Pony up

Payments - informal - US.

To make a payment, especially a payment in advance.

Importers may have to pony up $500,000

"Trump has threatened instituting [import] tariffs across a much broader range of imports than during his first term, a move that would not only increase sureties' client scrutiny but also challenge many importers.

'The [importer client] company may have to pony up $250,000 to $500,000 just to procure a [customs] bond, and that could be a real challenge for some companies,' Swartz said. 'We will see a lot of notices sent out by bond sureties, letting clients know their bonds are insufficient.' "

Dan Swartz, tax principal at accounting firm Crowe - The Treasurer 2025 Issue 1 - page 24.

See also

• Advance payment bond
• Bid
• Bid bond
• Bond
• Customs bond
• Customs duty
• Duty
• Guarantee
• Imports
• Performance bond
• Performance guarantee
• Retention bond
• Surety
• Surety bond
• Tariff
• Tender
• Trade finance