GSM-102 Credit Guarantees To Southeast Asia Region

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces the availability of the following credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corportation's (CCC) Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2019.

Announced Amount:        $266,690,619

Geographical Area: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor L'Este, and Vietnam

APPLICATIONS FOR COVERAGE

Beginning October 03, 2018, at 9:00 am EST, exporters may apply for credit guarantees on a first-come first-serve basis.

TERMS OF COVERAGE

Coverage is available to cover sales of any of the commodities specified in the GSM Eligible Commodities list.  Exporters’ contractual arrangements must call for exports no later than 365 days from the date of registration or Nov. 30, 2019, whichever date is earlier.

ELIGIBLE BANKS IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIA REGION          

Any bank approved by CCC for this country is eligible. For a complete list of eligible banks, refer to the CCC “GSM Program Foreign Bank Obligors” page. Exporters are advised to obtain from their foreign buyer the name of the CCC‑approved foreign bank that will be opening the letter of credit.

GENERAL TERMS

For a list of all general terms applicable to GSM-102 program announcements, please click here.