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• You must supply a schedule of inventory and a listing of disbursements and payments on the
loan to SBA. Additional financial statements or reports that your lender may require may also be
required.
• If at any time the applicable export-related borrowing base is less than the sum of the aggregate
outstanding amount of disbursements and 25% of the aggregate amount set aside for Standby
Letters of Credit, you shall immediately either pay the lender an amount equal to the difference
between this sum and the export-related borrowing base or provide the lender with additional
collateral sufficient to cover the difference.
• Over-advances—defined as the lender intentionally exceeding the advance rates above the
percentages of the export base formula—are only permitted with prior written approval by SBA.
• Advance rates in excess of those listed on page 5 may be approved by SBA if your lender
provides suitable justification.
The accounts receivable and inventory balances represented on such export-related Borrowing
Base Certificate must be reconciled with your company’s general ledger, accounts receivable
aging, and inventory schedule for that month end. In instances where the loan has no outstanding
principal balance or any outstanding Letters of Credit, you will not be required to submit an
export-related Borrowing Base Certificate until such time as it requires either a disbursement or
the issuance of a Letter of Credit.
Application Factors:
SBA will consider several factors in reviewing your EWCP application. These questions include the
following:
• Is there a transaction … and is it viable?
• How reliable is the repayment source?
• Can your company perform under the terms of the deal?
International Trade Loan Program
The International Trade Loan (ITL) is designed to help you enter and expand into international markets
and, when adversely affected by import competition, make the investments that are necessary to
better compete. The ITL offers a combination of fixed asset and working capital financing with SBA’s
maximum guaranty— 90%— on the total loan amount.
Program Features:
Guaranty Coverage
• Maximum Loan Amount: $5,000,000 in total financing.
• SBA can guaranty up to 90% of an ITL up to a maximum of $4.5 million, less the amount of the
guaranteed portion of other SBA loans outstanding to the borrower. (When combined with any
other SBA loans, the maximum guaranty for working capital cannot exceed $4 million.)
• Maturities on the working capital portion of the ITL are typically limited to seven years.
• Maturities of up to 25 years are available for facilities and equipment.
• Loans with a mixed use of fixed asset and working capital financing will have a blended-average
maturity.
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