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During the Promotion Period, registered members of Alibaba.com entering into a Trade Assurance Services Purchase Contract for the first time with an Initial Payment of US $1000 and above will enjoy a 2% instant discount on the Initial Payment (capped at US $200).

 

Promotion Period: September 12, 00:00:00–September 30, 23:59:59 (PDT)

 

Who can get: 

Participants must be a registered member of Alibaba.com entering into a Trade Assurance Services Purchase Contract for the first time.

 

How to get:

1. Confirm your order with a Trade Assurance supplier displaying the "Discount" tag.
2. Pay to the supplier's Citibank account designated by Alibaba.com.
 
Notes:
    a) Instant Discounts are awarded to the first 8600 registered members who place an Applicable Order, first come first served.
    b) Each registered member may enjoy the Instant Discount once only. For the avoidance of doubt, registered members of Alibaba.com with the same IP address, shipping address, identification documents, device etc. will be considered the one and same registered member.
    C) To enjoy the Instant Discount: full payment of the Initial Payment of the Applicable Order must be made within the Promotion Period (Initial Payments made via Telegraphic Transfer and e-Checking must be received by the designated beneficiary bank Citibank, N.A., Hong Kong Branch by September 30, 2016 at 11:59:59 PM PDT).
    

 

 
Free Inspection

During the Promotion Period, registered members of Alibaba.com entering into a Trade Assurance Services Purchase Contract in selected categories with an Initial Payment of US $10,000 and above will enjoy one free inspection service on the order by China Certification & Inspection (Group) Co., Ltd. for inspection services conducted in Mainland China prior to shipment only.

  

Promotion Period: September 12, 00:00:00–September 30, 23:59:59 (PDT)

 

Who can get: 

Participants must be a registered member of Alibaba.com entering into a Trade Assurance Services Purchase Contract.

 

How to get:

1. Confirm your order with a Trade Assurance supplier displaying the "Free Inspection" tag.
2. Pay to the supplier's Citibank account designated by Alibaba.com.
 
Notes:
 

a) Free Inspection Service is available to the first 1500 registered members who place an Applicable Order, first come first served.

b) Free Inspection is applicable to Alibaba.com Trade Assurance orders prior to shipment only. It is not applicable to inspections relating to Alibaba.com Trade Assurance disputes.

c) To enjoy the Free Inspection Service, full payment of the Initial Payment of the Applicable Order must be within the Promotion Period (Initial Payments made via Telegraphic Transfer and e-Checking must be received by the designated beneficiary bank Citibank, N.A., Hong Kong Branch by September 30, 2016 at 11:59:59 PM PDT). For the avoidance of doubt, any payment received outside of the Promotion Period will not enjoy the Free Inspection Service;

d) Once an Applicable Order is placed and after full payment of the Initial Payment is made, a Free Inspection Service order will be automatically placed at http://inspection.alibaba.com. The inspection company will contact eligible Participants directly via telephone and/or email to arrange inspection, confirm the inspection time and other information. The Free Inspection Service is valid between September 12, 2016 at 00:00:00 AM PDT and January 31, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM PST (“Service Period"), after which Unused Free Inspection Service orders will lapse and cannot be refunded or exchanged for anything.

e) The Free Inspection Service is provided by China Certification & Inspection (Group) Co., Ltd. for inspection services conducted in Mainland China only (excluding Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu, Tibet and Xinjiang).  

f) In the event an Applicable Order is cancelled, closed or terminated for any reason, the Free Inspection Service will automatically become void.

 

 

 
FAQ

1. Discount Qualifications:

First-time Trade Assurance buyers placing an order with an initial payment of US $1,000 or more have the opportunity to qualify for an order discount.

 

2. What is a "first-time Trade Assurance buyer"?

Buyers who haven’t placed an order with Trade Assurance are considered first-time Trade Assurance buyers.

 

3. How can I qualify for order discounts and free inspection?

Order discounts and free inspection are available when you place and confirm an order from August 29, 2016 at 00:00:00 AM PDT to September 30, 2016 at 11:59:59 PM PDT. For these promotions, payment will only be accepted from September 12-30.

 

4. What is the time limit for the order discount?

1) If full payment has not been completed during the September 12-30, 2016 promotion, the order discount will be invalid.

2) If payment hasn’t been received by the designated Citibank account by September 30, 2016, the order discount will be invalid.

3) If the order hasn’t shipped before January 31, 2017, the order discount will be invalid.

  

5. Who is eligible for free inspection?

Registered members of Alibaba.com who place a Trade Assurance order with an initial payment of US $10,000 and above can qualify for a free inspection by China Certification & Inspection (Group) Co., Ltd.

 

6. When are special promotion prices available?

Select suppliers will be offering special promotion prices from September 12– 30, 2016.

 

7. If an order is cancelled after payment, can I get a discount for another order?

If your order is cancelled for any reason after payment, you will no longer be eligible for order discounts.  

 

 

 

How To Qualify
Find Supplier
1 Find a supplier with promotion tags

On the product list page, you can look up suppliers with the promotion tags "Discount" and "Free Inspection"

 

Start Order
1 Negotiate terms and start order

After negotiating terms and conditions, you or your supplier can start the order.

 

Confirm Order
1 Confirm the order to get the discount

Confirm your order before September 30, 2016 PDT for a chance to qualify for order discounts and free inspection.

 

Payment
1 Pay for your order to enjoy the discounts

You must complete your payment from September 12-30, 2016 PDT to qualify for sale promotions (Initial Payments made via T/T and e-Checking must be received by the designated beneficiary bank Citibank, N.A., Hong Kong Branch by September 30, 2016 PDT).

* First time e-Checking users can enjoy zero transaction fees between 12-30th September.

 

Shipping

Every order with a "Discount" or "Free Inspection" tag must be shipped by January 31, 2017 11:59:59 PM CST. After confirming that you have received your products, your order will be complete.