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- Change in LIBOR Tenures and Impact on Trade Finance
- Swift Code & Messages Used in Buyers Credit Transaction
- Tax Residency Certificate Not Required in Prescribed Format
- Surcharge and Education Cess on Withholding Tax
- Transfer of Limits from One Bank to Another : Buyers Credit Rollover Process
- Buyers Credit on Import of Precious and Semi Precious Stone
- Myanmar Economic Sanctions – Background, Recent Relaxation & Trade Finance
- Buyers Credit on High Sea Sales Transaction
- Withholding Tax (WHT) is applicable on Suppliers Credit Transactions
- How to Calculate Total Cost of Buyers Credit
- Bank Finance for Purchase of Gold
- Buyers Credit with 6 Month Libor Reset
- Review of Trade Credit All-In-Cost Ceiling
- Impact of Libor Review on Trade Finance in India
- Pushing the reset button on LIBOR – Speech by Martin Wheatley
- Certificate of Tax Residency under DDTA (Withholding Tax)
- Buyers Credit on Jewellery
- Overdue Interest and Late Payment Charges on Buyers Credit
- Prepayment of Buyers Credit
- Trade Credit Extended Upto 5 Years for Infrastructure Firms
- Difference Between EURIBOR & EUR Libor
- Banks Insisting of Forward Booking for Buyers Credit Exposure
- 5% WHT as per Sec 194LC not applicable to Buyers Credit
- Form 15CA & 15CB Not Applicable on Interest payment to Indian Bank Branches
- Basel III – Future Impact of Trade Finance
- Suppliers’ Credit or Buyers’ Credit is not available for Merchanting Trade
- IMO Number and Its importance in case of Buyers Credit
- Country-wise Double Taxation Summary Chart on Interest
- Consequence of Non Deduction of Withholding Tax (WHT / TDS)
- Form 15CA and 15CB under Section 195 of Income Tax
- OFAC Countries & Implication on Buyers Credit
- Review of all-in-cost ceiling – Trade Credit
- Buyers Credit All-In-Cost Ceiling may move back to L+200bps from 01/04/2012
- Buyers Credit for Imports Under Direct Documents
- Difference between Buyers Credit and Letter of Credit (LC)
- Comprehensive Guidelines on Foreign Exchange Derivatives
- Recent Changes to India’s Currency Forward Contract Norms for Hedging
- RBI Increase Buyers Credit All-in-Cost Ceiling
- Buyers Credit Accounting Entries
- Infrastructure Companies – Bridge Finance before availing ECB
- Buyers Credit on Capital Goods
- Buyers Credit Interest Rate (LIBOR + Margins)
- Bankwise Letter of Comfort / Undertaking Charges
- Buyers Credit on Gold Import
- LIBOR Rates: Brief, History, Currencies, Maturities
- Transaction where Buyer’s Credit is Restricted
- Sample format of Letter of Undertaking / Comfort (LOU / LOC)
- Import of Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Silver
- Buyer’s / Supplier’s Credit on Rough, Cut and Polished Diamonds
- Buyer’s Credit Rollover
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- Procedure for Buyers Credit in India
- RBI Trade Credit (Buyers/Suppliers Credit) Circular Extract
- WHT (Withholding Tax) on interest on Buyers Credit
- Letter of Comfort / Undertaking (LOC/LOU) Charges
- Buyer’s Credit in Cross Currency
- Supplier’s Credit India – Meaning & Process
- Difference between Buyer’s Credit and Supplier’s Credit
- Buyer’s / Supplier’s Credit Consultants
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Category Archives: RBI Regulation & Circulars
Review of Trade Credit All-In-Cost Ceiling
After the expiry of deadline of 30-09-2012, there was a prolonged uncertainty for last 9 days on what is the all in cost ceiling for Trade Credit (Buyers Credit / Suppliers Credit). Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a clarification or revised circular today clarifying the same. Summary of the same is given below Continue reading
Trade Credit Extended Upto 5 Years for Infrastructure Firms
Buyers Credit for import of capital goods has been extended from 3 years to 5 years for company classified as Infrastructure as defined in guidelines on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB). Trade Credit must be availed for Minimum fifteen months at one go and should not be in the nature of short-term roll overs. Continue reading
