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Module 3 Flashcards

1
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Three types of risks for exporters

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  • Trading and credit risk
  • Currency risk
  • Cultural risk
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Types of trading risk (4)

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  • Physical risk > goods lost/ stolen in transit
  • Credit risk > Possibility of payment default
  • Trade risk > Customer refusing goods/ cancelling order
  • Liquidity risk > inability to finance credit
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3
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Can minimise trading risk by (2)

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  • Getting help from banks, insurance companies or government agencies
  • Risk transfer (eg courier pays for damaged goods whilst in transit)
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4
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Currency risk

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Unexpected movements in exchange rates

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Cultural risk

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Different customs, laws and language

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Contract…

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Clearly specifies and describes what is being purchased and the terms of sale

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Documents of title

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Documents which evidence ownership eg bill of lading, warehouse receipt

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Commercial documents

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Not documents of title, but may be specified in the contract therefore accompany goods in transit eg invoice, insurance docs, certificate of origin/ quality

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9
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Three types of terms on which goods can be sold

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  • Open account
  • Advance payment
  • Documentary credit
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10
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Open account

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Foreign customer given same credit terms as domestic customer

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Advance payment

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Foreign customer is asked to pay up front before goods/ services are delivered

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Documentary credit (letters of credit)

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Bank undertakes to pay for goods on behalf of importer provided exporter submits required documents within specified period

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13
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Different forms of documentary credits (2)

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  • Revocable credits

- Irrevocable credits

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Revocable credits

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Can be amended or cancelled by the importer

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Irrevocable credits

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Cannot be amended or cancelled without the consent of all parties. Unconfirmed or confirmed.

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Greatest security for exporter

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Irrevocable letter of credit confirmed by a bank

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17
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Documentary credit disadvantages (3)

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  • Slow to arrange
  • Administratively cumbersome
  • Expensive process
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18
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Documentary credit advantages

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  • Essential when risk of non-payment is high

- Good when dealing with unknown importer for the first time

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Irrevocable credits > confirmed

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Exporters’ bank agrees by confirming credit that it will honour documents

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Irrevocable credits > unconfirmed

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Exporters’ bank advises exporter that credit line has been opened, does not constitute undertaking to pay

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Documentary credit > stage 1

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  • Exporter submits offer for sale
  • Credit terms and T&Cs established
  • PO raised and contract of sale signed
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22
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Documentary credit > stage 2

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Documentary credit line opened by importer with its’ bank

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23
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Documentary credit > stage 3

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Exporter delivers the ordered goods

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Documentary credit > stage 4-7

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Exporter obtains payment from importer’s bank by presenting complete and correct specified documents

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25
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Trade finance

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Acts as third party to remove/ mitigate payment risk of importers not paying exporters

26
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Bill of exchange

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Document which sets out a commitment to pay a sum of money at a specified point in time eg importer commits itself to paying a supplier

27
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Bill of exchange > stage 1

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Goods despatched

28
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Bill of exchange > stage 2

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Bill of exchange drawn up and sent to customer

29
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Bill of exchange > stage 3

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Customer signers bill and acknowledges indebtedness

30
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Bill of exchange > stage 4

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Bill is sold to discount house for less than face value

31
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Bill of exchange > stage 5

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Cash is received by seller (from discount house)

32
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Bill of exchange > stage 6

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Customer makes payment on bill to discount house

33
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Short term export credit insurance

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Protection against the risk that an overseas customer defaults on a payment obligation eg due to insolvency, wars etc

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Benefits of short term export credit insurance (2)

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  • Reduces risk of not getting paid

- May provide access to preferable finance packages from banks

35
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Disadvantages of short term export credit insurance (2)

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  • Expensive

- Administrative burden

36
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Factoring

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Involves the outright sale of accounts receivable at a discount in return from prompt cash

37
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Blockchain in trade finance

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Huge potential to allow sharing of encrypted data across many companies, people and institutions

38
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Bank guarantee/ contract bonds

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Limited to the payment of a sum of money in the event of non-performance by the exporter

39
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Bank guarantee/ contract bonds > exporter requirements

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Exporter must provide importer’s bank with letter of indemnity - allows bank to claim against the exporter should guarantee be called

40
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Four basic types of guarantee

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  • Tender/ bid bond
  • Performance bond
  • Advanced payment guarantee bond
  • Retention bond
41
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Tender/ bid bond

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Designed to prevent exporter withdrawing their tender if transaction becomes unattractive by the time the contract is awarded

42
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Performance bond

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Intended to ensure goods are delivered/ service rendered in accordance with terms of contract

43
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Advanced payment guarantee bond

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Undertake to refund any advance payment if the goods or services are unsatisfactory

44
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Retention bond

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Retention held back until all minor defects at end of an agreed maintenance period have been fixed. Frequently bond is given instead of cash being withheld.

45
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Three main issues exporter needs to consider when providing bonds

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  • Commercial
  • Control
  • Accounting
46
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Commercial issues with bonds

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Can impede exporter’s ability to take advantage of rights of termination afforded by contract

47
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Control issues with bonds

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Exporter must ensure they have control over bonds issued by banks, particularly once they have expired to ensure they are not charged

48
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Accounting issues with bonds

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Exporter must decide how to present potential liability in the notes of the accounts > is it a contingent liability?

49
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Medium term credit

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In excess of two years but not longer than ten years

50
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UK Export Finance

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If export of goods relates to capital goods, eligible for support from UK Export finance (for medium term credit), they provide guarantee to exporter’s bank that if overseas importer fails to pay, UK Export Finance will do so

51
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Free trade

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No restriction on imports from or exports to other countries

52
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Protectionist measures

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Government actions and policies that restrict/ restrain international trade often with intent of protecting local businesses and jobs from foreign competition

53
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Tariffs/ customs duties

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Taxes on imported goods

54
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Import quotas

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Restrictions on quantity of a product that is allowed to be imported into a country

55
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Embargo

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Total ban in imports from one particular country

56
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World Trade Organisation (WTO)

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Deals with the rules of trade between nations

57
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WTO aims (5)

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  • Reduce existing barriers to free trade
  • Eliminate discrimination in international trade
  • Prevent the growth of protectionism
  • Act as a forum for assisting free trade
  • To establish rules and guidelines
58
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General agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT)

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Legal agreement with purpose of increasing international trade by eliminating/ reducing trade barriers eg tariffs and quotas

59
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Most favoured nation (MFN) principle

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If a country grants another a special favour, must do the same for all other WTO members

60
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Two possible Brexit scenarios

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  • Comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA)

- Fall back to WTO rules

61
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Free trade agreement

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Agreement between two or more countries that aims to liberalise the trade of goods and/ or services (lower tariffs/ quotas removed)

62
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Brexit WTO rules

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No preferential access to EU market for goods/ services, and tariffs would apply in trade

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