UK Government-backed finance, insurance and guarantees to help you export
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Choose the closest option …- access cash to develop my company’s exports
- access cash to fulfil a large new export order
- explore financing solutions when buying from or investing in the UK
- get in touch with a UK Export Finance representative
- help my non-UK customer with financing
- protect my company against non-payment or political risk
- provide a performance guarantee (e.g. contract bond)
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Finance and insurance for UK exporters
When it comes to exporting, having a great product or service is only half the story. Putting the right finance and insurance in place can make the difference, helping you to win contracts, fulfil orders and get paid.
UK Export Finance is the UK government’s export credit agency. We support exports for any size company and across all industries, from capital goods to services and intangibles like intellectual property. Our mission is to advance prosperity by ensuring no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance, doing that sustainably and at no net cost to the taxpayer.
Helping UK businesses
Our Export Finance Managers are based across the UK and provide impartial, tailored guidance to help your business export.
Finance for overseas buyers
Our International Export Finance Executives are based in markets around the world. They are the first point of contact in-country for overseas buyers and UK exporters contractors. We can provide overseas buyers with attractive long-term financing to ensure competitive terms when buying goods or services from the UK.
Success stories
Boosting sustainable transport exports
A £1.7 billion loan guarantee will help UK suppliers win contracts to build a high-speed electric railway.
Unlocking opportunities for a vital trading hub in Ghana
BHC Ltd won a contract as the structural steel provider to Ghana’s Kumasi Central Market.
Propelling fish processing exports into new markets
Eight-figure funding package helps Scottish fish processing business reach new customers.
The support from UKEF and the GEF facility has been a genuine game-changer. It helped our business unlock multi-million-pound contracts and create more jobs.
The opportunity that the collaboration brings is paramount to our ambitious and exciting growth trajectory. It supports us and other organisations in putting Wales on the map as serious contenders in the export market.
UKEF support played an instrumental role, allowing us to pursue new export contracts.
