Is the export agency business too complicated? Don't step into the pitfalls that Jining bosses have stepped on!

When Mr. Zhang first sold his own produced mechanical parts to Southeast Asia, he thought that as long as the products were good enough, it would be smooth. It wasn't until the customs declaration form was continuously returned three times that he realized: In the race of international trade, professional players all have "navigation devices" — and this is exactly the significance of Jining export agency services.

In Jining, a city where the industrial output value accounts for more than 40%, hundreds of "Mr. Zhangs" face the same difficulties every day:

• Can't understand the terms of the English letter of credit
• Can't calculate the cost difference between FOB and CIF
• Can't handle product certification in the target country

1. Deep integration of port resources

Relying on the location advantages of Qingdao Port and Rizhao Port, local agency enterprises can provide a full-process logistics solution from "Jining factory - warehouse in the target country". Ms. Li's textile factory compressed the sea transportation cycle from 45 days to 28 days through the agency service.

2. Industry-specific solutions

For local characteristic industries such as engineering machinery and garlic products, professional agents will be equipped with:

• Multilingual technical document translation team
• Fast track for halal food certification
• Special scheme for loading and unloading heavy equipment

From exchange rate locking to letter of credit review, and then to legal consultation in the target country, the complete service chain can help exporters avoid more than 90% of common risks. A certain rubber product enterprise preserved an additional 6.2% of profits in the exchange rate fluctuation through the forward exchange settlement service of the agency.

Facing dozens of service institutions in the market, it is recommended to focus on examining:

• Whether it has the qualification of international freight forwarding agent (NVOCC)
• The route coverage of the cooperative shipping companies
• The success rate of handling historical disputes
• The perfection degree of the digital tracking system
• The response speed of local services

When blockchain electronic bills of lading start to replace paper documents, and when AI intelligent customs declaration systems reduce the error rate to below 0.3%, the traditional foreign trade agency is undergoing profound changes. It is recommended that Jining's foreign trade enterprise owners:

It's time to form an alliance with technology-savvy agency service providers, because the essence of the next round of foreign trade competition will be the competition of supply chain digital capabilities.

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