Your supplier ships when they get paid. We make sure they do.
Trade finance for importers: supplier deposits, letters of credit and in-transit funding, from factory floor to your warehouse.
The importer’s cash gap
Overseas suppliers ask for a deposit when you order and the balance before shipping. Then the goods spend weeks at sea and in customs, and your customer pays 60 days after delivery.
That can mean four to six months of cash tied up in every container. Trade finance closes that gap.
Our trade finance solutions
Supplier payments & deposits
We pay your overseas supplier’s deposit and balance by international wire, against agreed documents.
Letters of credit
We arrange letters of credit and standby letters of credit through our banking partners, so suppliers ship with confidence.
In-transit inventory finance
Funding while goods are on the water, secured by title documents.
Landed-cost coverage
Freight, duties, tariffs and customs brokerage can be included in the facility.
Automatic roll into factoring
When you sell and invoice, the facility converts to factoring. One lender from supplier to customer.
How it works
- 01
Share your supplier’s pro-forma invoice and your customer orders or sales history.
- 02
We review the supplier, the product, the shipping route and your buyers.
- 03
We pay the supplier or issue a letter of credit on agreed terms.
- 04
Goods ship. We track the documents and the shipment with you.
- 05
Goods arrive, clear customs and reach your customer.
- 06
You invoice. The facility rolls into factoring, and your customer’s payment closes the transaction.
Tariffs and supply-chain shifts
Changing tariffs and the move toward nearshoring in Mexico and Latin America are reshaping supply chains. Whether you are qualifying a new supplier in a new country or absorbing higher duties, we can structure funding around the new route.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers. If yours isn’t here, a specialist will answer it within one business day.
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