Zhanjiang Agency Export is Making a Fortune Quietly

"Mr. Zhang's hardware factory has been engaged in foreign trade for 20 years, but almost went bankrupt last year - until he discovered the 'hidden trick' of Zhanjiang agency export." Behind this real story lies the common confusion of many small and medium-sized enterprise owners: When the traditional foreign trade model is getting more and more difficult to operate, can this port city of Zhanjiang become the key to breaking the deadlock?

As an important hub on the southwestern coast of China, Zhanjiang Port has the advantage of a natural deep-water port, with its container throughput exceeding 2 million TEUs in 2023. But what is more worthy of attention is its unique agency export ecosystem:

• Cost Advantage: Compared with first-tier ports, the storage and logistics costs in Zhanjiang are about 30% lower
• Policy Dividend: Under the RCEP agreement, the tariff preference for ASEAN routes reaches 92%
• Efficiency Breakthrough: After the "Combined Inspection and Quarantine" reform, the customs clearance time has been shortened to within 2 hours

Ms. Li's clothing factory once missed a $2 million order due to misunderstanding the agency export model. The following is the analysis of common misunderstandings:

• "Agency = Middleman Earning Price Difference": Modern agencies more often provide value-added services such as compliance and tax rebates
• "Can Only Do Low-end Products": In recent years, the export proportion of mechanical and electrical products in Zhanjiang has increased to 47%
• "The Procedures Are More Complicated": Professional agencies can help enterprises reduce 85% of the documentary work

A certain bathroom enterprise achieved through Zhanjiang agency export:

• Logistics costs decreased by 22%
• The tax rebate cycle was compressed from 45 days to 18 days
• Using the origin certificate to save 560,000 yuan in tariffs annually

You may want to do a quick self-assessment:

• Main market in Southeast Asia/Africa/Middle East?
• Single batch quantity of 1-10 containers?
• Product tax rebate rate above 9%?

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