We hope that professionals can help analyze what factors generally lead to the situation that the agent export cannot be tax - refunded.
Professional consultant answers
Jennifer WangYears of service：4Customer Rating：5.0
Market development consultantConsult
The agent export may not be tax - refunded for the following reasons. First of all, if the agent export business is not legally signed with an agent export agreement, or the content of the agreement does not meet the regulations, it may lead to the inability to get tax refunds. Because the tax department usually requires a compliant agreement as the basis for handling tax refunds.
Secondly, non - compliant qualifications of the exported goods will also result in the inability to get tax refunds. For example, if the goods themselves are products prohibited from export or restricted from export tax refund by the state, they cannot be tax - refunded even through agent export.
Furthermore, if during the export process, relevant documents are incomplete, such as missing or incorrect customs declarations, invoices, verification forms, etc., the tax refund cannot be completed. In addition, if the tax credit rating of the agent or the principal is low and there are tax violations, the tax - refund qualification may also be suspended or cancelled.
Elizabeth LiYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Compliance and risk managerConsult
It may be that the agent company did not submit the tax - refund application in time and missed the specified time, resulting in the inability to get tax refunds. Each region has clear requirements for the tax - refund application time, and it won't work if it exceeds the time limit.
Robert ChenYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Customer service consultantConsult
Maybe the quality inspection of the exported goods failed. Some products need to meet specific quality standards to be tax - refunded, and if the quality is unqualified, they cannot be tax - refunded.
Sarah ZhangYears of service：8Customer Rating：5.0
Document expertConsult
If the price of the agent - exported goods is significantly low and there is no justifiable reason, the tax authorities may determine that it does not meet the tax - refund conditions and thus not grant tax refunds.
David LiYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Senior customs declaration consultantConsult
It is possible that the principal did not provide complete and accurate information to the agent, resulting in the agent's inability to handle the tax - refund procedures normally.
James LiuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Foreign trade tax refund consultantConsult
If the goods are damaged during transportation, affecting the actual export status of the goods, it may also affect the tax refund.
William YangYears of service：5Customer Rating：5.0
International logistics consultantConsult
If the agent company makes mistakes in the operation of its own tax - refund declaration system and the data entry is inaccurate, it may lead to the failure of the tax - refund review.
Michelle ChenYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Business coordination consultantConsult
If the exported goods involve intellectual property disputes and other issues, the tax department may not approve the tax refund to avoid risks.
Emily LiuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Settlement and payment expertConsult
It may be that during the agent export process, the customs declaration information does not match the actual situation of the goods, which will also lead to the inability to get tax refunds.