Pay Chinese suppliers from Nigeria, invoice by invoice
Your supplier asks for yuan. Your treasury can stay in naira or stablecoins.
Indicative reference rate, updated . Your payable amount is confirmed against your invoice before you fund.
Pay your supplier in China
Enter the invoice in yuan and choose how you would fund it.
You send about
₦1,986,146
1 CNY ≈ ₦198.61
Set the supplier's CNY invoice once, then fund in naira or with USDT/USDC already in your Unigox Wallet. Unigox keeps the recipient, quote, reference and payment status together instead of sending you across separate apps.
- Supplier amount fixed in CNY
- Invoice reference captured
- Repeat recipients saved
Keep the supplier invoice fixed while funding changes
Enter the supplier's CNY total once, then fund the same order with NGN, USDT or USDC without asking them to accept crypto or reissue it.
- Supplier gets
- Exact CNY invoice
- Business funds
- NGN · USDT · USDC
- Records keep
- Recipient + reference
NGN
Bank transfer in Nigeria
USDT
Native Unigox Wallet
USDC
Native Unigox Wallet
Recipient gets
ChinaCNY
The exact yuan stated on the invoice, paid to the recipient in China.
What is the best way to pay a Chinese supplier from Nigeria?
One that pays the account the invoice is actually owed to, and shows the full naira cost before you commit to it. On this route that account is the supplier's company bank account in mainland China: you enter their CNY total, fund it by Nigerian bank transfer or from USDT or USDC in your Unigox Wallet, and the recipient is checked before anything moves.
For commercial imports, follow your own bank, customs, tax and Form M obligations. A payment product does not replace trade documentation requirements.
Check a 1688, Alibaba or factory invoice before funding
The payment should connect the CNY amount, the named recipient and your business record. Confirm those facts before any money moves.
- 01
Invoice belongs to the supplier
Check the company or recipient name against the order, pro-forma invoice or supplier conversation.
- 02
Account holder matches the invoice
If the account name is not the company that issued the invoice, stop. A personal account is refused on this route whatever the explanation; a different company needs a written reason on your own file before you fund.
- 03
CNY amount and reference agree
Confirm the total, deposit or balance due and retain the invoice number used to match the payment.
- 04
Trade records remain separate
Keep the Form M, customs, tax and shipping records required for your own import transaction.
Unigox checks the payout recipient for the payment route. It does not certify product quality, supplier performance or delivery.
Protect the operating details that keep an import moving
- Step 01
Correct recipient
Save verified payout details and see when a new or edited recipient is still being checked.
- Step 02
Correct amount
Start from the supplier's CNY invoice and review the exact funding requirement before payment.
- Step 03
Correct record
Attach an invoice reference and keep cancelled, pending and completed payments distinguishable in history.
From recipient details to a tracked CNY payment
- 01
Add the recipient
Choose the supported China destination and enter the recipient details exactly as provided.
- 02
Enter the CNY invoice
Add the amount, purpose, relationship and optional invoice reference before pricing.
- 03
Choose how to fund
Use NGN bank transfer or select USDT or USDC from your native Unigox Wallet.
- 04
Review and follow the payment
Confirm the exact source and destination amounts, then follow the status from the same flow.
Pay from where your money already is
NGN bank transfer
Fund from a bank in Nigeria
- Use the account shown for this order
- Track the transfer in the same flow
- Recipient receives the quoted CNY total
Unigox Wallet
Choose USDT or USDC
- Choose USDT or USDC
- Review the required wallet amount
- The recipient still receives CNY
Stablecoin rates and top-ups
A workflow for repeat importers
Add a factory, wholesale vendor, sourcing partner or freight-related recipient once. When the next invoice arrives, select the saved recipient, enter the new CNY total and choose how to fund it.
China is consistently among the largest sources of Nigerian imports, which is another way of saying that for a lot of businesses here this is not one transfer but a monthly one. That changes where the effort goes: get the recipient right once, then keep each invoice reference attached to the payment that settled it, so a query six months later is a lookup rather than an investigation.
Pay in naira or use stablecoin liquidity you already hold
Choose NGN when you want to fund from a Nigerian bank. Choose Unigox Wallet when business liquidity is already held in USDT or USDC. Both paths keep the supplier's invoice denominated in CNY.
This avoids sending crypto directly to a supplier or an unknown agent address. The supplier receives through the supported payout destination recorded in the payment.
Built for the way Nigeria pays China
Two things shape this flow: China is a major sourcing corridor for Nigeria, and the invoice at the end of it is written in yuan and paid into a mainland company account.
Questions Nigerian importers ask before paying suppliers
01Can I pay an Alibaba or 1688 supplier from Nigeria?
Yes, when the seller is a company that can give you a mainland Chinese bank account. Plenty of 1688 and Alibaba sellers trade through a personal account, and some will offer a Hong Kong one instead; neither is on this route, so ask for the company's own mainland details before you agree terms.
02Can my business pay with USDT?
Yes, if the required USDT is available in the native Unigox Wallet. USDC is also selectable on the wallet payment screen.
03Does Unigox verify the supplier?
Unigox checks the payout recipient as part of the payment flow. That does not replace your commercial due diligence on goods, contracts, quality or shipping.
04Can I add an invoice number?
Yes, each payment can carry your own invoice number. The reference field is there so the payment can be matched to your business records.
Move the supplier invoice, not just the currency
Open the payment flow, add the recipient and compare NGN, USDT, USDC before funding.
Pay a supplier invoiceRelated China guides
Built primarily for businesses
Built for importers and repeat supplier payers. A private individual paying a business invoice runs the same checks and gets the same quote — the recipient on this route is always a company.