EXIM guarantees provide:
- Financing for international buyers of U.S. capital goods and related services, not consumer goods
- Risk mitigation for a transaction with a particular buyer
- More secure entry to emerging markets
- Longer repayment terms
- Flexible lender financing options back by EXIM’s guarantee
- Coverage for 100 percent of commercial and political risks
Eligibility requirements:
- EXIM finances only the U.S. content
- EXIM can do business in most markets, but the agency may be limited or unable to offer financing in certain countries and under certain terms
- EXIM cannot support exports of military or defense products and services, nor can it support purchases made by military buyers
- Products must be shipped from the United States to a foreign buyer
- There is no minimum or maximum limit to the size of the export sale that may be financed with EXIM’s direct loan