Why consider payment in CNY?
- China's economy became the world's second largest economy in 2011.
- China ranks among the Czech Republic's top five trading partners.
- The Chinese Yuan has become the third most traded currency in China's foreign trade.
- The Chinese government has already embarked on a long-term programme to make the currency fully convertible.
- In the long term, the Chinese currency will be one of the three currencies of global foreign exchange alongside the EUR and the USD.
Benefits for the importer/exporter when paying in Chinese currency
- Discounts for trading in CNY - Chinese partners can provide attractive discounts if a contract is concluded in CNY.
- Increased likelihood of winning a contract in the Chinese market.
- More potential trading partners preferring to do business in CNY.
- Ease of payment is the same as in USD, for example.
- Lower cost of payment transactions compared to banks - same as in USD.
- Elimination of exchange rate risk - the CNY exchange rate is pegged to a basket of currencies and is more stable against the CZK than the USD exchange rate over the long term.
- Speed of payment.
Terms and conditions for CNY payments with Accenta
Currencies:
- IPU management: free
- Urgent reimbursement: tariff - item: surcharge for urgent reimbursement
- Standard reimbursement: tariff - item: other foreign reimbursements
Payment processing time:
- E-payment standard: D+0 to 14:00 - usually within 4 days
- E-payment urgent: D+0 to 14:00 - usually within 2 days
Conditions for payments in CNY:
- Recipient can only be a legal entity authorized to receive and/or send remittances in CNY
- No special documentation is required.
- Commercial transactions only (all types of remittances outside China).
- Both natural and legal person can pay.
- Recipient must accept local rules and regulations when remitting to China.
For remittances directly to China
- Include the CNAPS (China National Advanced Payment System) code beginning with C/N (CNAPS code is a 12-14 digit numeric code) in the Message to the recipient.
Based on CNAPS requirements, foreign payments with missing or incorrectly entered payment purpose may be delayed or rejected.