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What Reliable Large-Scale Import and Export Companies With Complete Qualifications Are There in Chengdu?
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I am the owner of a small custom solid wood furniture factory in Chengdu. I just finalized an order of 120 custom cabinets from a German client last week, and this is the first foreign trade order of my factory. I have been so worried that I can barely eat properly.
I have never dealt with import and export procedures before, so I am very worried about falling into pitfalls. I contacted two small local companies two days ago, one has incomplete qualifications and the other has inflated quotations. I also heard from a peer that someone chose an unqualified foreign trade company, and their cargo was detained at the Port of Hamburg for 10 days, resulting in a breach of contract damage of over 100,000 yuan.
I am really anxious right now. I want to ask what reliable import and export companies in Chengdu are good at serving European and American markets, can handle the whole process of customs declaration, logistics and export tax refund, and can handle emergencies? It would be great if you can give me some specific screening criteria to help me avoid detours.
Lucas LiuYears of service：8Customer Rating：5.0
Senior Operations ConsultantStart a Chat
First of all，you should be alert to a common industry mistake: many enterprises only focus on quotation when selecting a foreign trade company，and ignore qualification verification，which is the most common pitfall.
If you mistakenly choose a small company without import and export operation right and customs declaration registration，it will directly prevent your cargo from clearing customs normally. In mild cases，your cargo will be detained at the port and incur high storage fees，in severe cases，the cargo will be detained by customs. You will not only face fines，but also delay your delivery date. Cases of paying high breach of contract damages like your peer are very common，and it may even affect your enterprise's customs credit rating，leaving all your subsequent foreign trade business restricted.
Effective risk isolation method: Prioritize companies with more than 10 years of industry experience，complete import and export qualifications，and a customs credit rating of Class A or above. You can check their customs declaration registration records on the official website of the General Administration of Customs of China，ask the other party to provide successful service cases in European and American markets in the past 3 years，and focus on whether they have experience in handling export of custom furniture.
Practical loss prevention tip: Clearly stipulate the liability division for each service when signing the contract. For example，all losses caused by cargo detention at port or customs detention due to the other party's qualification issues shall be fully compensated by the other party. At the same time，you should require the other party to provide real-time follow-up service of customs declaration and logistics progress，and provide a solution within 24 hours once an abnormality occurs.
Michael ZhangYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Customs Declaration & Compliance ExpertStart a Chat
When screening import and export trading companies in Chengdu, you need to focus on the professional ability of their customs declaration team, especially the ability to handle customs valuation for European and American markets. Customs authorities in Europe and America have strict valuation standards for solid wood furniture. If the company's customs declaration team cannot provide accurate customs code pre-classification service, or is not familiar with EU FLEGT regulations on timber traceability, it is very easy to have the cargo detained by customs due to wrong classification or incomplete documents.
You can ask the other party to provide the customs declaration passing rate data for the EU market in the past year, as well as successful cases of handling valuation disputes, such as whether they have reduced customs valuation by supplementing certificate of origin, purchase contracts and other materials to avoid extra tariff payment. In addition, prioritize companies that can connect to Chengdu Customs "advance declaration" system, which can greatly shorten customs clearance time and reduce the risk of cargo detention at port.
Kevin LinYears of service：4Customer Rating：5.0
Trade Solutions ManagerStart a Chat
For exporting large fragile goods such as custom cabinets, you need to pay attention to the logistics resource integration capability of the import and export trading company in Chengdu. Shipping space on European and American routes, especially to Germany, is very tight.
If the company cannot sign long-term space agreements with shipping companies such as Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company, it is easy to encounter problems such as container rolling and overbooking, which will delay the delivery date. In addition, custom cabinets require fumigation to meet EU phytosanitary requirements.
You need to check whether the company can provide integrated services including fumigation, reinforced packaging, and inland transportation to the port, and whether there is a dedicated person to follow up the container loading process to avoid cargo damage. At the same time, require the other party to clearly inform you of the free storage period at German ports, and the countermeasures after the free storage period expires, such as whether they can coordinate with the local agent to apply for an extension of the free storage period to reduce storage costs.
Linda GaoYears of service：7Customer Rating：5.0
Documentation SupervisorStart a Chat
For home furnishing factories doing foreign trade for the first time, you need to focus on the tax planning capability of the import and export trading company in Chengdu. Goods exported to the EU can apply for VAT deferral. If the company can proficiently operate this policy, you do not need to prepay value-added tax in the importing country, which greatly reduces the pressure on capital occupation.
