LEASE AND RETURN OF PLANT/EQUIPMENT

LEASE AND RETURN OF PLANT/ EQUIPMENT INSURANCE COVER

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This insurance cover focuses on capital equipment, not necessarily owned outright by the export contractor,which becomes subject to various lease agreements and for which the export contractor acts as either the lessor or lessee. These items are required for the performance and execution of projects and their usage can be terminated during the execution or upon completion of the project.

In most cases, contractors face challenges in terms of reinforcing their contracts or succeeding to repatriate their plant/equipment. The applicant has the option to choose among the following Insurance products:financial lease,operating lease and return of plant/equipment.

RISK PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

This option involves insuring the bank for a portfolio of bonds issued on behalf of various contractors/ exporters.

RISK COVERED

Calling of the bond by the foreign buyer due to failure by the SA exporter to fulfil contractual obligations due to:
  • financial constraints (e.g. insolvency of the contractor); and/or
  • poor /non-performance as per contract specifications.

LEVEL OF COVER:

ECIC cover not to exceed 50% of the risk on each bond transaction under the Risk Participation Agreement

  • The maximum tenor of each Risk Participation Agreement is 5 years on a revolving basis
  • Tenor of each bond transaction is limited to an agreed maximum period,
    consistent with the underlying export contract.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

  • Transactions to be included in the bond portfolio must relate to an export contract between a South African registered company and a foreign buyer
  • Technical and financial capacity of the South African contractor must satisfy ECIC’s underwriting criteria
  • Export destination of transactions in the portfolio will be limited to countries where ECIC is open for cover
  • Transactions to be insured can be in ZAR or USD.

FACULTATIVE APPROACH

This option is relevant where cover is provided to the bank for a specific transaction (i.e. where the bond insurance is provided in conjunction with export credit cover or on a stand- alone basis).

RISK COVERED

Calling off the bond by the foreign buyer due to failure by the SA exporter to fulfill contractual obligations due to financial constraints (e.g. insolvency of the contractor)
  • financial constraints (e.g. insolvency of the contractor); and/or
  • poor /non-performance as per contract specifications.

LEVEL OF COVER:

The maximum indemnity for loss is 90% of the bond value

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

  • South African (SA) registered company
  • There must be an export contract between the SA company and the foreign buye
  • Technical and financial capacity of the South African contractor must satisfy ECIC’s underwriting criteria
  • Export destination of a transaction should be a country where ECIC is open for cover
  • Transactions to be insured can be in ZAR or USD.

MAXIMUM BOND VALUE:

Maximum bond value is typically 10% of the South African contract value. An exposure beyond 10% of the contract price can be approved on a case-by-case basis depending on the merits of the project.

TENOR:

The term of the bond is typically linked to the term of the underlying export contract and may extend further in the case of the retention bond and the reclamation bond.

SA CONTENT:

If the application for bond insurance is accompanied by an application for export credit cover, the normal ECIC SA content requirement will apply.