What kind of question does a letter answer?

A commercial one: should we accept this distributor’s exclusivity request, is this payment structure reasonable for a first contract, which route into the market fits our numbers, what should we ask for before renewing, how should we respond when a counterpart changes its terms, how do we settle a commercial disagreement before or alongside a lawyer.

Commercial Advice Letter on a China Business Decision

What the letter covers

The question and the facts

The question as agreed with you, and the documents and information the advice rests on.

The options, compared

The realistic courses open to you, with what each costs, what it commits you to and how it plays with a Chinese counterpart.

Our recommendation

Which option makes the best commercial sense for you, and why.

Next steps

What to do, in what order, and any points to take to a licensed lawyer or accountant before you act.

How it runs

The question. Tell us the decision in front of you in the form below, then send the documents behind it.
Review. We read the documents, assess the situation, and work out where the commercial risk sits and what your options are.
The letter. You receive a signed commercial advice letter in 5–10 working days: the options, our recommendation and the next steps.

Tell us the question

Put the question in your own words. Blanks are fine: we agree the final wording with you.

Your name Email

The decision in front of you

Counterpart When you need to decide

Documents you hold Anything else

How did you hear about us? Details, if you like

We use these details to quote and to answer this enquiry, and the page and visit details the form adds to see which pages bring enquiries. We do not sell personal information. Please do not attach passport or identity-document images at this stage. Where you give us someone else's details, please make sure they know.

What happens next

Enquire. Tell us the situation by email, the contact form, WhatsApp or WeCom.
Proposal and agreement. You receive a written proposal setting out the scope, the deliverable, the timing and the fixed fee, together with our services agreement.
Execute. We carry out the work and keep you updated.
Deliver. We deliver the agreed result, to a professional standard.

A woman reading through a printed document at a meeting table — If the question is a contract in front of you

The contract review reads every clause for what it commits you to.
Contract Commercial Review

Common questions

What kind of question does a letter answer?: A commercial one: should we accept this distributor’s exclusivity request, is this payment structure reasonable for a first contract, which route into the market fits our numbers, what should we ask for before renewing, how should we respond when a counterpart changes its terms, how do we settle a commercial disagreement before or alongside a lawyer.

A consult, an advice letter or a contract review?

Three ways to get our commercial judgement, at three depths. The consult fee is credited against either of the other two.

Option	You receive	From	Turnaround	Choose this when
45-minute consultation	A live conversation that maps your case and ends with a recommended route and a fixed quote	US$120	Booked to the calendar	You want to talk the situation through and leave with a direction and a fixed quote
Commercial Advice Letter	A signed commercial advice letter	from US$1,000	5–10 working days	You have one commercial question and want a signed written answer you can circulate internally
Contract Commercial Review	Commercial advice letter with a clause-by-clause review table	from US$1,500	3–7 working days	There is a specific contract or term sheet in front of you, and you want every clause read before you respond or sign

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