International BusinessImporting and exporting
HSBC can support businesses that are importing and exporting through our extensive product range and network of International Business Specialists.
What are your business needs?
- Manage international trade transactions online
- Protection from foreign exchange rate fluctuations
- Get comprehensive foreign exchange services in every tradeable currency
- Free up cashflow from your export invoices
- Get the finance you need to maximise your foreign trade
- Make it easier to start trading internationally
- Payment protection when developing new export relationships
- Minimise the risk of non-payment when exporting
- Reliable and cost effective payment to your suppliers
- Reduce the risk when importing goods
- Provide security for import / export financial or non financial obligations
- Provide Export Enterprise Finance Guarantee
- Security to support international bonding requirements
- Security to support international contracting requirements
An idea?
Let HSBC free up your cashflow for international business
With Export Invoice Finance you can get access to money tied up in your sales ledger.
Your business needs:
How we can help you:
Foreign Exchange Risk Management
- Reduces exposure to exchange rate volatility for importers and exporters
- Helps protect the value of overseas assets, joint ventures and partnerships
- Helps you compete more effectively in overseas markets.
Foreign Exchange
- HSBC is a world leader in foreign exchange buying and selling all tradeable currencies
- Get up-to-date market intelligence and timely execution of deals
- From simple exchange transactions to sophisticated trades.
Export Invoice Finance
- Get access to money you have tied up in your sales ledger
- Minimise risk to your business by collecting payments promptly and efficiently
- Protect yourself from bad debt and late payment.
Import Loans
- Bridge the cash flow gap between paying suppliers and receiving payment from your buyers
- Pay suppliers promptly and negotiate better terms for your business
- Can be arranged in all major currencies.
- Call us on:
0800 78 31 3001
Export Loans
- Bridge the cash flow gap between paying suppliers and receiving payment from your importer / buyer
- Pay suppliers promptly and negotiate better terms for your business
- Can be arranged in all major currencies.
- Call us on:
0800 78 31 3001
Email: uktradeservices@hsbc.com
HSBC EasyTrade – importing and exporting made easier
- Services and support for businesses that are new to importing and exporting
- Trade more securely and quickly
- Trade document preparation service
- Access to international expertise.
- Call us on:
0800 78 31 3001 - More info
Export Bills
- A simple and cost effective way to reduce payment risk for exports
- More secure than dealing directly with importer
- Document and payment collections handled for you
- Reduce disputes as responsibilities clearly defined and governed.
- Call us on:
0800 78 31 3001 - More info
Export Documentary Credit
- Export goods knowing payment risk has been transferred to a bank
- You must present documents as agreed
- Use credit to raise finance.
- Call us on:
0800 78 31 3001 - More info
Import Bills
- A more secure and cost effective way to receive goods before making payment
- Have more confidence that goods are as specified
- More secure than dealing directly with exporter.
- Call us on:
0800 78 31 3001 - More info
Import Documentary Credit
- Be much more confident imports will be as specified
- Show exporter your ability to pay for goods
- Build in terms to suit your needs.
- Call us on:
0800 78 31 3001 - More info
Guarantees
- An alternative form of security to a cash deposit
- Choose from a wide range of different Guarantees for covering many types of risks
- Benefit from HSBC's global expertise in Trade and Supply Chain.
- Call us on:
0800 78 31 3001 - More info
Export Enterprise Finance Guarantee
- A source of borrowing to help you increase your working capital, for international trade facilities
- Government guarantee which secures Trade finance, covering 60% of each qualifying facility
- Protect yourself from bad debt and late payment.
Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) Bond support scheme
- Designed to support you if you require new contract bonds in respect of UK exports of goods and/or services and are facing constraints on credit facilities due to lack of available security.
- A Government guarantee which secures incremental bonding facilities, covering between 50% and 80% of each qualifying facility.
Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD)
Export Working Capital scheme
- Designed to support increased/new financing requirements of a UK exporter under a specifically approved contract, as opposed to an ongoing working capital facility
- Government guarantee a maximum of 50% of the approved facility.
KnowledgeCentre
Manage export and import finance
Understand and plan for the challenges of international trade.
KnowledgeCentre
Improve your import finance
Help with negotiating the right import agreement with your supplier.
KnowledgeCentre
VAT and duty on exports and imports
Find out about important VAT and duty rules and procedures.
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