Global Commodity Trade Finance and INFRAStructure Financiers

KCB Commodity Trade Finance, leveraging an unmatched global reach, provides customized financing solutions that meet clients' business needs. With extensive experience in commodities and structured trade finance, and a deep understanding of both local and global markets, our team is available around the clock to provide end-to-end financing solutions to buyers and suppliers throughout the Commodity , Real Estate and Solar Power supply chain.

Africa has become an increasingly important component of international trade in recent years. The trade links between Africa and the rest of the world have grown rapidly since the time many African states started implementing programs of reforms, liberalizing sectors of their economies including banking, and trade etc.

Africa is a major and increasingly significant exporter of energy, and agricultural products, with earnings from these creating strong import demand for capital goods and consumer products from around the world.

KCB’s support to a range of top clients in Africa, Asia and Europe has been well established. We are extending our expertise and global experience to a number of major financial institutions and in both commodity and structured trade finance on the African and Asian continent. We can support you in import and export finance using both traditional and innovative structures. 

Whether you are a commodity producer seeking to finance pre-shipment production costs, a physical commodity trader or aggregator in need of inventory financing solutions, seeking to unload buyer payment risk, our team can provide you the optimal solution.

Please contact our team to learn more about KCB Commodity Trade Finance solutions.

ADVISORY SERVICE

KCB International Trade Advisory Service provides support to exporters to improve their export performance and to penetrate markets affording them access to essential trade and market information. Through this service they have access to current market and trade-related information which includes:

Provisions and benefits of bi-lateral and multi-lateral trade agreements
Export documentation requirements

Foreign Market Information including:

•     General country information (population, currency, main exports/imports etc.)

•     Barriers to import in Overseas Markets (prohibited imports, duties, license requirements)

•     Export Requirements for specific products (labelling, health, technical and safety standards)

•     Overseas Importer contact information

•     Overseas Exporter contact information

Non-financial assistance available to local companies through international institutions ;( technical assistance, training, sourcing of joint venture partners, market surveys, etc.)

Generally, the information provided by the International Trade Advisory Service forms a major part of the desk research required before a company attempts to enter a market or even to visit the market for field research.

The full range of information is indispensable for first-time exporters or companies with little export experience, as well as for smaller companies that may lack the necessary human and financial resources to carry out in-depth field research.

Companies with greater resources and export experience find the foreign market information most valuable and use it in the initial stages of their investigations to assist in the market selection and to prepare for an eventual visit to the market.

TRADING FACILITATION

KCB Trade Finance Business plays an active role around the globe, due to its supporting network, innovation and placement capabilities. We view trade finance as a core building block for success in International Commodity Trading based on Agricultural Development.

Owing to our excellent reputation and commitment to relationship development, we are capable of handling International business and providing trade and risk services at a unique standard.

With high level commitment KCB Trade Finance invests in the people required to deliver world- leading trade finance solutions with  a global reach.

TRADE & RISK SERVICES

KCB offers a variety of tailor- made trade and risk management products to its customers participating in international commerce. As a provider of international trade and risk services, we place great emphasis on providing efficient service.

Import Financing Services

• Loan Against Import

• Letter of Credit facilitation

• Back-to-Back Letters of Credit

Export Financing Services

• Pre-Shipment Finance

• Loan Against Export