The mechanisms by which firms that are engaged in trade cover their costs, including borrowing, forfaiting, export factoring, etc.

Trade Finance also known as transactional finance provides companies with the funds to pay suppliers for the purchase of finished goods. When there is the need for a product and secure orders against [..]

Many importers and exporters require a specialist form of finance which offers them the ability to finance raw goods for processing before they then sell on the finished goods.

Short-term lending to finance reserves, inventories, or receivables, where the exposure will be repaid from the proceeds of the sale of an underlying asset.

see Import Finance

See Letter of Credit.

trade financing consists of a series of financial services to facilitate the export (or import) of various equipment and services. Export financing includes a range of financial and risk management services, including: 1) Export credit insurance, 2) Financing to foreign buyers of Canadian goods and services, 3) Guarantees and 4) Working capital. Se [..]

Trade finance signifies financing for trade, and it concerns both domestic and international trade transactions. Trade finance includes such activities as lending, issuing letters of credit, factoring, export credit and insurance. Companies involved with trade finance include importers and exporters, banks and financiers, insurers and export credit [..]

Usually refers to financial transactions involving the exports and imports. This could involve payment facilities, downpayments, hedging, guarantees, and transportation linked issues.