Trade services products designed to assist you manage your trade transactions - whether you are an importer or an exporter.
We offer a wide range of trade services products designed to assist you manage your trade transactions - whether you are an importer or an exporter. Let us help remove some of the unpredictability of trade payments in overseas markets.
Our centralized Trade Services Unit has experienced well-trained, dedicated and proficient staff to do this with expertise. Their combined strengths cover all you need to know about Imports, Exports, Bonds and other related trade services to provide you the professional guidance and advice that will help you find the most appropriate solutions. Our worldwide network of correspondents will help you address international trading needs too.
Import Services
Import Letters of Credit By structuring an import Letter of Credit, your company can ensure exchange of payment against evidence that the goods have been shipped and the terms of the credit are complied with. This allows importers to offer secure terms to exporters.
Shipping Guarantees If the non-receipt of shipping documents on arrival of the import vessel is a concern for you, we can issue a shipping guarantee on a pre-arranged basis to secure the release of goods, thus reducing demurrage and other related charges.
Inward Bills Collection If you want to import without an LC, we can assist in handling your inward bills collection against payment (DP) or acceptance (DA) received from your supplier’s bank.
Import Loan A financing facility available to an importer to retire inward bills at competitive interest rates. These are structured with your requirements in mind.
Letter of Credit Advising Nations Trust Bank ensures that all export Letters of Credit are authenticated before advising the exporter to give you that peace of mind to concentrate on your export manufacturing.
Packing Credit Loan Pre-shipment working capital financial provides you with the facilities to ease your cash flow and finance your working capital while you fulfil your order.
Documentary Collection Provides you with a flexible and cost-effective way of managing your collection (D/A-documents against acceptance or D/P - documents against payment) while retaining some control over your documents. Nations Trust Bank will do the monitoring of the status and the collection of payments for you.
Bills purchased Facility can be arranged for same day crediting of proceeds to the exporter for negotiation of compliant shipping documents under the exporter's Letter of Credit.
Bonds & Guarantees
To facilitate our customers' arrangements with the regulatory authorities and other third parties, we can provide attractively priced, tailored Bond and Guarantee facilities.