
Agency export,Does the business need to be filed with the tax bureau?
According to the revised version of the Administrative Measures for Value - added Tax on Exported Goods and Services in 2025, the agency export business must complete the following filings:
- Double - filing principle: The manufacturing enterprise and the foreign trade agency company need to file with the local tax authorities respectively
- Electronic filing: Submit electronic materials such as agency agreements and export contracts through the international trade 'Single Window'
- 1. Filing Time Limit2. : Goodscustoms clearance3. Complete the filing within 15 working days before export
How does the tax bureau define 'fake self-operation, real agency'?
4. In 2025, the key focuses of tax inspections will still be on the following characteristics:
- 5. Abnormal capital flow6. : The foreign exchange collection account is inconsistent with the contract entity
- 7. Breakage of the document chain8. : There are time or content contradictions among the customs declaration form, VAT invoice, and transportation documents
- 9. Misalignment of risk assumption10. : The manufacturing enterprise actually assumes business risks such as product quality and foreign exchange collection
11. Typical cases include: The foreign trade company only charges a fixed agency fee but declaresExport tax refund12., or the manufacturing enterprise directly contacts foreign merchants but exports in the name of a foreign trade company.
AgentlyExport tax refund13. What are the risk points?
14. The three major risk areas that the tax authorities will focus on monitoring in 2025:
- 15. Bill management:
- 16. The issuance time of the special VAT invoice is later than the customs declaration date
- 17. The non - conformity rate between the product name of the input invoice and the customs declaration form exceeds 3%
- Foreign exchange exports:
- 18. The deviation between the foreign exchange collection amount and the customs declaration amount exceeds ±5%
- 19. No legal supporting documents are provided for third - party foreign exchange payment
- 20. Business authenticity:
- 21. The same foreign merchant changes multiple agency companies in a short period
- 22. Export goods remain in the bonded area or overseas warehouses for a long time
What are the important policy changes in agency export in 2025?
23. The three major policy adjustments worthy of attention in this year:
- 24. Shortening of the tax refund review cycle25. : For Class A enterprises, the electronic tax refund declaration is shortened to 5 working days
- 26. Strengthening of cross - regional agency supervision27. : Cross - provincial agency businesses need to be reported to the tax authorities of both places in advance
- 28. Upgrade of credit punishment29. : Fraudulently issuing agency export invoices will directly affect the customs credit rating
How to establish a compliant agency export cooperation model?
30. It is recommended that enterprises adopt the following risk control measures:
- Contract Specifications31. : Clearly stipulate the time point of transfer of goods ownership and the foreign exchange settlement method
- 32. Document management33. : Establish a full - chain file system covering customs declaration, logistics, and foreign exchange collection
- 34. Regular self - inspection35. : Check the consistency between the export tax refund filing number and customs data quarterly
- 36. Professional audit37. : Hire a third - party institution for a special audit of export business annually