We help contractors, buyers and Dutch exporters use Dutch export credit

The Netherlands runs a triple-A export credit system, and it is open to projects built by non-Dutch contractors. We work out what qualifies and arrange the financing around it

Dock workers in coveralls guide a wooden export crate on a quay at dusk
Dock workers in coveralls guide a wooden export crate on a quay at dusk

How Dutch export credit works

How Dutch export credit works

Contractors and buyers abroad both buy from the Netherlands. Dutch exporters sell to either of them, and Dutch export credit supports the sale

Contractors and buyers abroad both buy from the Netherlands. Dutch exporters sell to either of them, and Dutch export credit supports the sale

Dutch export credit

Buyer's / supplier's credit

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Dutch exporters

Sell to either one

EPC contractors

Buy Dutch supply for public projects

Buyers abroad

Buy Dutch equipment directly

Dutch export credit

Buyer's / supplier's credit

precision_manufacturing
engineering
storefront

Dutch exporters

Sell to either one

EPC contractors

Buy Dutch supply for public projects

Buyers abroad

Buy Dutch equipment directly

Dutch export credit

Buyer's / supplier's credit

precision_manufacturing
engineering
storefront

Dutch exporters

Sell to either one

EPC contractors

Buy Dutch supply for public projects

Buyers abroad

Buy Dutch equipment directly

Dutch export credit

Buyer's / supplier's credit

precision_manufacturing
engineering
storefront

Dutch exporters

Sell to either one

EPC contractors

Buy Dutch supply for public projects

Buyers abroad

Buy Dutch equipment directly

Dutch exporters

Get paid on delivery. Let your buyer pay over time

Many buyers abroad decide on the financing first. Dutch export credit gives your offer the terms to win

Some buyers decide on the financing first, because the equipment has to earn the money that pays for it

Buyer delegation at a factory acceptance test in a Dutch factory
Buyer delegation at a factory acceptance test in a Dutch factory

Two ways to work with us

Two ways to work with us

Talk to us about a sale

A buyer asks for payment terms you cannot carry. We structure the financing so you are paid on delivery, for one sale or as a standing part of your offer

Be found by projects

Contractors on public projects under Dutch cover need qualifying Dutch suppliers. Register your company and we bring you in when a project needs your discipline. Registration is free

EPC contractors

When the contract needs Dutch content

Before a Dutch export credit application can go in, the export contract has to evidence a sufficient qualifying share of Dutch content. We read the project as engineers first, build the content case with you, and stay through implementation to validate it and find efficient Dutch solutions

Ask us how Dutch content would work for your project

Your shortlist, at face value
What actually qualifies
After matchmaking

Qualifying Dutch content required

Many suppliers that look Dutch are subsidiaries of foreign groups. Their qualifying content is often well below the face value of their offer

Your shortlist, at face value
What actually qualifies
After matchmaking
Qualifying Dutch content required

Many suppliers that look Dutch are subsidiaries of foreign groups. Their qualifying content is often well below the face value of their offer

Your shortlist, at face value
What actually qualifies
After matchmaking

Qualifying Dutch content required

Many suppliers that look Dutch are subsidiaries of foreign groups. Their qualifying content is often well below the face value of their offer

Your shortlist, at face value
What actually qualifies
After matchmaking

Qualifying Dutch content required

Many suppliers that look Dutch are subsidiaries of foreign groups. Their qualifying content is often well below the face value of their offer

The Dutch Content Programme, in three steps

The Dutch Content Programme, in three steps

Procurement review

We test each supplier against the eligibility rules, using your bill of quantities or, if there isn’t one yet, an estimate built from the project scope. Either way, you see what really qualifies and strategy is set

Procurement review

We test each supplier against the eligibility rules, using your bill of quantities or, if there isn’t one yet, an estimate built from the project scope. Either way, you see what really qualifies and strategy is set

Matchmaking

Where there is a gap, we look for qualifying Dutch supply in the disciplines where it sits and run a matchmaking round

Matchmaking

Where there is a gap, we look for qualifying Dutch supply in the disciplines where it sits and run a matchmaking round

Application support

We finalise the content schedule and work with you and the mandated bank through to the application

Application support

We finalise the content schedule and work with you and the mandated bank through to the application

Buyers abroad

Buy Dutch, pay over time

If you buy Dutch equipment or services, you can ask for deferred payment terms. The supplier is paid on delivery and you pay over up to five years, with export credit cover behind the payments

Tell us what you are buying and from whom. We will check whether the purchase qualifies and which route fits it

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€500,000

€5 million

and above

The supplier gives you time to pay

A bank pays the supplier for you

From €500,000 to €5 million

The Dutch supplier gives you time to pay, and export credit cover stands behind the sale. You deal with one contract and one counterpart

Above €5 million

A bank pays the supplier on delivery and you repay the bank over time. Export credit cover stands behind the loan

€500,000

From €500,000 to €5 million

The supplier gives you time to pay

The Dutch supplier gives you time to pay, and export credit cover stands behind the sale. You deal with one contract and one counterpart

€5 million

Above €5 million

A bank pays the supplier for you

A bank pays the supplier on delivery and you repay the bank over time. Export credit cover stands behind the loan

and above

€500,000

€5 million

and above

The supplier gives you time to pay

A bank pays the supplier for you

From €500,000 to €5 million

The Dutch supplier gives you time to pay, and export credit cover stands behind the sale. You deal with one contract and one counterpart

Above €5 million

A bank pays the supplier on delivery and you repay the bank over time. Export credit cover stands behind the loan

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You pay

Over up to five years

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Purchase value

From €500,000

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Qualification

We check it with you

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Supplier paid

In full, on delivery

Questions about Dutch export credit

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How can a Dutch exporter offer deferred payment terms to buyers abroad?

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Deferred payment terms let the buyer pay for Dutch goods or services over several years instead of on delivery. This is possible because the risk that the buyer does not pay can be insured, by the Dutch export credit agency or a private insurer, and a bank or other lender can then finance the delayed payments, so the exporter is still paid when it delivers. In practice this turns a sales offer into a sale plus a financing offer, which is often what wins the order in emerging markets. We help exporters and buyers check whether a transaction qualifies, design the offer and coordinate with the insurer and financiers

How can a Dutch exporter offer deferred payment terms to buyers abroad?

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Deferred payment terms let the buyer pay for Dutch goods or services over several years instead of on delivery. This is possible because the risk that the buyer does not pay can be insured, by the Dutch export credit agency or a private insurer, and a bank or other lender can then finance the delayed payments, so the exporter is still paid when it delivers. In practice this turns a sales offer into a sale plus a financing offer, which is often what wins the order in emerging markets. We help exporters and buyers check whether a transaction qualifies, design the offer and coordinate with the insurer and financiers

What is the difference between buyers' credit and suppliers' credit?

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What is the difference between buyers' credit and suppliers' credit?

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What is Dutch content and why does it matter?

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What is Dutch content and why does it matter?

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How can a non-Dutch EPC contractor use Dutch export credit for a large project?

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How can a non-Dutch EPC contractor use Dutch export credit for a large project?

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Register as a Dutch exporter

Contractors on public projects under Dutch cover look for qualifying Dutch suppliers, discipline by discipline. Join the register and we contact you when a project needs what you make. It is free and carries no obligation

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