If you are reasonably confident of being awarded the contract, and you want to fix the discounting costs, Forfaitor may be in a position to grant you an option. The option is a commitment given for a determined period of time. It fixes all the discounting conditions and allows you to sign the commercial contract with the certainty that you will be able to sell the debit instruments, without recourse, to Forfaitor, after you have complete delivery of the goods or service. If the contract is awarded to you before the expiration of the options, the option automatically turns into a firm forfaiting commitment..

In many emerging markets, companies and banks alike may have significant difficulty in borrowing medium term fixed rate money. As a result, ever if the Importer could obtain a fixed rate medium term loan, the interest rate is likely to be prohibitively high. The local bank, because of its relationship with the Importer plays a key role by issuing a guarantee, thereby allowing its customer to access foreign sources of funding.

To provide you with an indicative quotation. Forfaitor will ideally require the following information: Amount, Currency, Tenor, Country, Obligor, Guarantor, Underlying transaction, Shipment schedule. It goes without saying that forfaitor quotation will only be as detailed and precise as the information you provide.

Forfaitor understands that your commercial negotiations are often very fast moving, and as such, they can usually provide an immediate indication for markets where they are active. Currently, Forfaitor has the ability to provide financing in over 100 countries world-wide. However, because market conditions can be highly volatile, the list of countries where they are active will change in accordance with economic and political developments world-wide. To keep clients aware of changes in market conditions, Forfaitor regularly issues an up to data country list.

No down payment is needed as Forfaitor can refinance up to 100% of the value of the commercial contract.

No, As long as the transaction does not violate any government export or import regulations, 100% of the transaction could qualify for financing. In most countries, local costs may also be financed.

Forfaitor purchases the debt without recourse, and as such, you are not responsible for repayment at maturity.

Depending on the specific transaction, Forfaitor may be in a position to commit to purchase receivables up to 18 months prior to delivery. If interest rate risk is of concern to your company, Forfaitor may be able to commit to discount the debt at a fixed rate, which will protect you from adverse movements in interest rates during the manufacturing and delivery periods.

It is in everyone’s interest to accelerate the payment as much as possible. Clearly Forfaitor has to go through a checking process, but with your assistance and the cooperation of your client and their bank, in most cases payments are made within a couple of weeks of presentation of complete documentation.

They are probably using forfaiting already, Unlike most government supported credits, forfaiting allows suppliers to subsidize the interest rate charged to their Buyers and therefore it is highly likely that your competitor is already using forfaiting to support the supplier credit they are offering the buyer.