Export Finance Guides for Indian Exporters

These guides explain how Indian exporters can get paid sooner on open-account sales: what export factoring is, how it compares with letters of credit and packing credit, what the RBI's rules require, and what to ask a finance provider. Each page opens with a direct answer, lists key facts, answers common questions and links the official sources behind its regulatory statements.

Start here

• Export Factoring in India: How It Works, Costs to Ask About and Who It Suits

  Export factoring turns unpaid overseas invoices into upfront working capital. How a deal moves step by step, recourse vs non-recourse, how it differs from a letter of credit or packing credit, and what to check before you sign.

• How GIFT City IFSC Export Factoring Works

  What GIFT City IFSC is, what IFSCA registration means for a Finance Company, why the foreign-currency structure matters for an export invoice, and how an IFSC Finance Company differs from a domestic non-bank factor.

• How to Get Paid Faster on Open-Account Exports

  Selling to overseas buyers on open account means shipping first and waiting to be paid. The practical ways exporters shorten that wait, from invoice discipline and credit checks to export factoring, and the FEMA deadline that applies.

Compare your options

• Export Factoring vs Letter of Credit: Which Should an Exporter Use?

  A letter of credit assures payment against compliant documents; export factoring turns an issued invoice into cash on open-account terms. A practical comparison of what each protects against and when exporters combine them.

• Export Factoring vs Packing Credit: A Practical Comparison for Indian Exporters

  Packing credit funds you before shipment against a confirmed order; export factoring turns an issued invoice into cash after shipment. How they differ and how exporters use them in sequence.

• Export Credit Insurance vs Export Factoring: What Each Covers

  Export credit insurance protects against buyer non-payment; export factoring provides cash against an invoice. How they differ, how ECGC's Shipments policy is structured, and why neither covers a commercial dispute.

• Pre-Shipment vs Post-Shipment Finance: How Export Finance Maps to Your Order Cycle

  Pre-shipment finance funds production before an export ships; post-shipment finance funds the wait for payment afterwards. How RBI describes each, how they connect, and where export factoring fits.

Documents, timelines and rules

• Export Realisation Timelines Under FEMA: What Indian Exporters Need to Know

  How long an Indian exporter has to realise and repatriate export proceeds under the RBI's Export and Import of Goods and Services Regulations, 2026, how the period is counted, what EDPMS is, and what happens if payment is late.

• Documents Needed for Export Factoring: A Checklist for Indian Exporters

  The documents an exporter typically needs for export factoring: Importer-Exporter Code, commercial invoice, transport document, shipping bill, contract and KYC. What India's Foreign Trade Policy requires for exports of goods.

• Buyer Credit Limits Explained: How Export Factoring and Credit Insurance Size Your Overseas Buyer

  A buyer credit limit is the maximum exposure a finance provider or credit insurer will take on a specific overseas buyer. How limits are set, what can change them, and what that means for an exporter.

• Notice of Assignment Explained: What Your Overseas Buyer Is Told in Export Factoring

  A Notice of Assignment tells your overseas buyer that an invoice has been assigned to a finance provider and where to pay. What it contains, why it is routine, and how disclosed and undisclosed factoring differ.

Reference

• Export Factoring Glossary: Key Terms Explained

  Recourse and non-recourse factoring, two-factor factoring, forfaiting vs factoring, Notice of Assignment, buyer credit limit and more. Export factoring terms defined in one place for exporters new to receivables finance.

• Export Factoring FAQ: Questions Indian Exporters Ask

  Direct answers on export factoring: how it works, recourse vs non-recourse, advance rates, documents, buyer non-payment, FEMA realisation timelines, GIFT City IFSC and what to ask a finance provider.

Newsletter and feeds

• Newsletter archive

  Issues of the Mintifi Global export finance briefing.

• RSS feed

  New guides and newsletter issues, with dates.

• llms.txt

  A plain-text map of this site for AI assistants and search tools.

About these guides

Each guide is written by the Mintifi Global editorial team, carries a last-reviewed date and links the official sources behind its regulatory statements. They are general information for exporters, not legal, tax or financial advice. To see how Mintifi Global Finance (IFSC) Private Limited approaches export invoice financing, start with export factoring in India.