Structured Trade Finance Advisory

Finance the Trade Before and After Shipment

Paid advisory for importers, exporters, commodity traders and operating companies that need structured financing around a defined purchase order, sales contract, shipment or receivable.

Financely structures pre-shipment and post-shipment solutions, prepares the transaction for underwriting and coordinates capital-source engagement under a paid professional mandate. Financing remains subject to lender, bank, insurer and investor approval.

Pre-Shipment Finance Post-Shipment Finance LC & Documentary Credit Receivables Finance Inventory Finance Commodity Finance Borrowing Base Facilities
Container port and international trade infrastructure
Structured Around the Trade Cycle Purchase. Ship. Deliver. Collect.

The financing structure should follow the commercial cycle, payment mechanics and control of goods or receivables.

Minimum USD 2 Million

Transaction value or annual company turnover.

Assessment USD 500 RFQ

Pre-engagement transaction assessment.

Engagement Paid Advisory

Accepted mandates require an upfront retainer.

Execution Best Efforts

Capital providers retain approval authority.

Pre and Post Shipment

Structure Financing Around Where the Cash Is Trapped

The required facility depends on when capital is needed, when title or control transfers, how the buyer pays and which assets or contracts can support the credit.

Container ships and gantry cranes at a commercial container port

Pre-Shipment

Finance Procurement, Production and Shipment

Pre-shipment structures provide liquidity before the seller receives payment from the buyer. The financing case is usually built around a purchase order, sales contract, documentary credit, borrowing base, inventory or other identifiable source of repayment.

Purchase Order Finance Working capital against confirmed commercial orders or supply contracts.
Supplier / Procurement Finance Capital to purchase goods or raw materials from approved suppliers.
Inventory Finance Facilities secured or controlled through eligible inventory and borrowing-base mechanics.
Import Finance Funding of goods prior to delivery and buyer repayment.
LC / UPAS Structures Documentary-credit structures used to bridge supplier and buyer payment timing.
Commercial tanker vessel sailing at sea

Post-Shipment

Monetize the Receivable After Goods Have Shipped

Post-shipment structures accelerate cash after shipment or delivery. Underwriting focuses on the buyer, payment obligation, documentary evidence, receivable quality and enforceability of the underlying trade.

Receivables Finance Liquidity against eligible trade receivables and approved obligors.
Invoice Discounting Advance against qualifying invoices after delivery or acceptance.
LC Discounting Discounting of eligible documentary-credit obligations after compliant presentation.
Forfaiting Non-recourse or limited-recourse purchase of qualifying medium-term trade receivables.
Export Receivables Post-export liquidity linked to creditworthy overseas buyers and documented claims.

Structured Trade Finance Solutions

Transactions We Can Structure and Prepare for Placement

The final facility can combine several instruments. We focus on the commercial transaction, repayment source, documentary controls and allocation of performance, credit and country risk.

01 Pre-Shipment Working Capital Funding before shipment against purchase orders, contracts, inventory, eligible collateral or other defined repayment sources.
02 Post-Shipment Receivables Financing after shipment against approved invoices, receivables, buyer obligations or documentary-credit claims.
03 Documentary Credit Structures LC, DLC, UPAS LC and related structures used to support payment, tenor extension and transaction control.
04 Commodity Trade Finance Structured facilities for metals, energy products, agricultural commodities and other eligible physical trades.
05 Inventory & Borrowing Base Revolving or transaction-specific facilities sized against eligible inventory, receivables or controlled assets.
06 Contract & Supply Chain Finance Facilities linked to contracted supply, approved counterparties and measurable trade-cycle cash flows.
07 Trade Credit Enhancement Qualifying guarantees, insurance, confirmations or other support used to improve bankability where appropriate.

Mandate Eligibility

Strong Trade Finance Cases Are Underwritable Before They Are Marketed

Capital providers need more than a request for working capital. The transaction must demonstrate a real trade, credible counterparties, clear payment mechanics and a recoverable source of repayment.

Core qualification

Our onboarding screens for transaction substance, commercial readiness and the information required to build an institutional financing case.

