Terms vary with the product, quantity, customisation, production timeline, supplier and destination country. Whatever they are for your order, they are settled and documented before anything is made.
Quotation
Initial payment
Production
Inspection
Balance
Shipment
The procedure
Eight stages, start to shipment
01
Quotation & order confirmation
Once specifications, quantities, packaging, customisation, shipping and commercial terms are confirmed, CBHC issues a formal Proforma Invoice.
What the Proforma Invoice states
Product specifications and quantities
Unit prices and total order value
Packaging and customisation requirements
Production lead time
Shipping terms and applicable Incoterms
Payment schedule
Warranty or quality commitments, where applicable
Any additional agreed requirements
02
Initial payment
For standard manufacturing orders an initial payment confirms the order and authorises production.
What the initial payment releases
1
Terms agreed on the PI
2
Initial payment received
3
Order confirmed
4
Production authorised
The percentage is agreed against the project and the supplier’s requirements commonly a deposit with the balance before shipment. Larger, customised or project-based orders may be structured around milestones instead, agreed in advance.
03
Production & quality control
Production runs to the approved specification while CBHC coordinates with the manufacturing partner and monitors the order.
Monitored through production
Product specifications
Quantity
Packaging
Branding and labelling
Quality standards
Customisation requirements
Production progress
Inspection or quality-control procedures can be arranged before shipment where they are required.
04
Balance payment
Once production is complete and the order has passed the agreed quality-control or inspection process, the remaining payment falls due on the agreed schedule.
The sequence that releases a shipment
1
Production complete
2
Inspection passed
3
Balance paid
4
Shipment arranged
For orders requiring inspection, shipment proceeds once the applicable inspection and payment conditions are complete.
05
Shipping & documentation
After payment completion CBHC coordinates the shipment and the export documentation the agreed terms call for.
Documentation, depending on the transaction
Commercial invoice
Packing list
Bill of lading / air waybill
Certificate of origin
Inspection documents
Product or compliance certificates
Destination-specific documents
The exact set depends on the transaction, the destination market and the agreed shipping terms.
06
Payment methods
International payments are arranged through recognised business banking channels and other approved payment methods.
Confirmed before any payment is made
Payment methodThe channel agreed for this transaction.
CurrencyThe currency the invoice is settled in.
Bank chargesWhich side carries each transaction cost.
07
Project & large-volume orders
Large-volume, customised or long-term projects can run on a milestone-based structure, agreed against the scope and contractual terms of the project.
Two ways an order is structured
A deposit confirms the order; the balance clears before shipment.
Order confirmationInitial payment
ProductionMonitored against the PI
Quality inspectionWhere required
ShipmentBalance settled first
The exact structure is agreed from the scope, commercial value, production requirements and contractual terms of each project.
08
Transparency & payment security
International trade works best when every financial obligation is defined before an order begins so the agreed terms are always written into the document that governs them.
Where the agreed terms are recorded
›Quotation
›Proforma Invoice
›Purchase agreement
›Contract
Clients are encouraged to review all commercial details carefully before making payment.
Our commitment
Clear terms, from confirmation to final shipment.
Clear termsVerified ordersControlled productionReliable global supply
From order confirmation to final shipment, CBHC Global works to make international sourcing and supply transparent, organised and commercially secure for businesses worldwide.
