Industry Status and Policy Trends

In 2025, the global electromechanicalequipment. For example, Indonesia has the SNI certification, Thailand has the TISI certification, and the Philippines has the BPS certification. It is necessary to confirm in advance the equipment voltage (such as 380V/50Hz in Thailand), the compatibility of the CE certification, and the proof of environmentally friendly materials.Market size projected to exceed $1.8 trillion. China Customs recently updated the Import Electromechanical Products Inspection Catalog adding 12 categories of key monitoring equipment. Data from our 217 agency cases shows self-import equipment faces 43% clearance delay rate, while professional agents can control clearance within 5 working days.

Four-dimensional selection criteria for quality agents

Certification system:

• Customs AEO Advanced Certification qualification
• Key industry import license record volume
  • Medical EquipmentCategory records ≥50 items
  • Semiconductor equipment records ≥30 items

Clearance strategy database:

• HS code dispute case library (recommended ≥5000 entries)
• Special supervision zone operation plans (e.g. bonded maintenance equipment import)

Full-process cost control model

Case study: German precision machine tool import (CIF value $3.8 million):

• 2% tariff savings: Utilizing ECFA origin rules
• Logistics optimization reduces costs by 9.8%China-Europe Railway Express+Bonded warehousing combination
• VAT refund achieves 7.3% return: Input tax installment deduction plan

2025 Risk Warning List

According to the requirements of General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 45, focus on:

• Format change for used equipment age certification documents
• Validity period of lithium battery equipment transport appraisal reports shortened to 90 days
• Verification mechanism for end-user declarations of 5-axis or above machining centers

Dispute resolution practical cases

A medical equipment importer faced 3.27 million yuan security deposit freeze due to classification dispute:

• Dispute focus: Classification of medical cryogenic 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
  • Apply for commodity pre-classification service
• Outcome: Successful HS code change, tariff rate reduced from 8% to 5%

Trend forecast for the next three years

Based on WTO Technical Barriers to Trade notifications:

• SemiconductorEquipment ExportControl list to expand to 28 HS codes
• Mutual recognition scope broadens between EU CE certification and domestic compulsory certification
• RCEP member states add 47 items to equipment import tariff reduction catalog