Funding imports
Import finance for Australian businesses
Supplier deposits, balances before the ship sails, duty and GST at the border, and the weeks until the stock sells — each stage of an import order has its own funding question.
Supplier deposit funding
How Australian importers fund an overseas supplier's deposit: what factories usually ask for, the options that fit, and how to size the facility properly.
Read more →Stock finance for importers
Stock finance for Australian importers: how to fund landed stock while it sells, how lenders view imported inventory, and which facility fits your turnover.
Read more →Trade finance for small business
Trade finance for Australian small businesses: letters of credit, supplier terms, lines of credit and secured loans — and which ones small importers use.
Read more →Balance before shipment
The balance due before your goods ship is often the largest payment on an import order. How to plan for it, fund it and protect yourself before you pay.
Read more →Duty & GST at the border
Your container has landed but duty, import GST and clearance fees are due before release. How the border bill is worked out and how importers fund it.
Read more →Import line of credit
How a business line of credit works for importers with repeat or overlapping orders — sizing the limit, drawing for deposits and border costs, and repaying.
Read more →Property-secured import finance
Using residential or commercial property to fund large import orders, several containers or a new range — how first, second mortgages and caveats work.
Read more →First import order
Placing your first overseas order? What it really costs, the border steps to expect, and how new importers fund a first container without over-stretching.
Read more →Seasonal import orders
Seasonal importers pay deposits and balances months before the season starts. How to plan lead times, size funding and avoid a peak-season cash crunch.
Read more →Run the numbers first
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