Industry Status and Policy Trends

In 2025, the global electromechanicalEquipment ImportsThe scale is projected to exceed $1.8 trillion. China's General Administration of Customs recently updated the "Inspection and Supervision Catalog of Imported Electromechanical Products," adding 12 categories of key monitoring equipment. According to data from the 217 agency cases we handled, the customs clearance delay rate for equipment imported independently by enterprises is as high as 43%, whereas professional agencies can control the clearance time within 5 working days.

Four-Dimensional Screening Criteria for High-Quality Agents

Certification System:

• Customs AEO Advanced Certification qualification
• Import license filing volume for key industries
  • Medical EquipmentNumber of similar filings ≥50
  • Semiconductor equipment category filings ≥30 items

Clearance Strategy Database:

• HS Code Historical Dispute Case Database (Recommended ≥5,000 entries)
• Special Supervision Zone Operation Plan (e.g., Import of Bonded Maintenance Equipment)

Full-process cost control model

Taking the import of a certain German precision machine tool as an example (CIF value of $3.8 million):

• Tariff planning saves 14.2%: Utilizing ECFA rules of origin.
• Logistics optimization reduces costs by 9.8%:China-Europe Railway Express+保稅倉儲組合
• VAT refund achieves a 7.3% return: phased input tax deduction plan

2025 Risk Warning List

In accordance with the requirements of Announcement No. 45 of the General Administration of Customs, special attention should be paid to:

• Change in the Format of Second-hand Equipment Age Certification Documents
• The validity period of the lithium battery equipment transportation evaluation report has been shortened to 90 days.
• Verification Mechanism for End-User Statements of 5-Axis and Above Machining Centers

Practical Cases of Dispute Resolution

A medical device importer faced a freeze of 3.27 million yuan in security deposits due to classification disputes:

• Key issue in dispute: Classification of medical low-temperature storage equipment (9022 vs 8418).
• Solution:
  • Submit customs ruling cases from 15 countries within 3 working days.
  • Provide bilingual (Chinese-English) technical parameter manuals for the equipment
  • Request for Advance Commodity Classification Service
• Processing Result: The tax code was successfully updated, and the tariff rate was reduced from 8% to 5%.

Trend forecast for the next three years

Based on WTO notifications of technical barriers to trade:

• SemiconductorEquipment ExportThe control list will be expanded to 28 tariff codes.
• The scope of mutual recognition between EU CE certification and domestic mandatory certification has been expanded.
• The RCEP member states have added 47 items to the tariff reduction catalog for equipment imports.