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TRADE Finance GUIDE

A quick reference from the Internationl Trade Administration

If you are looking for your first export sale or approaching a new overseas market, it is important to understand your trade finance options? For example, open account terms can help you win sales, but are they safe? And, is selling on consignment a viable option? What about export working capital loans or export credit insurance? To answer questions like these, check out this free Trade Finance Guide from the International Trade Administration (ITA). You can:

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Introduction: Opportunities, Risks, & Trade Finance 1: Access to Capital for Startups in Global Markets 2: Methods of Payment in International Trade 3: Cash-in-Advance 4: Letters of Credit 5: Documentary Collections 6: Open Account 7: Consignment 8: Export Working Capital & Government Guarantees 9: Export Credit Insurance 10: Export Factoring 11: Forfaiting 12: SBA Export Finance Programs 13: EXIM Export Finance Programs 14: USDA Export Finance Programs 15: Foreign Exchange Risk Management 16. Digitalization of Trade Finance Appendix - A List of Collaborating Organizations