Post Shipment Finance
Post Shipment Finance
Post Shipment Finance
Credit facility extended to an exporter from the date of shipment of goods till the realization
of the export proceeds is called Post-shipment Credit.
IMPORTANCE OF FINANCE AT POST-SHIPMENT STAGE:
Export bills negotiated under L/C: The exporter can claim postshipment finance by drawing bills or drafts under L/C. The bank insists on
necessary documents as stated in the L/C. if all documents are in order,
the bank negotiates the bill and advance is granted to the exporter.
Financial institutions extend credit for goods sold on deferred payment terms (subject to
approval from RBI, if required). The credit extended for financing such deferred payment
exports is known as Medium Term and Long Term Credit. The medium credit facilities are
provided by the commercial banks together with EXIM Bank for a period upto 5 years. The
long term credit is offered normally between 5 yrs to 12 yrs, and it is provided by EXIM
Bank.
Amount of credit support:
Any loan upto Rs.10crore for financing export of capital goods on deferred payment terms is
sanctioned by the commercial bank which can refinance itself from Exim bank. In case of
contracts above Rs.10 Lakhs but not more than Rs50crore, the EXIM Bank has the authority
to decide whether export finance could be provided. Contracts above Rs.50crore need the
clearance from the working group on Export Finance.
2. REDISCOUNTING OF EXPORT BILLS ABROAD (EBRD) SCHEME:
The exporter has the option of availing of export credit at the post-shipment stage either in
rupee or in foreign currency under the rediscounting of export bills abroad (EBRD)
scheme at LIBOR linked interest rates.
This facility will be an additional window available to exporter along with the exiting
rupee financing schemes to an exporter at post shipment stage. This facility will be available
in all convertible currencies. This scheme will cover export bills upto 180 days from the
date of shipment (inclusive of normal transit period and grace period) .
The scheme envisages ADs rediscounting the export bills in overseas markets by
making arrangements with an overseas agency/ bank by way of a line of credit or
bankers acceptance facility or any other similar facility at rates linked to London
Inter Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) for six months.
Prior permission of RBI will not be required for arranging the rediscounting facility
abroad so long as the spread for rediscounting facility abroad does not exceed one
percent over the six months LIBOR in the case of rediscounting with recourse basis
& 1.5% in the case of without recourse facility. Spread, should be exclusive of any
withholding tax. In all other cases, the RBIs permission will be needed.
3. FINANCE FOR RUPEE EXPENDITURE FOR PROJECT EXPORT CONTRACTS
(FREPEC)
1. What is FREPEC Program?
This program seeks to Finance Rupee Expenditure for Project Export Contracts, incurred by
Indian companies.
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