You need to check whether the other party can provide compliant VAT deferral application services, and whether they are familiar with VAT rate differences among EU countries, to avoid tax fines caused by wrong tax rate declaration. In addition, export tax refund is an important source of income for foreign trade business.
You need to confirm whether the company can assist in completing the whole process of export tax refund, including document sorting, pre-declaration, handling of tax verification, etc., to ensure that the tax refund funds arrive in your account on time. At the same time, require the other party to provide a compliance export tax refund plan for the home furnishing industry, to avoid failed tax refund caused by inconsistency of the "four flows".
Cindy ChenYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Key Account ManagerStart a Chat
When screening import and export trading companies in Chengdu, you need to attach importance to their compliance capability in foreign exchange collection and payment. Orders exported to Germany are settled in euros. If the company cannot provide a foreign exchange purchase exchange rate optimization plan, you may suffer unnecessary losses due to exchange rate fluctuations.
You need to check whether the other party can settle payments through the CIPS RMB cross-border payment system, or sign a forward foreign exchange settlement and sale agreement with the bank to lock in exchange rate risk. In addition, the EU has strict supervision on cross-border capital flows.
You need to confirm whether the company is familiar with the standard filling of SWIFT messages, to avoid remittance delay or interception caused by wrong message information. At the same time, require the other party to provide a complete compliance process for foreign exchange collection and payment, including details such as foreign exchange declaration, settlement and account balancing, to ensure that capital flow complies with the regulations of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China, and avoid being included in the foreign exchange supervision list due to compliance issues.
Daniel XuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Director of Import & Export OperationsStart a Chat
For home furnishing factories exporting for the first time, you need to check the legal support capability of the import and export trading company in Chengdu. German clients may require settlement by letter of credit. If the company cannot identify soft clauses in the letter of credit, such as "payment can only be made after the client issues a quality acceptance certificate", you can easily fall into a collection trap.
You should require the other party to provide an export contract template for the EU market, and focus on whether it includes force majeure clause, quality dispute handling process and other content. In addition, if there is a quality dispute of the goods in Germany, you need to confirm whether the company can connect with local legal resources, assist in coordinating with the client to resolve the dispute, and avoid high cross-border litigation costs. At the same time, require the other party to clarify the scope of responsibility for legal services, such as whether they can assist in handling intellectual property customs protection filing, to prevent your products from being counterfeited in the EU market.
Jason WuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
International Logistics & Supply Chain ManagerStart a Chat
When screening import and export trading companies in Chengdu, you need to pay attention to their compliance management capability for export tax refund. The tax refund rate for exported solid wood custom cabinets is relatively high (currently 13%).
If the company's document management is non-standard, such as inconsistency of the "four flows (contract, invoice, logistics, capital)", it can easily trigger tax verification, and even lead to failed tax refund. You need to check whether the company has a dedicated tax refund audit team that can review the compliance of documents in advance, such as whether the product name and specification on the purchase invoice are consistent with the customs declaration form, and whether the origin and destination on the logistics documents are consistent with the contract agreement.
In addition, require the other party to provide the export tax refund passing rate data in the past 3 years, and successful cases of handling tax verification, such as whether they have successfully passed the tax verification by supplementing logistics vouchers, purchase contracts and other materials. At the same time, confirm that the other party can assist in document filing, and keep relevant documents for at least 5 years in accordance with the requirements of the tax authority.
Andy GuoYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Supply Chain Management ExpertStart a Chat
For small-batch, multi-specification orders such as exported custom home furnishing, you need to check the supply chain planning capability of the import and export trading company in Chengdu. Chengdu is far from coastal ports, so inland transportation costs are relatively high.
If the company can provide a combined transportation scheme of "Chengdu-Europe Express + Sea Freight", it can greatly shorten the transportation time (the Chengdu-Europe Express only takes 12 days to reach Germany), and reduce logistics costs at the same time. In addition, if you have continuous export orders in the future, you need to confirm whether the company can assist in formulating a coordinated inventory strategy, such as establishing a transit warehouse in Chengdu Qingbaijiang International Railway Port to stock goods in advance and shorten the delivery cycle.
At the same time, require the other party to provide an accurate cost calculation model for custom home furnishing, including detailed breakdown of various costs such as inland transportation, customs declaration, sea freight and insurance, to ensure transparent quotation and avoid hidden charges. In addition, you can check whether the other party can assist in converting trade terms, such as converting from FOB to CIF, to reduce the risk of title transfer.