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Field guides / Four corridors

Plan the order and payment.

Use these guides to check the invoice currency, required documents and cargo-release conditions before issuing a purchase order.

Supplier locations

Supplier payment guides
by corridor.

Choose the supplier’s location for payment instructions, shipment checks and the documents to keep with the order.

Schematic connections between the United States, China, Vietnam, Mexico and Europe. Choose a route to open its guide. CHINAVIETNAMMEXICOEUROPE UNITED STATES
Schematic links · goods into the US, payments to suppliersGeography: Natural Earth · no live routing or transit estimates
Choose your corridor

Find your supplier’s corridor

Build a landed-cost estimate
Corridor 01 · USD / CNY

United States ↔ China

Agree whether the supplier will invoice in USD or CNY before you pay a deposit. Put document checks and cargo-release conditions in the order file alongside the shipment plan.

Goods: Chinese supplier → US warehouse
Funds: US buyer → Chinese supplier

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Corridor 02 · USD / VND

United States ↔ Vietnam

Check the invoice currency and receiving-bank instructions before arranging payment. Keep the VND payout or USD wire requirements with the freight booking in the same order file.

Goods: Vietnamese supplier → US warehouse
Funds: US buyer → Vietnamese supplier

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Corridor 03 · USD / MXN

United States ↔ Mexico

Start with the invoice currency and the beneficiary details. Before estimating the cost at your US warehouse, confirm the goods' origin treatment and include the cross-border charges in the order file.

Goods: Mexican supplier → US warehouse
Funds: US buyer → Mexican supplier

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Corridor 04 · EUR / USD

European Union ↔ United States

For an invoice in euros, work out the total USD you need to fund the EUR amount due. Record the payment route, delivery term and US import costs separately so each part of the budget can be checked.

Goods: European supplier → US warehouse
Funds: US buyer → European supplier

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Preparing the orderUse the guides to prepare the order file and the questions for your payment provider. Price freight and import charges separately, using current supplier and provider quotes and a customs assessment confirmed by your broker.
Pre-shipment checks

Check the order before it ships.

Review the invoice, bank details, documents and costs before releasing the balance.

Open the shipment checklist

Start with “China”, “FX” or “letter of credit”.

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