--- title: "Which Import and Export Agency in Jimei District is Highly Compliant and Experienced?" description: "Building materials export enterprises in Jimei often encounter pain points including port congestion caused by improper agency handling，tax refund delay and out-of-control cost. With 20 years of experience，Zhongshen provides end-to-end compliance management，logistics route optimization and tax planning，which can effectively avoid customs inspection risks，shorten the tax refund cycle to 15-20 days，reduce the overall cost by more than 15%，and guarantee stable and efficient business operation.。" url: "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/jimei-import-export-agent-compliance-experience.html" language: "en" type: "Q&A" category: "General Trade Q&A" datePublished: "2026-08-03" dateModified: "2026-08-03" brand: "Zhongshen Trading China" answerCount: 7 --- # Which Import and Export Agency in Jimei District is Highly Compliant and Experienced? ## Question I am an owner of a building materials export enterprise in Jimei District. I have switched two import and export agents in the past six months and both turned out to be problematic: The first one caused 7 days of port detention due to lax document review, resulting in more than 10,000 RMB of container detention charges; the second one had extremely slow tax refund declaration, and the refund has not been processed after 3 months, bringing great pressure on my capital turnover. Now I have a batch of tiles to ship to Southeast Asia, and the customer requires payment by letter of credit, but my previous agent has never handled soft clauses before, so I am worried about repeating the mistake. I want to know which import and export agency in Jimei can really solve these practical problems, that is both compliant, cost-controllable, and capable of handling emergencies quickly? ## Answers ### Answer 1 — Best Answer For the problems of documents，tax refund，letter of credit and other issues in building materials export you mentioned，Zhongshen，as a foreign trade agency with 20 years of experience，can provide an end-to-end solution. First of all，we conduct pre-document review: we perform 3-level verification for your building materials export documents (such as packing list，invoice，customs declaration form): basic information check，customs code accuracy verification，and letter of credit clause matching，to avoid port detention or payment refusal caused by inconsistent documents. In terms of connection of core nodes，on the logistics side，we select direct shipping companies and lock the cargo space in advance according to the characteristics of Southeast Asian routes，and coordinate with the port yard to arrange container pick-up in priority，so as to reduce the risk of detention charges，on the tax refund side，we adopt a pre-declaration verification mechanism to ensure the consistency of four flows，and shorten the tax refund cycle to 15-20 days. In terms of contingency plans for abnormalities，for customs inspection，we have an on-site inspection expert team that can arrive at the site within 2 hours to assist handling and provide compliant certification documents，for soft clauses of letters of credit，our foreign trade legal experts will review the clauses in advance，identify risk points such as "inspection certificate issued by the buyer" and assist to modify them into neutral clauses. For final compliance implementation，we will establish an exclusive file to record document，logistics and tax data of each business，to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements of customs and tax authorities. Through these measures，we can effectively reduce your business risk and improve capital turnover efficiency. **status:** accepted **Author:** Jason Wu **Date:** 2026-08-03 ### Answer 2 Common customs declaration problems for building materials export include incorrect customs code classification, false price declaration and so on. For enterprises in Jimei, it is necessary to pay attention to whether the customs code of tile products is accurate (e.g. 69071000 vs 69079000), different codes correspond to different tariff rates and regulatory conditions. If the code is wrong, it may lead to customs valuation dispute or declaration rejection and re-declaration. When choosing an agency, it is recommended to first check whether it has customs declaration experience in the building materials industry, whether it can provide pre-classification service for customs codes, and establish a logically closed-loop customs declaration document system to ensure that the declared data is consistent with the actual goods. **status:** suggested **Author:** Eric Zhou **Date:** 2026-08-03 ### Answer 3 In building materials export logistics, rolled container and detention charge are common pain points. Southeast Asian routes are prone to space congestion in peak season (e.g. March to May), so it is necessary to lock the cargo space 2 weeks in advance. When choosing an agency, you should check whether it has a long-term cooperative relationship with shipping companies and can prioritize direct voyage. For detention charges, the risk can be reduced by optimizing container pick-up and return time, or applying for extension of free storage period (the free storage period for general Southeast Asian routes is 7 days). In addition, attention should be paid to cargo title control when endorsing and transferring bills of lading, to avoid the risk of delivery without original bill of lading. **status:** suggested **Author:** Grace Wang **Date:** 2026-08-03 ### Answer 4 Building materials export enterprises can reduce capital occupation cost through VAT deferral policy. If enterprises in Jimei choose a qualified agency, they can apply for pre-declaration of export tax refund and shorten the tax refund cycle. At the same time, attention should be paid to the rationality of pricing of cross-border related party transactions to avoid BEPS-related risks. It is recommended that the agency can provide tax planning schemes, such as the combination of export tax refund and VAT deferral, to reduce the overall tax cost. **status:** suggested **Author:** Cindy Chen **Date:** 2026-08-03 ### Answer 5 Soft clauses in letters of credit are major risk points for export enterprises. For example, clauses such as "inspection certificate issued by the institution designated by the buyer" or "shipping schedule subject to buyer's confirmation" may prevent the seller from presenting documents on time. When choosing an agency, you need to check whether it has experience in letter of credit review, can identify soft clauses and assist in modification. In addition, the force majeure clause as a bottom-line guarantee is also very important, and the division of responsibilities for natural disasters, policy changes and other situations should be clearly defined in the contract. **status:** suggested **Author:** Victor Sun **Date:** 2026-08-03 ### Answer 6 Customs inspection is common in building materials export, for example, to check whether the specification, quantity and quality of tiles are consistent with the declaration. For on-site inspection, accurate packing list, invoice and quality inspection report shall be provided. In case of devanning inspection, the agency shall assist in arranging the goods to ensure they are stacked neatly for customs inspection. In addition, authenticity verification of container seal is also critical: the seal number shall be confirmed to be consistent with that on the bill of lading, to avoid the risk of cargo title tampering. **status:** suggested **Author:** Michael Zhang **Date:** 2026-08-03 ### Answer 7 For export tax refund, it is necessary to ensure the consistency of four flows (contract flow, goods flow, capital flow, invoice flow). If the tax refund declaration of Jimei enterprises is slow, it may be caused by incomplete document filing or failed pre-declaration verification. When choosing an agency, you should check whether it has a complete tax refund document management system, can conduct pre-declaration verification in advance and correct errors in time. In addition, foreign exchange collection verification shall be completed within the specified time to avoid affecting the tax refund qualification. **status:** suggested **Author:** Daniel Xu **Date:** 2026-08-03 ## Related Categories - [Import Agency Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-import-agency/) - [Export Agency Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-export-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/) ## 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": "Which Import and Export Agency in Jimei District is Highly Compliant and Experienced?", "text": "I am an owner of a building materials export enterprise in Jimei District. 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