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How a protected payment runs: you place your order and pay Parallel B.V., an independent team inspects every pallet, and only after the goods pass is the money released to the seller.

Protected payments

Trading with zero exposure

No paying for goods not received. No shipping for money not there. Parallel holds both until everything checks out.

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How money flows on every order

The same four steps on every order, whether it is one pallet or forty.

  1. 1

    Reserve your order

    10% deposit Your money: held by Parallel

    Add offers to your cart and reserve with the 10% deposit, paid to Parallel B.V., the marketplace operator. The seller never handles your money at any point.

  2. 2

    We confirm with the supplier

    90% + VAT Your money: held by Parallel

    Lead time and availability are confirmed with the supplier, with your price fixed on the order confirmation. You receive a pro forma invoice with VAT per line and pay the remaining 90% plus applicable VAT, which is also paid to Parallel, and stays with Parallel.

  3. 3

    Independent inspection

    €35 / pallet Your money: held by Parallel

    Your supplier delivers the goods to a neutral warehouse, where every pallet is opened and checked, barcodes, quantity, dating and condition, before anything ships onward. You receive the full inspection report before the carrier is booked.

  4. Goods pass, then we pay the seller

    Released to the seller

    Funds are released to the seller only once the goods have passed inspection and been collected. If a pallet fails, you decide what happens: reject it for a refund, or accept it at a renegotiated price.

Billie

Pay the balance in 30 days

We partner with Billie, Europe's payment terms provider for B2B, so eligible orders can settle the balance a month after committing to it. Bank transfer stays the default and is free.

30 days to pay

Choose Pay Later at the balance step and settle 30 days later. Your cash stays free while the goods are inspected and collected.

Instant decision

No application and no paperwork. Billie decides in seconds when you pay, per order.

A transparent fee

3.5% + €0.30, shown in full before you confirm. No fee on bank transfer, ever.

Where your money sits, compared

In traditional parallel trade, paying up front is the cost of doing business. We changed that: your payment stays put until the goods check out.

Who holds your payment
Traditional tradeThe seller, from the moment you transfer.
ParallelParallel B.V., until your goods pass independent inspection.
When the seller is paid
Traditional tradeUp front, before you have seen a single carton.
ParallelAfter a passed inspection, at collection.
If the goods fail
Traditional tradeYou chase a refund across borders, usually alone.
ParallelReject for a refund, or accept at a renegotiated price.
Proof when it matters
Traditional tradePhotos the seller chose to send you.
ParallelA signed report from an independent inspection team.
Bank details
Traditional tradeA new IBAN to verify with every new supplier.
ParallelOne account in one legal name, printed on every invoice.

Held until goods pass

Your payment stays with Parallel B.V. and reaches the seller only after your pallets pass independent inspection.

Inspected before release

Every pallet is opened and checked against your order before any money moves on.

One verified counterparty

You pay one Dutch B.V. with one IBAN, printed on every invoice, never a changing list of unknown sellers.

How goods get checked

Money only moves because someone physically checked the goods. See how an independent team opens, counts and dates every pallet before release.

How inspection works