Period of post shipment credit to exporters with bank
As mentioned in earlier posts, post shipment finance is given by bank to exporters on the basis of export bills on collection /discounting/negotiation. The post shipment finance is provided to exporters with low rate of interest.
The amount of post shipment loan is liquidated by the payment of export bills received from overseas buyer in respect of invoice value of goods exported or services rendered by exporters. However in some cases, the post shipment credit is liquidated on mutual agreement between bank and exporter by repaying or prepaying out of EEFC account. EEFC account means Exchange Earners Foreign Currency Account. Although export post shipment loan is adjusted out of EEFC account, such exported bills adjusted continue to be followed up for realization of export amount and continue to be reported. The liability of exporter continues till overseas bill is realized against goods or services exported.
Period of Post shipment credit for exports
The period of advance for demand bills is the average period of time normally involved from the date of purchase,discount or negotiation of bill till receipt of bill proceeds in the nastro account of the bank concerned, as prescribed by FEDAI time to time. Exporters may be noted, this period is not the period of time taken for the arrival of goods at destination of export consignment at foreign country.
If usance export bills, the period of credit can be granted up to maximum of 365 days from the date of export shipment inclusive of normal transit period and grace period, if applicable. Although reserve bank fixed this period, banks should closely monitor the need for extending post-shipment credit up to the permissible period of 365 days and they should persuade the exporters to realize the export proceeds within a shorter period.
As per bank, under a demand bill, if realization of export proceeds not effected after grace period granted later to normal transit period, such bills are treated as overdue bill. If export is on usance bill contract, the bank can treat those bill overdue, if export realization not happened on due date.
As per my experience in import export trade, I personally feel, the above arrangements are not in order as most of usance bills may not be realized on exact due date, as it takes some time to credit to exporter’s bank account. For example, if an exporter contracts with his overseas buyer for 60 days usance bills, the amount might be realized say by 70th day at exporter’s bank. Here, the bank has option to crystalize the bill by charging commercial rate of interest.
So, as per my personal opinion, bank can provide a lump sum amount of loan against export bills as a running account with a period of 1 year with lower rate of interest by clubbing post shipment and pre shipment.
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