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Import finance

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Access the working capital you need and improve cash flow by bridging the gap between settlement with suppliers and payment from buyers, putting you in the position to negotiate better prices.

Our import solutions

Import documentary collections

Give suppliers payment assurances as you protect your interests by confirming that goods have shipped according to your specifications before making a payment.

Import documentary credits (letters of credit)

Let HSBC pay suppliers on your behalf, giving suppliers added peace of mind that they will receive payment after presenting the correct documents and you the comfort that documents evidencing the goods have been shipped will be presented before your supplier is paid.

Import finance

Streamline access to working capital and protect against currency fluctuations by funding the difference between outgoing and incoming payments. Includes documentary credit reimbursement finance.

Shipping guarantees

Speed up receipt of imported goods by providing freight carriers with a shipping guarantee backed by HSBC.

China firm cut from a different cloth

If Richard Sun were to sew his company’s label into shirts and jackets he would be known the world over.

Beyond Growth: The Benefits of Implementing a Working Capital 2.0 Strategy

In today's post financial crisis world, companies that adapt their working capital strategies to the new conditions of economic growth can benefit from more robust supply and distributor chains. Beyond this, however, there are also a number of additional benefits to adopting an updated strategy that can have enterprise wide implications.

Quorn Foods

Leveraging HSBC’s far-reaching global network and single platform to expand business around the world.

Funding overseas growth

Emerging markets offer great export opportunities for businesses keen to expand, but trading overseas should always be approached cautiously.

Embracing Business Unusual: In conversation with business leaders in Asia on resilience

HSBC hosted a virtual round-table in June with senior business leaders from Asia to explore how COVID-19 had affected their businesses, staff, customer needs and supply chains - and how they had responded to these changes, both immediately and in the longer term.

South-East Asia in 2018

Chinese demand should continue to provide growth.

Employee benefits and retention

The loss of key employees has an impact on any organisation, but the consequences can be particularly acute for small and mid-sized businesses. Apart from the costs of replacement, the disruption involved can also have a disproportionate operational impact. Fortunately, as Mark Hussain, Global Head of Commercial Insurance & Investments at HSBC explains, there are various incentives and benefits that can be used to maximise employee retention

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