International Trade Finance

Whether you are an established exporter or importer—or exploring global opportunities for the first time—Santander¹ can help you strengthen your business relationships around the world. Our international trade financing solutions can help you mitigate risk, optimize working capital, negotiate more favorable terms—and ventures across borders with confidence.

Export Trade Solutions

Export Credit Agency (ECA)

The Export & Credit Agency Finance team helps clients:

identify optimal financial solutions to assist with engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, and
implement investment plans for exports of capital goods.

Santander works closely with ECAs and Multilateral Agencies (MLAs) in order to help minimize political, commercial and project risks. In addition, Santander’s global network allows clients to make decisions based on current information and optimizes the application process.

Expand into new markets, enhance customer confidence, and help mitigate payment risk with export trade solutions from Santander.

Export Letters of Credit
Export Documentary Collection
Ex-Im^* Bank Working Capital Guarantee Program for pre-export financing

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Import Trade Solutions

Help enhance your credibility with overseas manufacturers and manage your liquidity with a variety of financing solutions.

Import Letters of Credit
Usance Payable at Sight Letters of Credit
Banker’s Acceptances
Import Documentary Collection

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Working Capital Solutions

Improve your working capital position, mitigate risks, and conduct cross-border business more securely and efficiently with help from Santander.

Trade Loans to finance your imports and pre-export needs.
Standby Letters of Credit (L/C) enhance your promise of payment by making Santander Bank secondarily liable to your creditors or customers
Supply Chain Finance to optimize payment terms with strategic suppliers and reduce working capital needs
Receivables Finance to unlock trapped cash in your receivables while keeping competitive terms with your customers

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¹"Santander," "we" and "our" refer to Santander Bank, N.A. and its affiliates.