Trade Finance Guide. A Quick Reference for U.S. Exporters. Third Edition.

摘要

This is the third edition of the Trade Finance Guide: A Quick Reference for U.S. Exporters. This guide is designed to help U.S. companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), learn the basic fundamentals of trade finance so that they can turn their export opportunities into actual sales and to achieve the ultimate goal of getting paidespecially on timefor those sales. This guide provides general information about common techniques of export financing. Accordingly, you are advised to assess each technique in light of your specific situation or needs. This edition includes two new chapters on Consignment and Government-Backed Agricultural Export Financing with minor updates on other chapters. The Trade Finance Guide will be revised and updated as needed. Future editions may include new chapters discussing other trade finance techniques and related topics.