Minimum Qualification USD 2,000,000

Either annual company turnover or proposed transaction value must meet the minimum.

Defined buyer and seller

The principal commercial counterparties can be identified and verified.

Executed or advanced trade

A purchase order, sales contract, LC, invoice or other commercial evidence supports the financing request.

Clear repayment source

Buyer payment, receivable collection, LC proceeds or another identifiable cash-flow source repays the facility.

Trade documents available

Contracts, invoices, purchase orders, logistics documents, financials and KYC can be provided.

Professional advisory budget

The client is prepared to fund structuring, underwriting preparation and transaction execution.

× Broker chain only

The request is not supported by direct access to the principal trading company or authorized transaction party.

× No repayment mechanics

The request depends on speculative resale or financing without a defined commercial repayment source.

Paid Advisory

Professional Structuring Before Capital Placement

Financely operates under paid advisory mandates. The retainer supports the professional work required to assess, structure, prepare and coordinate the transaction before and during capital-source engagement.

$12,500 – $100,000+
Typical advisory retainer range depending on mandate scope
USD 500 RFQ Assessment

Activates our pre-engagement review of the trade, financing requirement, counterparties, documentary structure and likely mandate scope.

Advisory Retainer

Accepted mandates require an upfront retainer before the transaction team begins structuring, underwriting preparation or capital-source engagement.

What the Retainer Can Cover

Trade-cycle analysis, facility structuring, borrowing-base design, document review, underwriting preparation, lender mapping, capital origination, negotiation support and mandate management.

20% Transaction Expense Reserve

We recommend maintaining approximately 20% of the advisory retainer as an additional contingency for legal, compliance, diligence, verification, insurance, inspection, travel and other third-party costs.

Best-Efforts Engagement

Financing is subject to KYC, AML, sanctions screening, counterparty diligence, credit underwriting and approval by the relevant bank, fund, insurer or investor.

Trade Finance Mandate Process

From Transaction Intake to Financing Execution

The process is designed to turn a commercial trade into a lender-ready financing case before placement begins.

01 Intake

Submit trade, counterparty, payment and financing details.

02 RFQ

Complete the USD 500 pre-engagement assessment.

03 Structure

Map the trade cycle, repayment source, tenor and collateral or control package.

04 Underwrite

Prepare the transaction materials and financing case for market review.

05 Place

Engage relevant banks, funds, insurers or specialty capital sources where in scope.

06 Execute

Coordinate diligence, negotiation, documentation and closing support.

Structured Trade Finance Intake

Tell Us About the Trade One Question at a Time

The form captures the commercial cycle, buyer and seller, trade corridor, payment mechanics, facility request and documentation required for an initial mandate assessment.

Transaction Stage Pre-shipment, post-shipment or both.
Assessment USD 500 after submission.
Engagement Paid professional advisory.
Outcome Eligible mandates receive an engagement letter.
Structured Trade Finance Onboarding Question 1
Trade Cycle

At what point in the trade cycle do you need financing?

This determines whether we structure a pre-shipment, post-shipment or combined facility.

Transaction Type

What best describes the trade?

Goods

What goods or commodity are being financed?

Be specific. For commodities, include grade or specification where relevant.

Transaction Value

What is the total value of the transaction?

Enter the approximate USD equivalent.

Funding Request

How much financing do you require?

Enter the requested facility or advance amount in USD equivalent.

Company Size

What is your company's annual turnover?

Trade Volume

What annual trade volume do you expect under this product or program?

Optional. Enter the approximate USD equivalent.

Trade Corridor

From which country are the goods supplied?

Trade Corridor

To which country are the goods being sold or delivered?

Supplier

Who is the supplier or seller?

Enter the legal company name.

Buyer

Who is the buyer or offtaker?

Enter the legal company or government entity name.

Commercial Evidence

What commercial document supports the trade?

Payment Terms

How will the buyer pay?

Payment Tenor

When is payment due from the buyer?

Examples: sight, 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 180 days after shipment.

Incoterms

What Incoterm applies to the transaction?

Use of Proceeds

What will the financing pay for?

Repayment

What is the primary source of repayment?

Security / Controls

What support is available for the financing?

