2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

522293 International Trade Financing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing one or more of the following: (1) working capital funds to U.S. exporters; (2) lending funds to foreign buyers of U.S. goods; and/or (3) lending funds to domestic buyers of imported goods.

Illustrative Examples:

Agreement corporations (i.e., international trade financing)
Export-Import banks
Edge Act corporations (i.e., international trade financing)
Trade banks (i.e., international trade financing)


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Guaranteeing international trade loans--are classified in U.S. Industry 524126, Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers;
• Brokering international trade loans--are classified in Industry 522310, Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers; and
• Accepting deposits and lending funds from these deposits--are classified in Industry Group 5221, Depository Credit Intermediation.

2007 NAICS		2012 NAICS		2017 NAICS		Corresponding Index Entries
522293		522293		522293		Agencies of foreign banks (i.e., trade financing)
522293		522293		522293		Agreement corporations (i.e., international trade financing)
522293		522293		522293		Banks, trade (i.e., international trade financing)
522293		522293		522293		Edge Act corporations (i.e., international trade financing)
522293		522293		522293		Export trading companies (i.e., international trade financing)
522293		522293		522293		Export-Import banks
522293		522293		522293		International trade financing
522293		522293		522293		Trade banks (i.e., international trade financing)
522293		522293		522293		Trade financing, international