EXIM Bank provides financing solutions – including export credit insurance, working capital guarantees, and guarantees of commercial loans to foreign buyers – to empower exporters of U.S. goods and services. Our products have many uses, so whatever your need EXIM can find a solution that fits.
Overview Flyers: Featuring the Benefits of EXIM’s Products
Am I Eligible to Work with EXIM Bank
Before getting started it's important to know the basic requirements for working with EXIM Bank. While it's always a good idea to call us with any questions about our policies, generally your business will need to meet the following criteria:
- Been in business for at least three years
- At least one person working in the firm full time
- Has a positive net worth
- Exports U.S. made products and/or services provided by U.S. workers (see content policy)
- Has a Dun & Bradstreet Number
What We Do and Don’t Do
- Support trade transactions of U.S.-made goods and services
- Provide export credit insurance for short-term and medium-term sales on secured or open account payment terms
- FOR EXPORTERS:
- Multi-Buyer policies
- Single-Buyer policies
- Policies for small businesses and environmental exporters
- FOR LENDERS:
- Supporting letters of credit
- Supporting foreign buyer credits
- FOR EXPORTERS:
- Provide Pre-export working capital:
- Direct loans to qualified small businesses
- Loan guarantees to lenders
- Provide foreign buyer loan guarantees to lenders for medium-term financing
- Co-financing with other Export Credit Agencies
- Supply chain financing support
- Structured trade and project finance transactions
- Support military or defense-related sales
- Provide grants
- Support the import of goods and services
- Support Start-ups sales
- Support crude oil sales
- Direct investment
- Personal loans
- Financing for the purchase of land
- Finance exports to restricted countries (Check the Country Limitation Schedule for more details)
Other products
Ex-Im Bank also offers other products as part of our portfolio to assist in what tend to be larger projects in areas such as energy, infrastructure, and capital equipment.
Events You Should Attend
The U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA) is organizing a webinar featuring business opportunities for Technical Textile companies in the German market. The German textile industry consists of 1,400 mostly SME companies with 135,000 employees and an annual turnover of USD 39 billion. The market offers great opportunities for high-tech and leading-edge products in the field of technical textiles.
Join Alliance Bank Central Texas and the Greater Waco Chamber for a free event to hear from guests Kelly Kemp, Regional Director, NTX Branch, EXIM Bank and Karen Parker, Sr. International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service - Austin.