Optional. Include LC, receivables, inventory, warehouse control, insurance, collateral, guarantees or sponsor support.

Shipment

What is the current shipment status?

Timing

When do you need the facility available?

Company

What is the trading company's legal name?

Company

What is the company's website?

You can enter the full HTTPS address or just the domain.

Accepted: https://company.com or company.com . Plain domains are normalized to HTTPS before submission.
Jurisdiction

Where is the trading company incorporated?

Trading History

How long has the company been trading?

Existing Bank Relationship

Does the company currently bank with a commercial bank?

Documentation

What documents are currently available?

Optional. List financial statements, contracts, purchase orders, invoices, LC copies, logistics documents, insurance or warehouse documents.

Supporting File

Upload one document that best explains the trade.

Optional. A contract, purchase order, LC, invoice, term sheet or transaction summary is usually most useful.

Supporting trade document PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or image. No file selected.
Data Room

Do you have a data room or document link?

Optional. Full HTTPS links and plain domains or paths are both accepted.

You may omit https:// . We normalize the address before submission.
Advisory Budget

What budget has been allocated for professional trade finance advisory?

Contact

What is your full name?

Authority

What is your role in the company or transaction?

Contact

What is your business email address?

Contact

What is the best telephone number to reach you?

Include the international country code.

Paid Advisory

Please confirm the professional engagement model.

Financely provides paid professional structured trade finance advisory. Accepted mandates require an upfront advisory retainer before our transaction team begins structuring, underwriting preparation or capital-source engagement.
Transaction Expenses

Please confirm the recommended contingency budget.

We recommend maintaining an additional budget equal to approximately 20% of the advisory retainer for miscellaneous transaction expenses such as legal work, compliance, diligence, verification, inspections, insurance or other third-party costs.
Best Efforts

Please confirm how financing decisions are made.

Financely performs mandates on a best-efforts basis. Banks, funds, insurers and other capital providers retain independent KYC, AML, sanctions, credit, counterparty and transaction approval authority.
Terms

Please confirm the onboarding terms.

After submission you will continue to the USD 500 RFQ payment page. The RFQ activates our pre-engagement assessment. If Financely is prepared to accept the mandate, you will receive a formal engagement letter defining scope, retainer, applicable success fees and commercial terms.

Frequently Asked Questions

Structured Trade Finance Advisory

Our role is to prepare and structure the transaction so that the financing request can be assessed by appropriate capital providers under a professional mandate.

What is pre-shipment finance?
Pre-shipment finance provides liquidity before goods are shipped or before the seller receives buyer payment. It can support procurement, production, supplier payment, inventory, freight or other transaction-specific working-capital needs.
What is post-shipment finance?
Post-shipment finance accelerates cash after goods have shipped or been delivered. The facility may be based on invoices, approved receivables, documentary-credit obligations, buyer payment claims or other eligible post-delivery assets.
Does Financely provide the capital directly?
Financely acts as an independent adviser. Depending on the mandate, we structure, prepare and coordinate transactions with relevant banks, funds, insurers and other capital providers. Those providers make their own underwriting and approval decisions.
What does the advisory retainer cover?
Depending on scope, the retainer may cover trade-cycle analysis, transaction structuring, borrowing-base or collateral analysis, underwriting preparation, document review, financing strategy, lender mapping, capital origination, negotiation support and mandate management.
What is the minimum transaction size?
Financely generally requires either annual company turnover or proposed transaction value of at least USD 2,000,000.
Can you finance a trade where the buyer has not yet signed?
The strength of the financing case usually increases materially once commercial terms are documented. The assessment form allows you to identify the current stage so we can determine whether the transaction is sufficiently advanced for a mandate.
Do you guarantee an LC, loan or trade facility?
No financing outcome is guaranteed. The mandate is performed on a best-efforts basis and remains subject to KYC, AML, sanctions review, transaction diligence, credit underwriting and capital-provider approval.

Start Structured Trade Finance Onboarding

Submit the trade one question at a time. We will use the information to assess whether a pre-shipment, post-shipment or combined structured trade finance mandate is appropriate.

Start Trade Finance Onboarding