回复：关于在国内下单订货付款方式的问题

Per our company experiences
1) It is best way to Open L/C at sight at the beginning doing business
2) after one or more year, L/C at between 30 - 90days
3)then, you set up your good credit, doing D/P with deposit 10 -20%.
4) 3-4 years later, you can ask the mill to give you term which term call D/A.
Some benefit from China you can use:
A) So far, china export bank or Export insurance company can cover export risk, you can ask your mill to cover your company risk(A/R insurance ) if you want to get term.
B) So far, no one can give you more than 90 days term. because add value tax rule. More than 90 days the mill could not get payment, and government does not refund add value tax to the mill. Do not ask too much.

* D/P means Documents against payment
D/A means Free to get the goods & pay later.