Equipment ImportsThe Unique Challenges of Trade

The import of industrial equipment, as a typical representative of capital goods trade, involvesDetermination of HS codes,Access to Electromechanical Products,Monitoring of old equipmentIn specialized fields such as. Taking the latest customs statistics from 2025 as an example, machinery and equipment categoriesImport Customs DeclarationSimple.Declaration error rateUp to 18.7%, among which classification errors caused by inaccurate description of specifications and parameters accounted for 43%.

Core service modules of professional agency companies

• Pre-entry review system
  • The technical parameters of the equipment match those listed in the "Catalog of Imported Electromechanical Products."
  • Assessment of Residual Value of Used Equipment and Pre-shipment Inspection Arrangement
• Tariff optimization plan
  • Analysis of the Applicability of Rules of Origin under Free Trade Agreements
  • Sub-item declaration strategy for key components and complete machines
• Risk prevention system
  • Intellectual Property Pre-Confirmation (especially for European and American equipment manufacturers)
  • Technical trade measures contingency plan

Comparative analysis of typical service scenarios

Taking the import of a German stamping production line by an automobile manufacturing enterprise as an example:

• Self-declaration mode: Due to the incorrect separate classification of the hydraulic system, the tariff cost increased by 12%.
• Agent service model: By splitting the declaration of equipment functional modules, we successfully applied for the Free Trade Agreement tariff rate, saving CNY 96,000 in customs duties.

Key Points for Addressing Policy Changes in 2025

In accordance with Announcement No. 198 of the General Administration of Customs, enterprises importing equipment should pay special attention to:

• Electromechanical productsEnergy efficiency labelVerification is moved forward to the customs declaration stage.
• Second - hand equipment imports need to provideCarbon Emission Assessment Report
• Temporarily imported equipment under the ATA CarnetWarranty periodShorten to 6 months.

Key evaluation dimensions for selecting service providers

• Customs data visualization ability
  • Real-time Customs Declaration Progress Query and Exception Alert System
  • Historical Declaration Data Comparison and Analysis Function
• Emergency response mechanism
  • Professional capability in preparing materials for customs inquiry explanations
  • Response speed of on-site inspection accompaniment services

Current deviceImport RepresentationThe market exhibits a clearService LayeringCharacteristics: Premium service providers build core competitiveness by establishing an equipment database (covering 180,000+ product entries), developing an intelligent classification system (with an accuracy rate of 98.2%), and forming an industry expert team (average professional experience of 9 years). It is recommended that import enterprises prioritize evaluating these aspects when selecting partners.Specific equipment categoriesOperation cases andPolicy interpretationtimeliness.