UK Export Finance

UK Export Finance is the United Kingdom’s export credit agency and a government department. It operates formally as the Export Credits Guarantee Department. It works alongside the Department for Business and Trade and private lenders and insurers, providing support where commercial finance or insurance leaves a gap. [UK Export Finance](https://www.GOV.UK/government/organisations/uk-export-finance/about)

Its products address different stages of an export contract. Buyer financing can help a British supplier win an order; working-capital support can help it fulfil that order; insurance can protect against a buyer failing to pay. The agency serves exporters across sectors and company sizes, including businesses selling services and intellectual property. Its role is to supplement private finance, with regional export finance managers helping firms identify suitable support. [Agency remit](https://www.GOV.UK/government/organisations/uk-export-finance/about)