Textile and Apparel, it’s in our DNA
Tradewind provides international trade finance to the world’s small- and mid-market. Founded in 2000, with more than 20 offices worldwide, we transact across all continents.
Because of our deep understanding of the textile and apparel industry, we can provide each client with a tailor-made solution based on location, product, and payment term. We finance sales to many brands including Gap, Ralph Lauren, H&M, Dockers, Target, Levi’s, Inditex, C&A, New Yorker, Pepe Jeans, Debenhams, Arcadia Group, Urban Outfitters, Express and more.
The majority of our clients in the textile and apparel sector are exporting ready-made garments and home textiles. They are located in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, China, Vietnam and Turkey, and typically sell to major retailers and wholesalers in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.
How We Finance
We provide pre-export and export financing for sales made on open account, letter of credit and documentary collections payment terms. Our innovative solutions help accelerate our clients’ cash flow and allow them to increase their turnover, take on larger purchase orders, and experience faster growth.
Our international expertise and capabilities enable us to structure credit facilities for companies based anywhere in the world and transacting in USD, EUR, GBP and other major currencies.
Using purchase order funding, inventory lending, letters of credit, and structured guarantees, our supply chain finance programs help align the needs of both buyers and sellers and minimize risk across the supply chain.
We Finance
- Manufacturers
- Wholesalers
- Distributors
- Traders
Export Factoring Services
- Up to 95% advance and funding within 24-48 hours of funding request
- Credit protection by insuring against buyer’s insolvency
- Collections of receivables and bookkeeping
Recent Credit Facilities
$5,000,000
Ready-made garment manufacturer and exporter to US and Europe >>
Based in India
$3,500,000
Apparel manufacturer exporting to the US >>
Based in China
$10,000,000
Garment manufacturer exporting to Europe and the US >>
Based in Vietnam
$5,000,000
Apparel exporter shipping to Europe and the US >>
Based in Hong Kong
€3,000,000
Garment manufacturer exporting to Spain and the Netherlands >>
Based in Turkey
Industries Served
- Apparel
- Textile
- Accessories
- Footwear
- Denim and more
Supply Chain Finance
- PO funding, inventory lending, L/Cs, and structured guarantees
- Facilities based on payables, receivables, and inventory
- Funding to foreign suppliers based on the creditworthiness of their buyers
Typical Clients
- Annual revenue: $5MM to $500MM+
- Minimum invoice: $5,000
- Trade in tangible goods
- Cross border
sales/purchases
Tradewind's opinion is trusted in the textile industry
We are quoted in major apparel publications