Global Trade Solutions for Exporters Print

The Global Trade Services and Structured Trade Finance teams at Fifth Third Bank help customers achieve their international ambitions by mitigating risks of nonpayment; collecting proceeds from an export sales; arranging bid, performance, and advance payment bonds; and growing foreign sales through export financing.

Our global trade team has many years of trade industry experience across a variety of disciplines, so we provide a highly applied and practical approach to meet our exporting customers' needs.

You can expect:

• Experienced, hands-on guidance in using international payment instruments
• Experienced, hands-on guidance in navigating international trade and banking channels

Fifth Third Bank offers a full range of products and services and an extensive international correspondent network to help your company mitigate risk and facilitate international trade.

Explore our Global Trade Solutions for Exporters below:

Export Financing

Extend credit to your foreign customers by selling foreign receivables and accessing programs available through a wide variety of providers including the Export-Import Bank of the United States and the Small Business Administration. Learn more about Export Financing.

Standby Letters of Credit

Properly structure your international transactions, certify your creditworthiness, and mitigate the need for cash deposits or more complicated forms of surety. Learn more about Standby Letters of Credit.

Letters of Credit for Exports

Minimize your risk of nonpayment when selling overseas, and improve and centralize the collection of your proceeds from export sales. Learn more about Export Letters of Credit.

Export Documentary Collections

Protect the interests of all parties by retaining control over documentation needed by foreign customers and maintain lines of communication during international trade. Learn more about Export Documentary Collections.

Bankers' Acceptances for Export

Finance your exports with short-term debt instruments that feature flexible borrowing periods from seven to 180 days. Learn more about Bankers' Acceptances for Export.

Foreign Exchange

Foreign Exchange risk management strategy to help your business optimize international cash flow and limit the risk of currency value fluctuations.