Payments for Contract Manufacturers

Manufacturers take deposits on production orders, bill on shipment, and sell to buyers paying on purchasing cards or by ACH and wire.
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Payment solutions for industrial & contract manufacturers

How these solutions fit industrial & contract manufacturers

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Level 2/3 Processing

For industrial & contract manufacturers: Include purchase-order references and itemized invoice data for business-card purchases of production orders, project deposits and trade invoices. When business customers pay industrial and contract manufacturers with corporate, purchasing or fleet cards, sending enhanced transaction data (tax, PO number, line items) can qualify for lower interchange. Line-item data from your ERP can lower interchange on eligible commercial cards. Roots configures enhanced-data capture in your gateway, invoices or ERP so it happens on every eligible transaction.
  • Analyze statements to find commercial-card downgrades
  • Configure the gateway or ERP to populate enhanced data accurately
  • Monitor CEDP qualification and fix data-quality errors
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ACH Payments

For industrial & contract manufacturers: Offer bank-account payments for production orders, project deposits and trade invoices, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow. ACH lets industrial and contract manufacturers collect production orders, deposits and progress payments directly from a payer's bank account, usually at a lower cost than cards on larger payments. Same-day ACH on large payments. Roots sets up ACH with authorization language and fraud controls that meet Nacha's rules.
  • Write compliant authorization language for business buyers
  • Set up account verification and return monitoring
  • Help you meet Nacha's 2026 fraud-monitoring requirements
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B2B Payments

For industrial & contract manufacturers: Collect business invoices for production orders, project deposits and trade invoices, with purchase-order references and account balances kept together. B2B buyers pay industrial and contract manufacturers on terms, by card, ACH or check. A payment portal tied to your invoices shortens days-sales-outstanding. Buyers pay deposits and balances online. Roots connects invoice payments to your ERP or accounting so every payment posts to the right invoice.
  • Integrate with your ERP or accounting platform
  • Configure enhanced data for commercial cards
  • Set up reminder cadences and a portal branded for industrial and contract manufacturers
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Credit Card Surcharging

For industrial & contract manufacturers: Plan credit-card surcharge disclosures for production orders, project deposits and trade invoices, keeping eligible card payments distinct at checkout. A surcharge program lets industrial and contract manufacturers add a disclosed fee to credit card payments to offset processing costs, while debit and bank payments remain free of the customer surcharge. A capped, disclosed surcharge on credit card payments. Roots configures card-type detection, disclosures and receipts, and checks your state's rules first.
  • Check your state's surcharge rules and complete card-network registration where required
  • Configure terminals, invoices and online checkout
  • Write the disclosure language for business buyers
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Multi-Currency Payments

For industrial & contract manufacturers: Collect production orders, project deposits and trade invoices in the currencies your customers use and reconcile them against the original order or invoice. International payers are more likely to complete checkout when they see prices in their own currency, and industrial and contract manufacturers can still settle in U.S. Dollars. Accept payments in buyers' currencies. Roots sets up multi-currency pricing and settlement on your account.
  • Identify which currencies your payers use
  • Configure pricing and settlement
  • Explain FX costs clearly
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Stablecoin Settlement

For industrial & contract manufacturers: Explore stablecoin settlement for amounts owed to suppliers and production contractors, with recipient and invoice references retained. For cross-border payments, stablecoin settlement can move value faster than international wires for industrial and contract manufacturers with global trading partners. Stablecoin settlement with overseas partners, provided through service partners coordinated by Roots. Provided through service partners coordinated by Roots. Roots is not a crypto exchange or money transmitter.
  • Assess whether stablecoin settlement fits your trading partners
  • Coordinate onboarding with our service partners
  • Integrate records with your accounting
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Custom Payment Integration

For industrial & contract manufacturers: Connect the payment flow for production orders, project deposits and trade invoices with your software and the operational records behind purchase orders, job lots and milestone invoices. Payments are only half the job. Manufacturers also need each payment posted to the right account, invoice or record automatically. Payments tied to your ERP. Roots scopes, builds and supports the integration.
  • Map how payments should post in your system
  • Build, test and host the integration
  • Support and maintain it as systems change
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Square Invoices

For industrial & contract manufacturers: Send itemized invoices for production orders, project deposits and trade invoices and track deposits, due dates and outstanding balances. Square Invoices lets industrial and contract manufacturers send invoices by email, text or link and get paid by card, digital wallet or ACH bank transfer. Milestone invoices with deposits and ACH for smaller shops. Roots sets up your templates, recurring schedules and autopay, and connects invoices to your accounting.
  • Design invoice templates and custom fields (terms, policies, account numbers) for industrial and contract manufacturers
  • Set up recurring schedules and card-on-file or bank-on-file autopay for business buyers
  • Configure reminders and late-payment workflows
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Industrial & Contract Manufacturers payment questions

Start with the workflows your business needs. Options on this page include Level 2/3 Processing for Manufacturers, ACH Payment Processing for Manufacturers, B2B Invoice Payments for Manufacturers. Roots helps compare the setup, software and processing requirements around how you operate.
Yes. Bring your current POS, checkout or billing tools and recent processing statements. We review invoices, registration payments, recurring collections and reconciliation, then plan the changes your industrial & contract manufacturers business needs.
Request a quote for your business. The review covers your payment mix, locations, software, hardware recommendations and implementation work. Consultations and payment reviews are free.
Bring recent payment statements, the systems you use and a record of how a customer places an order, receives a service or pays a bill. Tell us which industrial & contract manufacturers workflows need to improve so we can scope a practical setup.

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