Export Finance UAE — Get Paid Before Your Buyer Pays You
Pre-shipment and post-shipment export finance from UAE banks — fund production orders and discount export bills so you turn confirmed orders into cash without waiting for overseas payment.
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Export finance funds the gap UAE exporters and re-exporters face between fulfilling an overseas order and getting paid — vital in an economy where Jebel Ali and the free zones move goods to markets across the Gulf, Africa, and Asia. It comes in two stages. Pre-shipment finance (a packing credit) provides working capital to buy raw materials and produce or assemble goods against a confirmed export order or LC. Post-shipment finance then discounts the export bill or LC after dispatch, advancing you the invoice value immediately while the bank collects from the buyer’s bank at maturity — turning a 60- or 90-day receivable into same-week cash. Facilities can be conventional or structured on Islamic principles. Eligibility requires a UAE trade licence with export codes, confirmed orders or a buyer LC, and a clean AECB record. FinanceMarket.ae matches your export corridors and buyer profile to the banks offering the keenest discounting rates and highest advance ratios.
- Pre-shipment finance to fund confirmed orders
- Post-shipment export bill discounting
- Finance against export LCs from buyers’ banks
- Conventional or Islamic export structures
Documents Required to Apply for a Business Loan in Dubai, the UAE
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- Valid Trade Licence (Mainland / DED)
- Memorandum of Association (MOA) & Share Certificates
- Chamber of Commerce registration certificate
- Office tenancy contract / Ejari
- Company profile and website
- 6–12 months company bank statements
- Audited financial statements for the last 2 years
- VAT certificate and VAT returns for the last 4 quarters
- Sample invoices and purchase orders (POs)
- Emirates ID & passport copies of all owners / partners
- UAE residence visa copies of owners / partners
- AECB credit report
- Post-dated cheques / collateral where applicable
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