360tf Export Finance Survey 2023

We are conducting research on Export Finance facilities for Corporates in India. The survey asks simple questions on the types of financing your company utilizes, the interest that it pays, and other relevant export/import questions. The responses will help highlight changes required in the Indian export finance ecosystem to support your organizational goals.

Each company may submit only one response. All questions are required. No personal identification or sensitive information is being collected. If you have any questions about the survey, email us at survey@email.360tf.trade.

Name *

First

Last

Company Name *

Country of Incorporation *

State in India *

1. What is the value of your organization’s yearly exports? *

Below USD 2.5 MN
USD 2.5 MN to USD 10 MN
USD 10 MN to USD 25 MN
Above USD 25 MN

2. What is the value of the organisation’s yearly imports? *

Below USD 2.5 MN
USD 2.5 MN to USD 10 MN
USD 10 to USD 25 MN
Above USD 25 MN
Not Applicable

3. How long has your company been importing and exporting goods? *

0 to 2 Years
2 to 5 Years
More than 5 years

4. How many export shipments does your organization make in a year? *

Up to 6 shipments
6 to 12 shipments
12 to 24 shipments
More than 24 shipments

5. What is the average value of one export shipment? *

Up to USD 50 K
USD 50 K to USD 100 K
USD 100 K to USD 200 K
More than USD 200 K

6. What are your main exporting countries? *

(please select all applicable countries)

7. Is increasing exports part of your organizational goals? If yes, then by how much would you like to increase your yearly exports? *

USD 0.1 MN to USD 0.5 MN
USD 0.5 MN to USD 1 MN
USD 1 MN to USD 2 MN
USD 2 MN to USD 5 MN
More than USD 5 MN

8. What is the greatest constraint that prevents your firm from increasing exports, as answered previously? *

Payment delays from buyers
Lack of export finance
Limited supplier base
Lack of connection to new customers or new markets

(Respondent to make one selection only)

Additional Comments

9. What products does your organization export currently? *

(Select all options applicable from list of HS codes)

10. Please rank from highest to lowest the terms of payment most offered by/negotiated with your overseas buyer?

(Rate all applicable answers in order of importance. 1 being the most offered/negotiated and 5 being the least offered/negotiated.)

Cash

Cash

Cash *

Sight Letter of Credit

Sight Letter of Credit

Sight Letter of Credit *

Usance Letter of Credit

Usance Letter of Credit

Usance Letter of Credit *

Documents against Credit

Documents against Credit

Documents against Credit *

Accounts Receivable/Deferred payment

Accounts Receivable/Deferred payment

Accounts Receivable/Deferred payment *

11. For credit payment terms what is the average tenure requested by clients? *

30 days
60 days
90 days
120 days
180 days
Above 180 days

12. Does your organization utilize other working capital facilities such as?

(Rate all applicable answers in order of importance. 1 being the most used and 5 being the least used)

Pre-shipment finance

Pre-shipment finance

Pre-shipment finance *

Post-shipment finance

Post-shipment finance

Post-shipment finance *

Term loan/Corporate Loans from Banks

Term loan/Corporate Loans from Banks

Term loan/Corporate Loans from Banks *

Term loan/Corporate Loans from Non-bank financial institutions

Term loan/Corporate Loans from Non-bank financial institutions

Term loan/Corporate Loans from Non-bank financial institutions *

12. Does your organization utilize other working capital facilities such as:

Others:

If other, please specify *

13. What is your average cost of USD borrowing including SOFR for export financing facilities? *

Below 6%
6 to 7%
7 to 8%
Above 8%

14. Does your organization have insurance coverage from any of the following organizations to conduct exports? *

ECGC
Insurance Companies
Both
We do not use export credit insurance

15. Which of the following export post-shipment finance products for exports does your organization utilise? *

With recourse factoring
Without recourse factoring
Export bill discounting
LC bill discounting
Others:

(select all relevant options)

If other, please specify *

16. When you use factoring what kind of arrangement do you have? *

With recourse, acceptance basis
Without recourse, acceptance basis
With recourse, non-acceptance basis
Without recourse, non-acceptance basis
Not Applicable

17. Do you export directly to the principal or to an intermediary (Trader)? *

Principal
Intermediary (Trader)

18. How does your organization pay for imports?

(Rank all applicable answers in order of usage.
1 being the most used and 5 being the least used.)

Cash

Cash

Cash *

Sight Letter of Credit

Sight Letter of Credit

Sight Letter of Credit *

Usance Letter of Credit

Usance Letter of Credit

Usance Letter of Credit *

Documents against Payment

Documents against Payment

Documents against Payment *

Anchor Supply Chain finance program

Anchor Supply Chain finance program

Anchor Supply Chain finance program *

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

19. How has covid-19 impacted your organization in the past 3 years? *

Supply Chain disruption
Increase in shipment costs
Decrease in exports
Increase in import raw material costs

(select all relevant options)

20. Do you have subsidiaries outside of India? *

21. Would you be willing to explore a new bank or factoring company to assist with export finance? *

22. How many people work in your organization? *

0 to 25
26 to 50
51 to 100
Above 100

Email *

Phone *

Landline

Your Email ID will be used to send you a copy of the responses. Please write to us at survey@email.360tf.trade if you have any questions.

T&C *

By clicking here, I state that I have read and understood the terms and conditions of the survey. *

Terms & Conditions: All of the information that you provide will be treated as confidential and will only be used for research purposes. Your comments will not be identified as belonging to you, instead, they will be combined with those gathered from other survey participants, and will be analysed as part of a group. We do not use any of the information you provide for direct marketing or other non-research activities and shall not be held liable for the same. If we ask you for personal information that enables you to be identified - e.g. your name, ID numbers, e-mail address, or telephone number, we will clearly state why we are asking for it and by taking this survey you permit the use of the same for that purpose. Your participation is voluntary and we undertake not to mislead you in any way about the nature of the research we are conducting, the way in which the data is collected, and the use that will be made of the survey results.