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title: "Payment terms for a first international order — Anti-Violence"
url: "http://av-static.talley-linjg.workers.dev/payment-terms-for-a-first-international-order/"
date: 2026-09-23
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# Payment terms for a first international order

We are placing our first order with an overseas security equipment supplier and they want a large deposit up front. Is that normal, or should we push for a letter of credit?

Interested in what others do for a first order versus a repeat order with the same vendor.