Trade Assurance: What Payment Protection Actually Covers

Payment protection sounds simple but the details decide whether it helps you. Under Trade Assurance, your payment is held rather than sent directly to the factory, and released when you confirm the agreed milestone. That single mechanism removes most of the risk from a first-time relationship. Cover typically extends to on-time shipment and to product quality where an inspection standard was agreed in advance. It does not cover changes you approve after production starts, which is why written specifications matter so much.