International

Whether it’s foreign exchange, trade finance or both, we have a comprehensive range of competitively priced solutions for all your international trade needs.

Foreign Exchange

Foreign Exchange Service
Foreign Exchange simply allows you to buy and sell foreign currencies for commercial and personal purposes.

Foreign Currency Accounts
A foreign currency account can help to minimise the impact of any adverse currency movements and simplifies the management of funds if you import or export goods, travel frequently or have overseas investments or assets.

International Money Transfer
This is a fast and secure method of remitting funds overseas.

Forward Foreign Exchange
Forward Foreign Exchange is a traditional risk management tool used to obtain protection against adverse exchange rate movements.

Flexible Forwards
Flexible Forwards provide protection against adverse exchange rate movements, as well as the potential opportunity to benefit from favourable exchange rate movements.

Trade Finance

TradeXchange
An online system designed especially for Australian importers and exporters, TradeXchange is an easy, flexible and secure way to manage international trade transactions.

Import Documentary Collection
An Import Documentary Collection is an exporter initiated method that requires you to make immediate or deferred payment.

Export Documentary Collection
As an exporter, you initiate this method of payment, which requires your buyer to make immediate or deferred payment.

Import Documentary Credit
As an importer, you initiate this method of payment, which is a bank guarantee of payment to your supplier.

Export Documentary Credit
A guarantee of payment for exporters, issued by an overseas bank.

Without Recourse Export Finance
Without Recourse Export Finance offers advance payment to exporters, irrespective of whether the issuing bank or the buyer makes final payment.

Trade Advances
Trade Advances offer short term financing of import and export transactions.

Foreign Bills Negotiated
Foreign Bills negotiated provide you with access to short term finance in the currency of the export documentation.

Important information about advice
As this advice has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs, you should, before acting on the advice, consider its appropriateness to your circumstances.

All products mentioned on this web page are issued by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, view our Financial Services Guide (PDF 59kb). View Product Disclosure Statements (PDSs) for Foreign Exchange (PDF 128K), Foreign Currency Account (PDF 141kb), Foreign Currency Term Deposit (PDF 141kb), Flexible Forward (PDF 127kb), Flexible Forward Bonus (PDF 133K), Flexible Forward Cash Settled (PDF 129kb), Flexible Forward Collar (PDF 128kb), Flexible Forward Convertible (PDF 131kb), Flexible Forward Convertible Plus (PDF 141kb), Flexible Forward Protector (PDF 128) and Flexible Forward Convertible Knock Out (PDF 151K) and consider them before making any decision about these products.

Other important information
Applications for finance are subject to credit approval. Financial markets' products contain an element of risk: the level of risk varies depending on the product's specific attributes and how it is used. The Bank will enter transactions on the understanding that the customer has: made their own independent decision to enter into the transaction; determined that the transaction is appropriate; ensured they have the capacity to evaluate and understand the terms, conditions and risks, and is not relying on any communication or information from the Bank as advice.