Practical China-law guidance for overseas buyers who paid a Chinese supplier but received no goods, late delivery, partial delivery, defective goods, wrong specifications, or an unpaid promised refund.
Start by preserving evidence, confirming the supplier’s registered Chinese identity, tracing the payment recipient, reviewing the dispute clause, and assessing assets before selecting negotiation, arbitration, or litigation.
Focused recovery guides
- Paid a Chinese Supplier Through a Personal or Different Company Account: Recovery Options
- Can an Overseas Buyer Freeze a Chinese Supplier's Assets Before Judgment?
- Using WeChat and WhatsApp Evidence in a China Supplier Dispute
- How to Prove Defective or Non-Conforming Goods From a Chinese Supplier
- Chinese Supplier Closed, Deregistered, or Has No Assets: What Can a Foreign Buyer Do?
- Chinese Supplier Promised a Refund: How to Structure a Settlement That Can Be Enforced
Existing LawPW supplier-dispute resources
- Supplier refuses to ship after payment
- Defective goods and refused refund
- Recover money from a Chinese supplier
- How to sue a Chinese supplier from overseas
- Demand letter to a Chinese supplier
For a case-specific review, use the LawPW contact page.
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