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?Equipment Export?The Specificity of and Logic for Service Provider Selection
Industrial equipment export involvestechnical parameter filing, special transport solutions, and coordination of certifications in the target country—three core links. The ASEAN Mutual Recognition Agreement for Electrical and Electronic Equipment, effective in 2025, requires agency enterprises to have:
A technical team for multi-country certification conversion (CE/FCC/CCC, etc.)
Qualifications for transporting heavy equipment (lifting capacity of over 100 tons)
A classification database for electrical and mechanical products (a dynamic update system for HS Codes)
Analysis of Agency Service Capability Matrix
By comparing the service cases of 12 top agency companies in the Yangtze River Delta region, we found that high-quality service providers exhibit the following characteristics:
Standard deviation of customs clearance efficiency
Class A enterprises: ±2 working days
Class B enterprises: ±5 working days
Tax rebate error rate
Specialized type: below 0.3%
Comprehensive type: 1.2%-2.5%
New Market Access Challenges in 2025
With the official operation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, equipment exports face:
Mandatory notarization of technical documents in French-speaking regions
Voltage compatibility testing in the East African Community
Anti-dumping early warning system in the Economic Community of West African States
A case study of a Jiangsu injection molding machine export shows that a professional agency, throughpre-testing services,shortened the customs clearance time in Nigeria from 45 days to 18 days.
Key Points for Service Process Optimization
A three-tier verification mechanism for technical documents
Constant temperature transport for precision equipment
Construction of a Risk Prevention and Control System
Data from international trade arbitrations in 2025 shows that disputes in equipment exports are mainly concentrated in:
Disputes over technical parameters (accounting for 37%)
Disputes over installation and commissioning (accounting for 29%)
Intellectual property infringement (accounting for 18%)
Рекомендуется выбрать оснащенныйtechnical supervision servicesfrom an agency, to achieve full-process monitoring from factory inspection to on-site installation.
A Practical Guide to Service Provider Assessment
Three elements of qualification verification
China Customs Brokers Association AAA certification
FIATA Certification for International Freight Forwarding