Pre-Shipment Export Credit Program

Pre-Shipment Export Credit Program

Provides pre-shipment credit support for Turkish exporters and manufacturers to cover working capital before shipment.

Türk Eximbank (Türkiye İhracat Kredi Bankası A.Ş.) is Türkiye's state-owned export-import bank, established in 1987 and operating under the Ministry of Trade. In 2025 the bank provided USD 26.8 billion in credit support and USD 27.3 billion in insurance support, reaching exporters in 217 countries with SMEs comprising 83% of supported companies. The Pre-Shipment Export Credit Program is a short-term working capital loan facility that meets the financial needs of Turkish exporters and final manufacturers of export goods during the period before shipment, supporting export growth, product diversification, and market expansion.

Eligible borrowers include Turkish exporters and final manufacturers of export goods (excluding foreign trade stock corporations and sectoral foreign trade companies), entities in KKTC (Northern Cyprus), free trade zone license holders, and foreign-exchange-earning service providers in sectors such as tourism, international transportation, healthcare, construction, engineering, news agencies, and maintenance/repair. The maximum combined TRY plus FX credit limit per company is USD 25 million, with TRY and FX sub-limits each capped at USD 15 million; KKTC applicants face a separate cap of 5 million TRY. Credits are available in Turkish lira (TRY) and foreign exchange (USD or EUR).

Applications are submitted through intermediating commercial banks using the Türk Eximbank request form, rather than directly to Eximbank. Rates vary by credit term, currency, and amount; intermediating banks may add up to 1% per annum on TRY credits and up to 0.5% per annum on FX credits. Current rates are published on the Eximbank website. This is a loan/credit instrument, not a grant.