Garanti Factoring - FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can benefit from Factoring services?

All businesses dealing with domestic and international invoiced trading can benefit from our services. There are no criteria in terms of any balance sheet or any endorsement fact.

May I get informed of Factoring regulation?

Published Tuesday, October 10, 2006, with Number 26315 on "Resmi Gazete" (Official Gazette) "Regulations on the Establishment and Activities of the Financial Leasing, Factoring and Finance Companies " text can be read here. (in Turkish)

What are services does Factoring provide?

Financing: It is the payment of a specified ratio of receivables –which is assigned to the Factoring company– to the seller company prior to the maturity date.
Guarantee: It is the guarantee that 100% of the invoice amount shall be paid if the debtor company fails to pay.
Collection: It is tracking, collection and related reporting of receivables on behalf of the customer.

Do I have to benefit from entire services of financing, guarantee and collection provided by Factoring?

No, you can either receive all these three services collectively or any of them individually.

How can the Factoring transaction create a financing source for our company?

When you assign your receivables originating from future sales to Garanti Factoring, Garanti Factoring shall pay a specified percentage of the receivable amount to you.

What kind of advantages does the Factoring transaction provide for our company in collection process?

The collection of the receivables assigned to it shall be performed by Garanti Factoring. It collects your receivables in a timely manner owing to its own expertise staff within the country and its wide network or correspondents abroad. It may also transfer information through the reports specially-designed for you if you wish.

What kind of guarantee does factoring transaction provide for your foreign receivables?

Garanti Factoring undertakes the risk of failure in payment due to insolvency of buyer companies to which you have sold any products within guarantee limits obtained from its foreign correspondents. It shall pay the 100% of the invoice on the 90th day following the maturity date.

How does the guarantee limit determined in import transactions? In which conditions a payment will be made under guarantee, in which conditions it is not made?

Guarantee limits shall be determined according to the financial conditions of the buyers. The guarantee contracted by Garanti Factoring shall be valid under the conditions such as that the buyer is suffering from insolvency, bankruptcy, announcement of bankrupt’s certificate. The guarantee shall be invalid in the event of any defect in the goods (Reclaim).

Which corporations and in which manner does Garanti factoring perform any inquiry about the buyers with? And in which way?

The investigations are performed by means of correspondents of Garanti factoring outside the country; and of other finance institutions in collaboration with Garanti Factoring, inside the country.

How long does the limit survey related to Buyers take in import transactions and domestic procedures?

The investigations of Garanti Factoring in foreign markets take 15 or 20 days.

Can we extend the maturity date to be granted to our buyers by Factoring?

Since you can receive a certain percentage of the invoice amount in advance by Factoring practice, you will have the possibility to grant the buyers an extension of maturity date without suffering from the lack of cash arising from the maturity date.

Are payments made in TL when Factoring is subject in import?

No. Garanti Factoring makes the payments depending on the type of currency issued on the invoice with regard to the practice of Factoring in Import.

Would it make any problem in Factoring in Import to close out a contraction?

No, such a problem would not arise. On the contrary; since the advance payment you have received from Garanti Factoring has been paid by a foreign bank, it is processed as the export fee. You can have the Foreign Currency Purchase Certificate issued by closing out your contraction in any bank of your wish.

What kinds of taxes are applied on Factoring transactions?

Due to the tax exemptions stated under Import Encouragement Communiqué, there are no taxes applied on Import transactions. In domestic factoring transactions; only factoring fee and commission is subject to BITT (Banking and Insurance Transactions Tax). No further tax is included except for the foregoing.

Do I have to assign all invoices I have issued for a buyer of mine whom I have included in Import factoring system to Garanti Factoring?

Yes. All of the sales that you will do with your buyers approved by Garanti Factoring must be performed by using factoring during the factoring contractual period.

Would it cause any problems if a factoring company mediates between our buyers and our company?

Garanti Factoring will definitely get in contact with you prior to making any kind of transaction with regard to your buyers. The factoring methods collecting your receivables and providing you the necessary finance act parallel to the commercial agreements concluded between you and your buyers.

How important is the power of the Factoring Company?

Very important. This is because when your buyers fall into insolvency, the factoring company which contracts you to pay you your receivables can only realize this contraction with its powerful resource structure.

Does Garanti Factoring have connections with other factoring companies in the world?

Garanti Factoring is a member of FCI (Factors Chain International) and IFG (International Factors Group). Both organizations are the association of international factoring companies providing the information flow between the factoring companies in the world and which performs the necessary regulations. Garanti Factoring is the only factoring company in Turkey which is a full member of both groups.

How do Factoring transactions affect my balance sheet?

Since your receivables sourcing from future sales are converted into cash by factoring transaction, your ratio of liquidity increases. Factoring financing, unlike bank credits, does not take place on the liability side of your balance sheet.

Will I include all buyers to whom I make import to factoring system?

No. According to your own risk assessment, you can include or exclude in the system such buyers as you determine.

When can I get my money in the event that the buyer does not pay the invoice amount?

In case the customer falls into insolvency or in case of a delayed payment, the entire of your invoice amount will be paid on the 90th day following the maturity date in the foreign currency stated on the invoice unless a valid conflict period has been guaranteed.

Can I finance my exports by factoring?

Yes, you do the import connections; we will pay the invoice amount to the exporter upon the delivery of the goods to the customs. At the end of the maturity date we grant to you, you make a return payment to Garanti factoring. Therefore you both grant a maturity date to your company and also benefit from all advantages of an advance-paid import.

Does factoring company perform the customs procedures of the goods in Import factoring?

No, all documents shall be issued to your name and you shall receive the goods from the customs.

What kind of documents does the exporter sign in import factoring transactions?

The importer company signs a one-page document containing the information about conveyance and payment instructions.

What are the documents required for application?

You can apply by filling out our online Client Application Form.

 


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