Banks extend export credits to their customers in two stages viz. (i) pre-shipment stage and (ii) post-shipment stage. The first stage of the loan is the pre-shipment stage where the loan is released for procuring, Packing processing (where necessary), manufacturing, and finally for packing of goods. The loans and advances so provided by the banks,…
On July 2, 2024, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed a set of streamlined regulations governing the export and import of goods and services, with the objective of enhancing the ease of doing business—particularly for small exporters and importers—and enabling authorised banks to provide more efficient foreign exchange services. These proposals were introduced as…
Export documentation and procedures upon prevalent statutes/ amendments and country-specific requirements related to exporting from India are explained in this post. Definition of export: Export means selling goods or services by a person or a company of one country to a buyer in another country. The supplies made to IBRD/IDA/ADB aided projects are termed as…
The loans and advances granted to an exporter for procuring materials, processing, manufacturing or packing of goods at the pre-shipment stage are called Packing Credit (PC) facility. These types of facilities are also available for the working capital requirement to an exporter for the rendering of services to the overseas buyer. The packing credit loan…
Banks in India offer various credit facilities to exporters both at pre-shipment stage (Packing Credit) and Post-shipment stage viz. Purchase of export bills, Discount of Export Bills, Negotiation of Export bills, Advance against Undrawn Balances on Export Bills, Advance against Retention Money, Advance against Duty Draw Back, Advance against Deemed Exports, Advance against the export of Goods for…
As per DGFT Notification dated March 12, 2015, Indian exporters and importers require the following three mandatory documents in foreign trade. MANDATORY DOCUMENTS IN INDIA FOR EXPORT & IMPORT Sr.No Export Import 1 Bill of Lading/ Airway Bill Bill of Lading/ Airway Bill 2 Commercial Invoice cum Packing List Commercial Invoice cum Packing List 3…
Banks extend export credits to exporters of goods and services, where the loans are released for procuring, Packing processing (where necessary), manufacturing and finally for packing of goods. The credit facility is also available to service providers for the working capital requirement like the purchase of consumables, wages, and supplies etc. for the rendering of…
(This post provides details about Purchase of export bills, Discount of Export Bills, Negotiation of Export bills, Advance against Undrawn Balances on Export Bills, Advance against Retention Money, Advance against Duty Draw Back, Advance against Deemed Exports, Advance against export of Goods for Exhibition and Sale) Post-shipment Export credit facility in banks means finance made to an exporter…
ECGC is designed to guard exporters from the consequences of the payment risks, both political and commercial, which enables the exporters to expand their overseas business without fear of loss. ECGC covers losses that may be incurred in extending loans by the banks and other financial intermediaries to exporters. The major forms of Guarantees offered…
Factoring is commonly identified as accounts receivable factoring, invoice factoring, and sometimes accounts receivable financing. Factoring service is a service that covers (i).Collection of bills, (ii).discounting of bills (iii).maintenance of accounts books in domestic and international trade. Factoring enables companies to sell their outstanding book debts for cash. They sell invoiced receivables at a discount…
