China Legal Guides · Preventive credit spoke

Verify the Chinese counterparty and build recovery terms before shipment

Match the registered entity, authority and operating facts; set credit limits, security, acceptance, evidence, forum and monitoring controls before unsecured exposure grows.

Workflow guide

Operational orientation · Qualified PRC counsel required for fact-specific decisions

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Reviewed foundation

A commercial relationship is not a substitute for verified identity and security.

The underlying article was reviewed by Shi Bingbing. The new decision structure and expanded operational orientation are subject to legal review and claim no additional expert approval.

Credit-control workflow

Move from entity verification to monitored exposure

The reviewed foundation is preserved; additions are subject to legal review.

Time on site

Contract with the entity expected to pay.

Credit line

Do not continue shipping merely because the buyer promises one large catch-up payment. Apply the approved exposure limit and stop rules.

Credit file

Approve the counterparty and terms

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Identity

Verify registered entity and signatory.

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Ownership

Map controllers, affiliates and guarantors.

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Risk signals

Check litigation, enforcement and operating status.

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Credit limit

Set term, amount and concentration.

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Recovery terms

Control acceptance, evidence, security and forum.

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Monitoring

Assign reviews, stop rules and escalation.

Credit questions

Prevent the avoidable recovery problem

Expanded answers are subject to legal review.

Is the English trading name enough?

No. Use the exact registered Chinese legal entity information in the contracting and payment file, with an English reference where helpful.

Does paid registered capital prove solvency?

No. Treat registration information as one input and assess current operating, financial, litigation and enforcement signals.

Should a personal guarantee always be requested?

Security and guarantees require enforceability, authority and asset analysis; obtain transaction-specific advice.

Connected prevention and recovery pages

Use the recovery routes if exposure has already defaulted.

China business contract guide Foreign creditor recovery Debt readiness checklist Debt enforcement hub

Credit library

Open the route matching the exposure stage

Prevention and recovery use related evidence but different decisions.

01 · Before credit

China Contract Guide

Build enforceable performance and payment records.

Open specialist route →02 · After default

Foreign Creditor Recovery

Open the asset-first collection workflow.

Open specialist route →03 · Counsel file

Debt Readiness Checklist

Index the evidence before instruction.

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Counsel handoff

Escalate before unsecured exposure exceeds the approved limit

Use the indexed record for current, jurisdiction-specific advice.

A limitation or procedural clock may runDo not calculate it from this orientation.

Assets or evidence may moveUrgent lawful preservation may be required.

The debtor, instrument or jurisdiction is uncertainClassify the route before committing further cost.

Prepare a structured enquiryProvide parties, contracts, chronology, instrument, assets and desired result.

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General information only, not legal advice. Reviewed legacy foundations are preserved; the new presentation and expanded material are subject to legal review.