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In cross-border trade, many exporters assume “shipment made, payment received—case closed,” only to discover hidden legal risks after the deal is done. Recently, a Foshan manufacturer was hauled before the International Commercial Arbitration Court ("ICAC") at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry by its Russian buyer, who alleged quality defects and demanded damages. Caught between contesting the claims and ignoring the case (but risking later enforcement), the Fosha

In January 2022, a Ghanaian company encountered a chemical materials exporter through Made-in-China.com , who claimed to be a Tianjin-based company in China. Subsequently, the parties negotiated via email, and the seller issued proforma invoices, confirming two purchase orders in January and May 2022, respectively. In the proforma invoices provided by the seller, the letterhead displayed the name of the seller’s Hong Kong company, and the payment was directed to the Hong Kon

In 2025, the cooperation between a South African enterprise (hereinafter referred to as the "Client") and a factory in Dongguan, China, reached an impasse: the South African Client refused to take delivery of the goods and demanded the factory refund the advance payment, suspecting that the factory had failed to produce the goods as required or that the products did not meet the agreed standards; in response, the Dongguan factory stated that all goods had been fully manufactu

In 2023, an enterprise in Shanghai entrusted an international freight forwarding company in Shenzhen to transport the entire production line of product equipment to its newly-built factory in Mexico. The two parties agreed to adopt a “double clearance with tax included” model, where the freight forwarding company would be responsible for all matters including import and export customs declaration and destination port delivery.

A common and costly nightmare for importers: goods pass pre-shipment inspection but arrive defective or completely different. As a China international trade lawyer, I help clients untangle these schemes and recover losses. This guide exposes the top 3 quality bait-and-switch tricks and your legal recourse.

Foreign buyers are increasingly targeted by sophisticated payment fraud when sourcing from China. As a China-based international trade lawyer, I help clients recover funds lost to these schemes daily. This guide exposes the top 3 payment scams for 2025 and your legal defense.