PURPOSE
OF LINES OF CREDITS
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Export
Promotion for Capital Goods, industrial manufactures on deferred payment terms.
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Importer
gets benefits of payments in instalments for longer periods.
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Exporters
gets payment on shipment from EXIM Bank
MAIN
FEATURES
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EXIM
bank is Lender
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Nominated
foreign agency is Borrower
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Terms
and condition of each credit line contains name of borrower, minimum contract
value, Amount of Credit, Effective date of credit agreement, last date of
opening L/C, Disbursement date, list of goods.
MECHANISM
OF LINES OF CREDIT
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Buyer
approach borrower for allocation of funds under credit line.
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Contract
should provide for inspection by buyer’s nominated agent.
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Delivery
period stipulated in contract should be within disbursement date
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Buyer
completes import formalities and approach borrower for approval. Borrower forward copies of the contract to
EXIM Bank for final approval.
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EXIM
Bank advises approval to borrower with copy to Exporter
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Buyer
establishes sight irrevocable L/C and advised to exporter through designated
bank.
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Exporter
ships the goods and presents documents for negotiation to designated bank. Bank forward negotiated documents to buyer
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EXIM
bank reimburse the amount to negotiating bank for payment to exporter
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EXIM
Bank debits the borrower account and arrange interest and principal receivable
on due date as per terms of credit line.
BENEFITS
-
Credit
sales converted to Cash sales
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No
exchange, interest rate and payment risks
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Export
promotion method.
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