When a Chinese supplier keeps postponing production or misses the agreed delivery window, the strongest file separates ordinary delay from breach, force-majeure excuses, refund promises, and recoverable damages.
Save quotes, purchase orders, pro forma invoices, production schedules, promised ship dates, extension requests, and every delay explanation.
Compare factory-shutdown claims, material-shortage excuses, inspection results, payment milestones, and refund or replacement promises.
Tie the correct Chinese entity, address, payment trail, shipment documents, and U.S.-side leverage to the complaint before Hague service.
A delay case can look like a simple commercial disagreement, but the record often decides whether the buyer can claim breach, cancellation, refund, lost resale opportunity, inspection costs, or other damages. The timeline should be clear before filing.
Collect the purchase order, pro forma invoice, commercial invoice, deposit and balance-payment records, delivery deadline language, production updates, inspection reports, shipment booking records, refund demands, and communications showing whether the supplier asked for more time.
The complaint and Hague package should describe the same defendant, contract, shipment, and deadline facts. If delay excuses point to a factory, trading company, exporter, or affiliate, counsel should decide who to name and serve before the package is translated.
Do not rely only on a missed date. Preserve the written deadline, extensions, payment milestones, and supplier explanations so counsel can evaluate breach, damages, service, and recovery posture.
Possibly. The answer depends on the contract terms, delivery deadline, extensions, payment record, supplier communications, jurisdiction, defendant identity, and recovery prospects.
Purchase orders, invoices, payment proof, promised delivery dates, production updates, inspection records, shipment booking records, refund demands, and Chinese entity records are usually important.
If the defendant is in mainland China, valid Hague service and consistent translated exhibits help protect default, motion practice, settlement leverage, and collection strategy.
Chinese supplier demands extra payment before shipping
Tooling or mold ownership dispute with a Chinese manufacturer
Supplier threatens to resell goods after deposit · Supplier insolvency or bankruptcy before delivery
Review the defendant identity, Chinese address, service record, deadlines, translations, contracts, invoices, payment trails, and U.S. enforcement options before choosing the next step.
Get help before submitting Hague service papers, seeking default, negotiating with a Chinese counterparty, tracing U.S. assets, or responding to a service or enforcement challenge.
Finberg Firm can assess China-related service, litigation, translation, judgment, and asset-recovery issues and map a practical strategy for U.S. counsel or businesses.