About Us

Mittelstand Export Finance, Inc. is a full-service international trade finance brokerage firm incorporated in the state of California that specializes in arranging financing the export of U.S. goods and services to the Emerging Markets of Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The financial products arranged by Mittelstand Finance are fully backed by the U.S. government or premier commercial insurance carriers. Because these products are either guaranteed or insured, they confer the following distinct benefits to small and medium-sized U.S. goods and service exporters and their international buyers, respectively:

Key benefits to U.S. exporters;

· support export sales to new markets with more confidence that would otherwise be considered risky

· access loan or revolving line of credit to manufacture or purchase finished products to fulfill an export order

· receive immediate full payment at, or close to, the time of payment without experiencing the delay associated with overseas collections

Key benefits to international buyers;

· access loans from U.S. commercial banks at very low interest rates compared to what would be offered by their local commercial banks

· goods are shipped and delivered before full payment is due which makes it possible to use the imported good or service to generate enough income to pay back the trade loan

Mittelstand Finance arranges commercial loans to foreign buyers of U.S. goods or services from U.S. banks that have been approved by the Ex-Im Bank as Delegated Authority Lenders. These loans are backed by U.S. government commercial loan guarantees or export credit insurance.

Eligible Transactions/Products. Capital equipment, processing machinery, spare parts, scientific apparatus, medical equipment, raw materials, durable goods, consumer products, agricultural commodities, project-related services-including architectural, industrial design, and engineering services, etc.

Overseas Buyers. Comprise manufacturers, dealers, distributors, end-users, private companies, state-owned enterprises, and government agencies.

Market Coverage. All emerging markets except those legally prohibited by U.S. Congress.