CHINESE YUAN CROSS-BORDER TRADE SETTLEMENT SERVICE

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    Are you making the most of the opportunity? Manage your RMB efficiently

    UOB specializes in providing Chinese Yuan (RMB) Cross-Border Trade Settlement Service to help you win more business in China.

Benefits

Under the pilot scheme announced by People's Bank of China (PBOC) on 2nd July 2009, cross-border trade settlement between China and Hong Kong, Macau and 10 ASEAN countries (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar) can be done in Chinese Yuan (CNY).

Criteria for Eligible Trade Transactions:

  • Trade must involve underlying goods delivery;

  • Transactions include Letters of Credit (LCs), Collections (DP/DA) and Open Account (including advance payment);

    Can be imports or exports;

  • Trade must be between a customer (as importer or exporter) of UOB in Malaysia and a pilot enterprise* in China. Customers are required to provide the necessary supporting documents (invoice or sales contract) to confirm that it is an eligible trade transaction.

* Pilot Enterprise is defined as a company incorporated in China that is approved by the relevant authorities in China to be a pilot enterprise under this cross-border trade settlement scheme. It includes local Chinese companies (state-owned enterprises, private-owned enterprises) and multi-national corporation (MNCs).

 

Our range of export-related services includes the following:

  • Agreement to settle in CNY can help you get more business as China enterprises are likely to prefer CNY settlements

  • China economy is still growing amid the global economic slowdown; holding CNY can be a benefit

  • CNY has been appreciating in the past one year to the advantage of exporters

Services

Chinese Yuan Current Account Opening

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Trade Transactions

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For the purpose of facilitating eligible trade transactions between you and the eligible pilot enterprises.

 

  • Issue and receive LCs denominated in CNY Settlement will only be carried out after receipt of compliant documents

  • Handle trade collections in CNY

  • Provide you with Foreign Exchange rates for settlement of trade transactions

 

Trade Related Payments

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Foreign Exchange Rates

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  • Send and receive trade related payments (MT103) in CNY

  • Provide you with Foreign Exchange rates for settlement of trade related payments
  • Competitive buying and selling rates for CNY (value spot)

  • No forwards