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NETTING & ESCROW

Choose due-date payment, escrow or netting

Which arrangement fits the order, and what each party needs to do next.

6 min readAnchor BuyerReviewed 4 November 2026

Before you start

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Step 1: Both signatures

Step by step

  1. 1

    Due-date payment

    Choose Pay on due date for normal settlement of the outstanding balance. The supplier may propose an eligible early-payment discount before payment has started.

  2. 2

    Milestone escrow

    Choose Escrow by milestones when payment should follow evidence and approval. The current order flow creates shipment and delivery milestones with 30% and 70% allocations. Each milestone follows funding, proof, approval and confirmed release.

  3. 3

    Bilateral netting

    Choose Netting when the same two companies have reciprocal eligible obligations. The live Workspace netting flow offsets a matching pair; only the remaining balance needs payment.

  4. 4

    Check the next action

    Review the order after selection. The buyer funds or pays; the supplier delivers and follows payout status. Selecting terms does not transfer funds or clear a debt by itself.

Expected outcome

A defined payment workflow for the order.

Important checks

  • Do not treat selecting escrow as proof that money is held in a regulated trust account.
  • The live netting flow is bilateral; an illustrative multi-company loop is not evidence of an available automatic ring-netting service.

Questions & answers

Can the supplier select buyer payment terms?

The buyer selects the terms after both signatures. The supplier follows the resulting delivery and receiving workflow.

Can netting remove a debt without the other party agreeing?

No. An eligible proposal requires counterparty acceptance. A proposal is not a completed offset.

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