--- title: "What qualification requirements must domestic agency companies meet for Bofen export?" description: "Enterprises planning to export Bofen via domestic agencies without clear knowledge of qualification requirements and compliance risks are prone to cargo detention or tax refund failure due to incomplete documents or incorrect tariff classification. Choosing an agency with liquor export qualifications can solve full-link issues covering customs declaration，logistics and tax refund，ensure compliance while optimizing costs，and realize efficient customs clearance and capital return.。" url: "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/export-bofen-domestic-agent-qualifications.html" language: "en" type: "Q&A" category: "Export Agency Q&A" datePublished: "2026-10-02" dateModified: "2026-10-02" brand: "Zhongshen Trading China" answerCount: 7 --- # What qualification requirements must domestic agency companies meet for Bofen export? ## Question I am engaged in baijiu wholesale business. Recently, several customers from Southeast Asia want to purchase Bofen, but I have no export qualification, nor do I know the customs declaration and tax refund processes. I heard that domestic agencies can handle this, but I do not know what special qualifications the agency company needs, and whether there are extra requirements as Bofen belongs to food products. Besides, for agency export, will the tax refund be remitted directly to me or the agency? If customs detains the cargo or damage occurs during logistics, how to divide the responsibilities? I am very anxious now, fearing that choosing the wrong agency will lead to failure in cargo export or payment collection. I want to know if Bofen can be exported via domestic agencies in China, and what key issues need attention. ## Answers ### Answer 1 — Best Answer It is feasible to export Bofen via domestic agencies，but you should prioritize confirming the qualification compliance of the agency company. First，the agency must have **liquor export operation right** and **food business license**，and complete the import and export consignor and consignee filing with the customs. In addition，as a type of baijiu，Bofen is classified under tariff code 2208.9020. The agency must be familiar with the regulatory requirements under this tariff code，such as exit goods clearance certificate (which requires food hygiene supervision and inspection). For core node connection，document consistency must be guaranteed: the agency should assist the enterprise in preparing basic documents including invoices，packing lists，foreign trade contracts and customs declaration forms，and handle the **filing certificate for export food production enterprises** and **label filing** (the label on Bofen bottles must meet the language requirements of the importing country). For the logistics link，you should choose a freight forwarder with dangerous goods transportation qualification (baijiu containing alcohol is classified as dangerous goods)，to avoid container rolling or inspection failure caused by non-compliant packaging. Exception response plans should cover customs valuation and inspection risks: if the customs has doubts about the price of Bofen，the agency should provide purchase contracts，value-added tax invoices and other materials to prove the real transaction price，if on-site inspection is required，the agency should cooperate with the customs to provide MSDS report and dangerous goods packaging performance inspection result form. In the tax refund link，the agency must ensure "four-flow consistency" (contract，invoice，logistics，capital flow)，to avoid tax refund delay or rejection caused by incomplete document filing. For final compliance implementation，the agency and the enterprise should sign a detailed agency agreement to clarify responsibilities of both parties: for example，the agency is responsible for customs declaration，logistics and tax refund declaration，while the enterprise needs to provide real and valid documents and supply certification. Choosing a company with more than 20 years of foreign trade agency experience can reduce compliance risks and ensure smooth full-link Bofen export. **status:** accepted **Author:** Lucas Liu **Date:** 2026-10-02 ### Answer 2 Disputes are prone to occur in the customs valuation link when exporting Bofen. As a type of baijiu, the declared value of Bofen should cover the costs of wine bottles, packaging, transportation and other items. If only the value of wine liquid is declared, the customs will question the declared value for being too low. In addition, the tariff classification must be accurately assigned to 2208.9020. If it is incorrectly classified under other liquor tariff codes, it will lead to non-conformity with regulatory conditions and cause cargo detention. When declaring customs via an agency, you should provide real purchase contracts and special value-added tax invoices to prove the rationality of the transaction price; meanwhile, you should prepare the filing number of export food production enterprise to ensure compliance with customs regulatory requirements. In case of valuation disputes, you can resolve them by submitting recent export price data of similar products or third-party valuation reports, to avoid increased time costs caused by deleting and resubmitting declarations. **status:** suggested **Author:** Cindy Chen **Date:** 2026-10-02 ### Answer 3 You should focus on goods title control and dangerous goods transportation compliance in the logistics link of agency Bofen export. Bofen contains alcohol (usually 42% ABV), which belongs to UN 1170 category dangerous goods, and requires UN-standard packaging (such as leak-proof cartons + foam cushioning) with dangerous goods labels pasted. For logistics scheme, it is recommended to choose direct routes to Southeast Asia to avoid title risks caused by transshipment; meanwhile, you should clarify the type of bill of lading consignee. If you use a straight bill of lading, you should confirm the customer has good credit to avoid cargo release without original bill of lading. In addition, you should confirm the free storage period and container detention fee policy at the destination port in advance. In case of space shortage or container rolling, you should adjust