In the context of increasingly complex international trade and supply chain management, more and more enterprises choose to entrust a third-party inspection company to ensure product quality and shipment compliance. However, in the early stage of cooperation, a common concern is: whether the third-party inspection company needs advance payment? This article will analyze this issue in depth, and combined with industry practice, to provide enterprises with clear decision-making reference. First, the prevalence of prepayment in third-party inspection services Most formal third-party inspection...