I placed an order for 2 containers of yarn with a chinese supplier (2X10 mts).

Our agreed payment terms were partial advance and balance by D/P, where each container was to  be shipped with a gap of a week.

The Supplier in any case would always have some advance with him, even after they ship the first container.

Now after signing the contract, I sent them the advance and and now when its time to ship, they are asking me to make full payment before shipment, which is not acceptable to me and is also against the contract.

They are acting all strange and only want to talk about the shipment when they get the money first.

Please advice how can I be safe in this situation, and either get my goods or my advance money refunded.

Thanks and Regards

Tarun Dalmia

I would not send them the money. It is too risky for you.

If you can't get them to honor the agreement then at least arrange for a third party inspection company to check things out for you BEFORE you release final payment. Of course releasing payment after you get the BL copy is best, but if you can't get them to do this then perhaps you can work around this.

Of course it would be best not to place any more orders with this factory and I would be inclined to let them know the reason once your current order is safely in your possession.