APG
URDG 758
Advance Payment Guarantee
Secures the repayment of a down payment made by the buyer should the supplier fail to deliver. Typically reduces pro-rata as deliveries are performed.
Accelerate international supply chains and de-risk cross-border contracts with documentary trade credit, demand guarantees, and institutional RMB settlement.
Standard UCP 600 compliant import and export letters of credit. We offer advising, confirmation, negotiation, discounting, and transferable LCs tailored for bilateral European-Asian shipments.
First-demand international guarantees and ISP98/URDG standby letters of credit issued directly or re-issued through our extensive international correspondent banking network.
Direct clearing integration enabling same-day renminbi transfers between European and Chinese corporate entities, reducing foreign exchange friction and transaction costs.
Non-recourse receivables purchasing and reverse factoring programs designed to unlock working capital for key supplier networks across automotive, electronics, and machinery sectors.
Speak directly with our trade finance specialists for bespoke guarantee wording or import LC issuance.
As a CSSF-authorised credit institution, China Everbright Bank (Europe) S.A. issues the full range of demand guarantees and standby credits under ICC URDG 758 and ISP98, either directly from Luxembourg or re-issued through our correspondent network in over 40 jurisdictions.
Secures the repayment of a down payment made by the buyer should the supplier fail to deliver. Typically reduces pro-rata as deliveries are performed.
Compensates the beneficiary if the contractor fails to perform its contractual obligations on plant, construction, or supply mandates.
Supports a tender submission in public and private procurement, payable if the bidder withdraws or declines to sign the awarded contract.
Releases retention amounts withheld by the employer, allowing the contractor to recover working capital before final acceptance.
Covers defect rectification and maintenance obligations during the warranty period following provisional or final acceptance.
Guarantees a pure payment obligation — trade payables, loan repayment, or deferred purchase price — on first written demand.
Documentary standby credit widely accepted in North America and Asia, serving as a payment or performance backstop under ISP98 rules.
Issued in favour of EU customs and tax authorities to secure duties, excise, and deferred VAT under Union Customs Code arrangements.
Replaces a cash security deposit on commercial property, aircraft, vessel, or equipment leases across European jurisdictions.
Enables release of cargo against missing original bills of lading, and secures charter-party and demurrage obligations.
Select the instrument you require and the value to be guaranteed. The calculator returns the indicative risk commission, one-off issuance and transmission fees, collateral requirement, and the all-in cost of the guarantee over its validity period.
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Indicative only. Figures are generated for simulation purposes and do not constitute a commitment to issue. Final pricing depends on credit approval, KYC and sanctions screening, the agreed guarantee wording, and the counter-party jurisdiction. Amendments are charged at €175 per instruction, extensions at 0.05% of the guaranteed value (minimum €250), and claim handling at 0.20% (minimum €400).