International Exports

We have a strong, experienced trade finance team that focuses on client trade-related requirements, whether domestic or international. This team advises and guides clients on documentation and transactions ensuring:

• Quick turnaround times through smooth document processing
• Faster payments through constant follow-ups with correspondent banks for timely recovery of funds
• Cost effectiveness
• Better reach
• Excellent trade support
• Arrangement of credit reports of overseas parties
• Specialised advice on international trade related issues as well as technical issues such as ECM requirements, RBI reporting, new circulars and international developments

We have developed a global network of correspondent banks that enables us to handle large volume collection portfolios. We offer world-class facilities for handling collections related to international trade.

We also handle documents where proceeds have been received by the exporter on an advance payment basis and the actual shipment takes place later. In such cases, the documents need to be accompanied with a Foreign Inward Remittance Certificate (FIRC) as proof of receipt of the advance payment.

Pre-Shipment Credit

We offer pre-shipment credit to exporters by way of packing credit, enabling them to finance operations like purchase/import of raw materials or processing and packing of export goods. Exporters can avail of this pre-shipment credit either in rupees or foreign currency.

Post-Shipment Credit

We offer post-shipment credit to exporters, helping them finance export sales receivable for the time lag between shipment of goods and date of realization of export proceeds. Exporters can avail of the following
services:

• Negotiation/payment/acceptance of export documents under Letter of Credit
• Purchase/discount of export documents under confirmed orders/export contracts etc.
• Advances against export bills sent on collection basis
• Advances against exports on consignment basis
• Advances against undrawn balance on exports
• Advances against approved deemed exports
• Exporters can avail of this post-shipment credit either in rupees or foreign currency

We facilitate Foreign Inward Remittance (foreign exchange received by a person in India through banking channels) and offer convenient modes of operations for quick and easy disbursement.

The facility is extended through arrangements with reputed, correspondent banks located in most countries around the world.

Parties to Letter of Credit:

• Applicant: the party which arranges for issuance of the LC (the importer)
• Beneficiary: the party in whose favor the LC is issued (the exporter)
• Issuing Bank: applicant's bank that opens, issues or establishes the LC
• Advising Bank: the bank that authenticates and advices the issuance of the LC to the beneficiary
• Negotiating / Nominated Bank: usually exporter bank, transfer funds to exporter and also at its discretion to advance funds to the beneficiary against confirmed documents
• Confirming Bank: tBy adding Confirmation, the confirming bank adds its guarantee to the undertaking given by the Issuing Bank. Confirming Bank takes the risk on Issuing Bank and the country of the Issuing Bank.
• Advising an Export LC / Amendment: The basic responsibility of an Advising Bank is to advise the LC received from the Issuing Bank only after checking the apparent authenticity of the credit and to inform the exporter on the arrival of LC in his favour once the LC is ready for collection.
• Confirmation of Exports LCs: the bank that adds its irrevocable commitment to the exporter against the LC
• Negotiation of Export LCs: LC Issuing Bank nominates a Negotiating Bank, or Unrestricted for Negotiation (freely negotiable) The Exporter may require funds before due date, and approaches the Negotiating Bank Hence, the Negotiating Bank takes the credit risk on the Issuing Bank or Confirming Bank, if the LC is confirmed. Issuing Bank may refuse the payment, in case, if the discrepancies are discovered. Hence, the Negotiating Bank bears the documents risk too.
• Reimbursement of Export LCs: Issuing Bank may nominate a Bank allowing the Negotiating Bank to collect the money from the Reimbursing Bank. Reimbursing Bank does not involve in checking of any LC documents
  

We offer a wide spectrum of guarantees that address varying client requirements and risk profiles. These include performance and financial guarantees, bid bonds, tender and customs guarantees, etc.

1. A Financial BG is a contractual obligation that triggers the payment under the guarantee, is a financial one e.g. Guarantee of a loan/Dividend/Interest/Insurance payments, Lease payments, etc.
   
2. A Performance BG is a contractual obligation that triggers the payment under the guarantee, is related to non-performance of an act e.g. Bid/Performance/Advance payment bonds.