A world where your ideas travel faster, trade is digital and safer, and your business can grow with confidence. HSBC is your trusted strategic partner for your trade needs – providing you with insight, helping you spot opportunities and risks, and making sense of an ever changing world.
Global Trade Solutions
Connecting the world through trade
For more than 155 years, HSBC has been financing trade in some of the most vibrant markets globally. Our rich trade history is now a modern-day strength as we support businesses to grow globally, make new connections, expand into new markets, and navigate an ever-changing landscape.
Our awards
#1
Voted the World’s Best Trade Finance Service Bank for 7 consecutive years by Euromoney¹
#1
The World’s Best Transaction Bank by The Banker²
World’s largest trade bank providing you access to 90% of global trade flows³
5,000+ trade specialists spanning more than 50+ markets⁴
We facilitated $850bn of trade in 2023⁵
HSBC TradePay
A simplified, digital trade finance solution that empowers you to draw your trade finance loan and make just-in-time payments to suppliers immediately. It provides you more control over the timing of your trade payables.
Documentary Credit
A payment method that reduces risk and strengthens your negotiating position.
Financing under Export Documentary Collections
If you're expecting a payment under Documentary Collections, you may receive advance funding from HSBC.
Export Documentary Collections
A simple alternative to Export Documentary Credits that protects your interests over documents and payment collections via banks.
Buyer Loan
A trade finance solution that allows you to capitalise on new business opportunities and strengthen your negotiating position with suppliers.
Transferable Documentary Credit
A Documentary Credit with the option to allow an intermediary agent to transfer their rights and obligations to the supplier.
Export Bill Negotiations
You may receive funding as soon as you present your shipping documents when trading under Documentary Credit terms.
Guarantee
A guarantee or bond, as they are sometimes known, provides the beneficiary with acceptable security if the applicant (you) fails to fulfil its obligations in the underlying contract and helps to manage international trade risk.
Receivables Finance
If you are selling on open account terms and need solution on financing, credit protection or collection, check out our Receivables Finance options.
Digital Receivables Finance
Supercharge your cash flow and unlock the power of your sales invoices with Receivables Finance. Apply easily online and upload your accounting data using our intelligent mapping tool.
Trade Credit Insurance
If you run a trading business and need to rely on credit for cash flow, then this could be the product for you.
Services Trade
Services providers, new economy companies, and businesses in traditional industries with services related operations can now access funds with our trade financing solution