Before Paying a Chinese Supplier
Verify the entity, receiving account, authority, contract and recovery risks before funds move.
Review this situation →SXP LAW · CHINA TRADE COUNSEL
China Lawyer for Supplier Disputes, Trade Contracts and Payment Recovery
When business with China becomes a legal matter, understand your evidence, recovery options and likely enforcement path before committing further cost.
- Confidential initial case review
- Response within 1 business day
- English and Chinese communication
- No original documents required
01 · START WITH THE PROBLEM
Choose what happened—not a legal department.
Each guide explains when it applies, the evidence to preserve, available measures, practical limits and the next assessment step.
Supplier Failed to Deliver
Assess the evidence, responsible party, assets and available demand, settlement or proceedings.
Supplier took your deposit? Request a recovery assessment →Defective or Non-conforming Goods
Build the specification, inspection, notice and loss evidence needed for a quality claim.
Review this situation →Recovering Deposits and Unpaid Invoices
Evaluate jurisdiction, commercial leverage, asset position and the economics of recovery.
Check your recovery options in China →Shipping and Bill of Lading Disputes
Identify liability across bookings, bills of lading, release instructions, carriers and forwarders.
Send the shipping documents for review →Contract Drafting and Review
Make the correct Chinese entity, performance standard, evidence and dispute path enforceable.
Review this situation →Litigation and Enforcement in China
Plan proceedings around evidence, interim measures, assets, cost and enforceability.
Review this situation →IP Infringement by Chinese Suppliers
Identify the operator and coordinate preservation, complaints and China enforcement.
Review this situation →02 · WHY THIS PRACTICE
Law informed by how cross-border trade really operates.
More than a decade in international trade before legal practice means the analysis begins with how the deal actually worked: the parties, payment route, production record, shipping documents and evidence trail.
The objective is a commercially usable view of legal position, leverage, recovery path and likely cost.
- Office
- Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
- Working languages
- English and Chinese
- Client focus
- Overseas buyers, exporters and China-facing businesses
03 · WHAT AN ASSESSMENT COVERS
Evidence before promises.
No result is guaranteed. The first task is to identify the correct Chinese entity, usable evidence, viable remedy and realistic enforcement path.
Legal position
Contracting party, governing law, jurisdiction, claim basis and relevant time limits.
Evidence position
Contracts, payment trail, messages, specifications, inspection and shipping records.
Recovery path
Demand, preservation, negotiation, arbitration, litigation and enforcement options.
Representative matters and outcomes will be published only after the facts can be verified and client confidentiality permits disclosure.
04 · PRACTICAL INSIGHTS
Start with the right question.
Understand your legal position, available evidence, recovery options and likely enforcement path before committing further cost.
Case Notes · Intellectual Property · Cross-Border Trade
View all insights →Foreign Trademark Rights and China Exports
01Supplier disputesHow to Sue a Chinese Supplier
02Payment recoveryHow to Recover Money from a Chinese Supplier
03Advance paymentChinese Supplier Took My Deposit and Did Not Ship
04Before paymentHow to Verify a Chinese Company Before Payment
05Payment riskCan a Chinese Company Use a Personal Bank Account for Payment?
06EMAIL CONTACT
Send a concise case summary.
Include the parties, transaction value, key dates, payment and delivery status, documents available and the outcome you seek.
EMAIL CASE SUMMARY[email protected] ↗Send a concise case summary and document list. No original documents required.
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