The key lies in the “lowest-credit principle” in China’s customs credit management system.

According to Article 32 of the Customs Credit Management Measures:
When multiple parties are involved in the same customs transaction and their credit ratings differ—resulting in conflicting management requirements—customs will apply the measures corresponding to the lowest credit rating among them.

In practice, this means:
Even if your company is an AEO Advanced Certified Enterprise, you may still lose access to facilitation measures if your customs broker is categorized as a general-credit enterprise. Under the lowest-credit principle, your shipment will be treated according to the broker’s lower credit rating.

This is why partnering with an AEO-certified customs broker is essential to fully benefit from AEO policies.

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