Guarantees issued by third parties, for example SEK, guarantee compensation to the buyer should the exporter be unable to fulfill its undertakings. A guarantee entails SEK assuming risk for the exporter and therefore, a customary credit assessment is conducted.

Foreign buyers of Swedish goods and services may require extremely high credit ratings in order to offer a guarantee. Some guarantee packages are so comprehensive that a bank can find it difficult to be faced with the total exposure. We are happy to share the risk with the bank, allowing you to complete a successful export transaction.

SEK’s credit ratings are AA+/Stable from Standard & Poor’s and Aa1/Stable from Moody’s, which are both one step away from the highest possible credit rating from the respective credit rating agencies.

We would prefer the guarantee to be connected to a transaction that we are directly involved in, such as an export credit or project financing, so as to be able to customize the guarantee.