the shipping schedule in time and notify the customer to reduce extra expenses. The agency should sign a detailed agreement with the freight forwarder to clarify the title transfer node and responsibility division, to ensure cargo safety. **status:** suggested **Author:** Kevin Lin **Date:** 2026-10-02 ### Answer 4 Tax planning for agency Bofen export should focus on VAT refund and related party transaction pricing. According to 2026 policies, agency export can enjoy a 13% export tax refund, but you must ensure the transaction price between the agency and the enterprise is fair, to avoid adjustment by tax authorities due to unreasonable related party transaction pricing. In addition, if the agency adopts the buyout agency model, you should confirm whether the issuing subject and flow of value-added tax invoices are compliant; if it is the entrusted agency model, the enterprise needs to issue special value-added tax invoices and handle tax refund declaration on its own. The agency should assist the enterprise in completing tax filing to ensure a clear capital return path, and avoid tax refund failure caused by inconsistency between capital flow and logistics. **status:** suggested **Author:** Andy Guo **Date:** 2026-10-02 ### Answer 5 The key tax refund audit points for agency Bofen export mainly include document filing and "four-flow consistency". Document filing requires retaining materials including customs declaration forms, export invoices, transport documents and entrusted agency agreements for at least 5 years. If any of these materials is missing, the tax refund application will be rejected by the tax authority. In addition, you should ensure the capital flow matches the logistics: the foreign exchange received by the enterprise must be consistent with the customs declaration amount, and the funds must be directly remitted from overseas to the agency account or the enterprise account (for entrusted agency). In case of tax correspondence investigation, the agency should assist the enterprise in providing materials such as purchase contracts and warehousing certificates to prove the authenticity of the supply of goods. The agency should establish a tax refund document management system to check document information regularly, and avoid tax refund delay caused by cross-month declaration. **status:** suggested **Author:** Victor Sun **Date:** 2026-10-02 ### Answer 6 Foreign exchange receipt and payment compliance for agency Bofen export should focus on SWIFT messages and foreign exchange settlement processes. The agency should use compliant offshore accounts or domestic accounts to receive foreign exchange, and ensure the message information is consistent with the customs declaration form (such as product name, amount, quantity). If the customer pays in RMB, the cross-border payment should be completed through the CIPS system to avoid losses caused by exchange rate fluctuations. When settling foreign exchange, the agency should provide materials such as customs declaration forms and export contracts to the bank, to ensure the foreign exchange settlement amount matches the customs declaration amount. In addition, you should avoid using personal accounts to receive foreign exchange, to prevent being identified as illegal operation by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. The agency should check foreign exchange receipt and payment records regularly to ensure capital flow compliance, and avoid being included in the foreign exchange exception list. **status:** suggested **Author:** Jason Wu **Date:** 2026-10-02 ### Answer 7 The packaging of Bofen for export must meet the requirements of dangerous goods transportation and importing country compliance. First, Bofen bottles should be made of shatterproof glass, and wrapped with cushioning materials (such as pearl cotton) on the outer layer to avoid damage during transportation. Second, the outer packaging should use UN-certified cartons, marked with dangerous goods signs (such as flammable liquid sign) and UN number 1170. In addition, you should provide MSDS report (including information such as alcohol concentration and flash point) and dangerous goods packaging performance inspection result form, to ensure compliance with the requirements of customs and airlines. If the importing country has special requirements for labels (such as English ingredient descriptions), the agency should assist the enterprise in completing label translation and filing, to avoid cargo return caused by non-compliant labels. The packaging plan should be adjusted according to the transport mode (sea/air). Full container load is applicable for sea transport, while for air transport, the single piece weight and packaging strength should be strictly controlled. **status:** suggested **Author:** Michael Zhang **Date:** 2026-10-02 ## Related Categories - [Import Agency Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-import-agency/) - [Export Tax Rebate Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-export-tax-rebate/) - [Customs Declaration Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-customs-declaration/) - [Freight Forwarding Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-freight-forwarding/) - [Forex Settlement Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-forex-settlement/) - [Entrepôt Trade Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-entrepot-trade/) - [General Trade Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-general-trade/) ## Related Resources - [Trade Services](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/services/) - [Trade Cases](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/cases/) - [Trade Wiki](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/wiki/) - [Trade Class](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/guide/) - [Global Trade Services](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/country/) ## Structured Data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "QAPage", "inLanguage":"en", "isPartOf": { "@id":"https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/#website" }, "publisher":{ "@id":"https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/#organization" }, "mainEntity": { "@type": "Question", "name": "What qualification requirements must domestic agency companies meet for Bofen export?", "text": "I am engaged in baijiu wholesale business. Recently, several customers from Southeast Asia want to purchase Bofen, but I have no export qualification, nor do I know the customs declaration and tax refund processes. I heard that domestic agencies can handle this, but I do not know what special qualifications the agency company needs, and whether there are extra requirements as Bofen belongs to food products. Besides, for agency export, will the tax refund be remitted directly to me or the agency? If customs detains the cargo or damage occurs during logistics, how to divide the responsibilities? I am very anxious now, fearing that choosing the wrong agency will lead to failure in cargo export or payment collection. 