Banks Insisting of Forward Booking for Buyers Credit Exposure
Banks have started asking their clients to compulsorily book forwards against their buyers credit exposure (existing as well new transactions). This change is because of earlier and current directives given by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Continue reading
Suppliers’ Credit or Buyers’ Credit is not available for Merchanting Trade
The supplier of goods will be resident in one foreign country. The buyer of goods will be resident in another foreign country. The merchant or the intermediary will be resident in India. He will book the order from the buyer, place the order with the supplier, supervise and coordinate the shipment of goods from the supplier’s country and deliver the same to buyer’s country. Continue reading
Review of all-in-cost ceiling – Trade Credit
To Avail Buyer’s / Supplier’s Credit: E: sanjaymandavia@gmail.com, M: +919825560186 In its circular dated 30/03/2012, RBI has decided to continue with the enhanced all-in-cost ceiling for Trade Credit for further period of six months. Maximum Cap on Interest Rate for tenure … Continue reading
Buyers Credit All-In-Cost Ceiling may move back to L+200bps from 01/04/2012
To Avail Buyer’s / Supplier’s Credit: E: sanjaymandavia@gmail.com, M: +919825560186 In its Circular dated 15/11/2011, RBI had increased the all-in-cost ceiling for Buyers Credit from 6 Month L+ 200 bps to 6 Month L + 350 bps subject to condition that … Continue reading
Buyers Credit for Imports Under Direct Documents
To Avail Buyer’s / Supplier’s Credit: E: sanjaymandavia@gmail.com, M: +919825560186 RBI Circular of External Commercial Borrowing and Trade Credit gives information about buyers credit. But with specific type of transaction, inference has to taken from other related circulars. For example, for Buyers … Continue reading
Comprehensive Guidelines on Foreign Exchange Derivatives
To Avail Buyer’s / Supplier’s Credit: E: sanjaymandavia@gmail.com, M: +919825560186 RBI via circular dated 28/12/2010 revised the extant guidelines on OTC (Over the Counter) Foreign Exchange Derivatives and which became effective from 1st February 2011. Below is the extract of the guidelines related to importers and exporters. … Continue reading
Recent Changes to India’s Currency Forward Contract Norms for Hedging
To Avail Buyer’s / Supplier’s Credit: E: sanjaymandavia@gmail.com, M: +919825560186 RBI via circular dated 15/12/2011 made changes in Foreign Exchange Derivative Contacts with immediate effect until further review. Below is the extract of the same related to importers and exporters. 1). … Continue reading
Infrastructure Companies – Bridge Finance before availing ECB
RBI allowed Indian companies which are in infrastructure sector to import capital goods by availing of short-term credit (including buyer’s credit and supplier’s credit) in the nature of “Bridge Finance” under the approval route,subject to following conditions Continue reading
Useful links in relation to Buyers Credit
Buyers Credit Calculation Sheet, Current Exchange Rate, Future / Forward Rates of USD, EURO, GBP, & JPY. Relevant RBI Circulars in Relation to Forward Contract. DTAA, Withholding Tax, Income Tax Notification in Relation to Form 15CA, Form 15CB, Challan 281, Form 27Q and Filling Links / Format. Relevant RBI Circulars in relation to Trade Credit Continue reading
RBI Trade Credit (Buyers/Suppliers Credit) Circular Extract
Trade Credits’ refer to credits extended for imports directly by the overseas supplier, bank and financial institution for maturity of less than three years. Depending on the source of finance, such trade credits include suppliers’ credit or buyers’ credit. Suppliers’ credit relates to credit for imports into India extended by the overseas supplier, while buyers’ credit refers to loans for payment of imports into India arranged by the importer from a bank or financial institution outside India for maturity of less than three years Continue reading
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