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Medium and Long-term Export Credit Insurance (Buyer Credit)

Overview of Scheme and Product Characteristics

This scheme covers the risk of financial institutes becoming unable to collect the principal and interest of loans in Medium and long-term export transactions for which the settlement period of export proceeds exceeds two years.
  • It provides coverage for domestic and overseas financial institutes becoming unable to collect the principal and interest of buyer credit loans provided on a deferred payment basis with the repayment period exceeding two years to importers or banks of importing countries in relation to medium and long-term exports of capital goods, etc.

Product Structure

Target Transactions

Export contract of which the settlement period of export proceeds (base date of credit - final payment due date) exceeds two years

Risks Covered

Category Description
Political Risks
  • Country Credit Risk pursuant to the OECD Arrangement
  • Risk caused by other reasons outside the Republic of Korea that are not attributable to the contract parties
Commercial Risks
  • Importer’s bankruptcy
  • Importer’s inability to make payment due to debt freezing by court of importing country, or debt rescheduling agreement with debtors
  • Importer’s delayed payment for at least two months from the payment due date

※ Special Reasons: Importer’s unreasonable demand to change contract conditions, importer’s request to extend the payment due date or shipping due date by one year or longer, deferment of pre-shipment payment for one year or longer, etc.

  • Point of Contact :  Project Finance Coordination Department