Buyer Credit Insurance Facility
Buyer credit insurance constitutes a specialised strategic framework designed to guarantee the punctual amortisation of credit facilities extended to foreign buyers of Polish commodities or services. This financial instrument insulates the lending institution against default or delayed payment arising directly from commercial or political risk. Subject to the operational preferences of the lending bank, this underwriting protection is available either in the form of standard credit insurance or via a structured insurance guarantee. This solution is engineered explicitly for domestic or international banking corporations providing credit for capital-intensive export contracts executed by Polish exporters.
Foundational Covenants and Conditions of Cooperation
This underwriting protection is accessible exclusively to Polish or international banking corporations that finance export agreements executed by Polish exporters (defined as corporate entities legally domiciled within the territory of the Republic of Poland).
Financed agreements must strictly encompass goods and services possessing a distinct investment or capital character, such as industrial machinery, specialised equipment, technological production lines, transport vehicles or comprehensive construction services.
The explicit subject matter of the insurance comprises the credit principal (inclusive of accrued interest) possessing an amortisation schedule of two or more years, extended by the financing bank to the foreign counterparty of the Polish exporter, or concurrently to the counterparty's banking institution, earmarked for the execution of a specific export contract. The scope of the underwriting cover may additionally encompass bank commissions and credit facilities structured to finance the underlying insurance premium.
Our institution operates under a statutory obligation to apply insurance premium rates harmonised with the tariff matrices enforced across member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that are signatories to the OECD Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits.
Operational Mechanism
A buyer credit facility represents a loan extended by the exporter’s bank directly to the importer to facilitate the procurement of goods or services under an export contract.
This facility may be extended either directly to the cross-border counterparty of the Polish exporter or to the foreign buyer's financial institution utilising a bank-to-bank framework. Capital tranches are disbursed directly to the account of the Polish exporter upon the formal presentation of pre-stipulated commercial documentation verifying the complete execution of contractual obligations. Subsequently, upon the successful conclusion of the delivery of commodities or rendering of services, the importer services the debt obligation under deferred maturity terms. The maximum amortisation period remains contingent upon the specific nature of the investment project, spanning an average duration of five to ten years.
Application Path
- Complete the designated communication intake form or initiate direct formal correspondence with an authorised representative of KUKE.
- Await subsequent communication and administrative directives from the representatives of KUKE.