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The Hong Kong Intermediary Trap: Do Not Contract with the Wrong China Company Foreign buyers like dealing with Hong Kong intermediaries. The emails are clear, the invoices look familiar, the bank account feels safer, and the person on the other end usually speaks better English than the factory contact. But in China manufacturing, invoices are

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The Hong Kong Intermediary Trap: Do Not Bind the Wrong China Company - Harris Sliwoski LLP Foreign companies often sign China manufacturing contracts with Hong Kong intermediaries while mainland factories control the molds, files, production, and leverage. Here is how to avoid binding the wrong company.

When Your Contract Will Not Save You in a Cross-Border Credit Dispute A U.S. company recently lost more than $860,000 to a foreign client. It had a signed contract, invoices, and legal remedies. That still was not enough. The contract was not the real problem. The company extended too much unsecured credit, dealt with the

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When Your Contract Will Not Save You in a Cross-Border Credit Dispute - Harris Sliwoski LLP Cross-border credit disputes often are not caused by bad contracts, but by poor credit discipline, weak entity diligence, and waiting too long to act when payment problems begin.