Foreign Trade Integrated Service

Foreign Trade Integrated Service refers to qualified service enterprises providing small and medium-sized foreign trade companies with integrated services for all or part of the process—including customs declaration, inspection declaration, logistics, tax refund, settlement, and credit insurance—through a one-stop platform. Its core lies in packaging scattered foreign trade steps to lower operational thresholds and costs for enterprises. It is mostly used when small and micro enterprises lack self-operated import/export rights or a professional team, and entrust an integrated service enterprise to export on their behalf. Notes: The integrated service enterprise must be registered with customs, tax authorities, etc., and bears corresponding legal responsibility for the goods exported as an agent; the entrusting party must still ensure the goods are genuine and the documents are compliant, otherwise it may face tax refund risks. The difference from a foreign trade agent is that integrated services emphasize platformization, standardization, and scale, usually covering more steps, while traditional agents may be limited to customs declaration or foreign exchange collection. Compared with self-operated export, an integrated service enterprise does not own the goods and only provides services, so the entrusting party must clearly define the division of responsibilities.