Guarantees
Our business guides provide assistance with importing, exporting and making and receiving payments within Europe.
We can provide a wide range of guarantees to support your international trading activities. Generally this will offer your trading partner the comfort of the bank’s commitment to pay a sum of money to them in specified situations.
Bid for more contracts
Help manage cashflow
Help improve the terms of contract with suppliers
For more information contact our international business team on 0845 300 0101 (open 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday). Alternatively, fill out a request for further information form or download our Guarantees guide (pdf).
Features & Benefits of Guarantees
- For sellers (exporters), guarantees can allow you to bid for contracts that you might not have otherwise considered.
- For sellers (exporters), guarantees can help you to manage your cash flow by enabling the release of cash from your buyers at an earlier stage in your contract.
- For buyers (importers), guarantees can offer your suppliers security for payments to be made to them. This may allow you to improve the terms of your contract with them.
How do I open a new Guarantee?
By telephone
Call 0845 300 0101 for more information.