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Payment Terms and Incoterms Chinese CNC Suppliers Accept

Which payment methods and Incoterms 549 Chinese machining suppliers list on their profiles, and how to agree terms for a first order.

Short answer Almost every supplier lists T/T bank transfer (99%) and FOB (99%). PayPal is listed by 76%, letters of credit by 84%. Delivered terms are rarer: 20% list DDP. The profile shows what a supplier is willing to discuss; the terms of your order are the ones written in the proforma invoice.
Decision factorRecommendationNotes
Small first order or samplesAsk for PayPal or another card-backed method416 of 550 suppliers (76%) list PayPal.
Production orderAgree T/T with a deposit and balance against inspection or shipping documentsT/T is listed by 545 of 550 suppliers.
You have no forwarder in ChinaShortlist suppliers that list DDP or DAP109 suppliers (20%) list DDP and 82 (15%) DAP.
You use your own forwarderFOB or EXWFOB is listed by 546 of 549 suppliers, EXW by 475.

Payment methods listed

550 of the 595 suppliers in the CNC Compass catalogue list payment terms on their Made-in-China.com profile:

MethodSuppliersShare
T/T (bank transfer)54599%
L/C (letter of credit)46284%
Western Union41976%
PayPal41676%
D/P (documents against payment)35965%
Small-amount payment31357%
MoneyGram7413%

Most suppliers tick several methods, so the list says what a supplier will discuss, not what it prefers. For a first order, agree the method, the deposit, and when the balance is due (before shipment, against inspection, or against shipping documents) in writing.

Incoterms listed

549 suppliers list the Incoterms they work with. FOB (546, 99%), CIF (505, 92%), EXW (475, 87%), and CFR (447, 81%) are near universal. Terms in which the supplier delivers to your country are rarer: DDP 109 (20%), DAP 82 (15%), FCA 68 (12%), CIP 53 (10%), CPT 46 (8%). Easion Industrial in Dongguan, for example, lists FOB, EXW, CFR, CIF, DDP, and DAP.

If you have no forwarder, a supplier that lists DDP or DAP can quote to your door; ask what the price includes (duties, customs clearance, last-mile delivery). If you use your own forwarder, FOB with the named Chinese port, or EXW, keeps freight under your control.

How these figures were counted

CNC Compass reads each listed supplier’s Made-in-China.com company profile and keeps every answer with its quote and page address. The figures above cover the 595 supplier records published on this site, read on 2026-10-05. They describe this catalogue, which is mostly suppliers of machined and fabricated parts found on that marketplace; they are not a census of Chinese manufacturing. Each supplier record on this site shows the same answers with a link to the page they come from.

Frequently asked questions

Do Chinese CNC suppliers accept PayPal?
Of 550 suppliers in the CNC Compass catalogue that list payment terms, 416 (76%) include PayPal. Ask whether it applies to the full order or only to samples.
Which Incoterm do Chinese suppliers quote by default?
FOB is listed by 546 of 549 suppliers and CIF by 505. Delivered terms are less common: DDP 109, DAP 82.
Does a listed term guarantee the supplier will use it?
No. Suppliers tick these options on their marketplace profile. Write the agreed payment method, deposit, Incoterm, and named place in the proforma invoice.

Sources

  1. Easion Industrial: Incoterms incl. DDP and DAP , Made-in-China.com supplier profile Checked 2026-10-05
  2. Nanjing Metalli Industrial: Incoterms , Made-in-China.com supplier profile Checked 2026-10-05
  3. Incoterms rules , International Chamber of Commerce Checked 2026-10-07
  4. Figures: CNC Compass fact store, guide statistics of 2026-10-07 , CNC Compass Checked 2026-10-07

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Editorial guidance should be checked against its cited first-party sources before publication. Updated 2026-10-07.