Export Marketing
Export Marketing
Export Marketing
FINANCING
MODULE 3
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
• Marketing of goods and services across
international barriers.
STAGES IN INTERNATIONAL TRANSITION:
No direct foreign marketing.
Infrequent export marketing.
Regular foreign marketing.
International marketing.
Global management.
EXPORT MARKETING – NEED FOR
GOING GLOBAL
• Profitability
• Growth
• Achieving economies of scale
• Risk spread
• Uniqueness of products and services
• Marketing opportunities due to life cycle
• Spreading R&D costs
DIFFERENT FORMS OF
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
• Export import of goods
• Subsidiaries
• Joint ventures
• Franchises
FACTORING
• When an exporter ships goods before receiving
payment he can consider factoring his export bill.
• Factoring is important since exports involve high
risks such as bad debts, Delayed payments etc.,
• In such a situation the exporter can sell the
accounts receivable to the third party called as
factor.
• The advantage for the exporter is that he can get
immediate payment in return the factor gets
discounts on receivables.
INSURANCE IN IMPORT EXPORT
• The Export credit Guarantee Corporation of
India limited (ECGC) provides credit insurance
support to exporters.
THE RISKS COVERED BY ECGC ARE AS FOLLOWS:
• Payment default by importers.
• Financial Guarantee to banks to cover losses in
credit to exporters.
• All commercial and political risks.
LETTER OF CREDIT
• A letter issued by a bank to another bank to
serve as a guarantee for payments made to a
specified person under specified conditions.
PRESHIPMENT FINANCE
• Financial assistance extended to the exporter
prior to the shipment of goods is termed as pre
shipment finance. It is specifically called as
packing credit.
• Available in both foreign and local currency.
DOCUMENTS NEEDED:
Confirmed export order.
Proforma Invoice.
Irrevocable letter of credit.
Fund based and Non fund based.
POST SHIPMENT FINANCE
WTO:
• Established in January 1995
• Governs trade between 132 member countries.
• WTO was formed mostly to overcome the
deficiencies in GATT.