Home?Food & Beverage? Import Beer Agency Pitfall Avoidance Guide: Veteran Buyer Teaches Three Steps to Identify Reliable Partners
Dont Rush to Sign! First Understand These Three Agency Traps
Last year, a Zhejiang client urgently consulted me after signing a German Beer General Agency agreement, only to discover during customs clearance that the supplier hadnt even obtained theImported Food Filing Certificate. When seeking agents, please remember these three core principles:
Check qualifications for Three Certificates and One Code (Food Business License/Import Filing Record/Customs Broker Qualification/Product Traceability Code)
Clarify Two Rights Division in negotiations (Exclusive Regional Rights/Price Adjustment Rights)
Include Three Insurance Clauses in contracts (Unsold Return Policy/Quality Bond/Breach of Contract Accountability Mechanism)
Practical Five-Step Agent Selection Method
Last week when helping a Shanghai craft beer bar select an agent, we followed this procedure:
Inaccurate specification description leads to procurement errors
Key operation points
Pitfall Avoidance Techniques
Preliminary Screening
Request 2-year customs import records
Verify authenticity of customs declaration numbers