Guarantees for international trade

Contractual certainty for you and your customers

For many businesses, globalisation has opened up opportunities to reach new markets. That presents a number of new challenges. Safeguarding your export contracts requires clever financial and credit management.  When you do business abroad, a guarantees issued in your name is proof that you can honour your contractual commitments.  If you can no longer meet your obligations, your customer or another beneficiary can obtain compensation for their losses by claiming on the guarantee.
  1. Duty deferment guarantee
    Simplify your imports by deferring the payment of customs duties, including - where possible - guaranteed warehouse procedures.
  2. Active processing
    Be in control of cross-border guarantees and temporary imports.
  3. EU procedures
    Manage EU customs regulations and advances on export duties.
  4. VAT management
    Use guarantees for the purchase, shipping or storage of VAT-able goods.
Flexible
Your proposition will be more attractive to customers. Choose from standard or bespoke conditions so that you and your customer get the guarantee that suits both your needs.
Experienced
Provide your customer with a financial commitment to supply goods or services as agreed under a contract. We are accredited as a general guarantor for tax and customs guarantees.
Reliable
Access a broad range of guarantees throughout the lifetime of the contract. All backed by our worldwide network and an AA rating from Standard & Poor’s.
 
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For many businesses, globalisation has opened up opportunities to reach new markets. International trade poses ever more complex challenges with every new foreign market you enter. Safeguarding your export contracts requires clever financial management and an understanding of credit management. Guarantees for construction and installation businesses are a well-known phenomenon. International guarantees issued in your name are essential. Guarantees provide proof that you can meet your contractual commitments, putting new customers’ minds at rest. Thanks to our AA rating from Standard & Poor’s, our guarantees are better than most bank guarantees and offer more flexibility. To maximise your benefit and support your business plan, we ensure that our guarantees conform to local laws and regulations.