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The agency must be familiar with the regulatory requirements under this tariff code，such as exit goods clearance certificate (which requires food hygiene supervision and inspection). For core node connection，document consistency must be guaranteed: the agency should assist the enterprise in preparing basic documents including invoices，packing lists，foreign trade contracts and customs declaration forms，and handle the filing certificate for export food production enterprises and label filing (the label on Bofen bottles must meet the language requirements of the importing country). For the logistics link，you should choose a freight forwarder with dangerous goods transportation qualification (baijiu containing alcohol is classified as dangerous goods)，to avoid container rolling or inspection failure caused by non-compliant packaging. Exception response plans should cover customs valuation and inspection risks: if the customs has doubts about the price of Bofen，the agency should provide purchase contracts，value-added tax invoices and other materials to prove the real transaction price，if on-site inspection is required，the agency should cooperate with the customs to provide MSDS report and dangerous goods packaging performance inspection result form. In the tax refund link，the agency must ensure "four-flow consistency" (contract，invoice，logistics，capital flow)，to avoid tax refund delay or rejection caused by incomplete document filing. For final compliance implementation，the agency and the enterprise should sign a detailed agency agreement to clarify responsibilities of both parties: for example，the agency is responsible for customs declaration，logistics and tax refund declaration，while the enterprise needs to provide real and valid documents and supply certification. 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If it is incorrectly classified under other liquor tariff codes, it will lead to non-conformity with regulatory conditions and cause cargo detention. When declaring customs via an agency, you should provide real purchase contracts and special value-added tax invoices to prove the rationality of the transaction price; meanwhile, you should prepare the filing number of export food production enterprise to ensure compliance with customs regulatory requirements. 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For logistics scheme, it is recommended to choose direct routes to Southeast Asia to avoid title risks caused by transshipment; meanwhile, you should clarify the type of bill of lading consignee. If you use a straight bill of lading, you should confirm the customer has good credit to avoid cargo release without original bill of lading. In addition, you should confirm the free storage period and container detention fee policy at the destination port in advance. In case of space shortage or container rolling, you should adjust the shipping schedule in time and notify the customer to reduce extra expenses. The agency should sign a detailed agreement with the freight forwarder to clarify the title transfer node and responsibility division, to ensure cargo safety.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/export-bofen-domestic-agent-qualifications.html#suggestedAnswer-3", "datePublished": "2026-10-02T01:03:18Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Kevin Lin","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/kevin-lin/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Tax planning for agency Bofen export should focus on VAT refund and related party transaction pricing. According to 2026 policies, agency export can enjoy a 13% export tax refund, but you must ensure the transaction price between the agency and the enterprise is fair, to avoid adjustment by tax authorities due to unreasonable related party transaction pricing. In addition, if the agency adopts the buyout agency model, you should confirm whether the issuing subject and flow of value-added tax invoices are compliant; if it is the entrusted agency model, the enterprise needs to issue special value-added tax invoices and handle tax refund declaration on its own. The agency should assist the enterprise in completing tax filing to ensure a clear capital return path, and avoid tax refund failure caused by inconsistency between capital flow and logistics.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/export-bofen-domestic-agent-qualifications.html#suggestedAnswer-4", "datePublished": "2026-10-02T01:02:04Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Andy Guo","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/andy-guo/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The key tax refund audit points for agency Bofen export mainly include document filing and "four-flow consistency". 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If the customer pays in RMB, the cross-border payment should be completed through the CIPS system to avoid losses caused by exchange rate fluctuations. When settling foreign exchange, the agency should provide materials such as customs declaration forms and export contracts to the bank, to ensure the foreign exchange settlement amount matches the customs declaration amount. In addition, you should avoid using personal accounts to receive foreign exchange, to prevent being identified as illegal operation by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. 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