{"id":8631,"date":"2020-06-24T17:30:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T17:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.octagona.com\/?p=8631"},"modified":"2023-02-13T08:52:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T08:52:40","slug":"extra-eu-ecommerce-new-possibilities-with-funding-from-lexport-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/octagona.com\/en\/ecommerce-extra-ue-nuove-possibilita-con-i-finanziamenti-del-patto-per-lexport\/","title":{"rendered":"E-commerce Outside the EU: New Opportunities with Export Pact Financing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Un’interessantissima opportunit\u00e0 per tutte quelle aziende italiane che fino ad ora si sono limitate a vendere via Internet sul territorio italiano od europeo e non hanno mai osato avventurarsi oltre confine. Questa iniziativa, che fa parte del recente pacchetto di rilancio dell’export italiano denominato ”Patto per l’Export” \u00e8 gestita da SACE SIMEST e definisce l’accesso ad un finanziamento a tasso ultra agevolato dello 0,078% a tutte le societ\u00e0 di capitali (anche costituite in forma di \u201cRete Soggetto\u201d).<\/p>\n

To access the funding, companies must be established as corporations and must have filed at least two financial statements for two full fiscal years with the Business Register. The funding is granted for projects that, through the use of a Marketplace or the development of an in-house IT platform, are aimed at the distribution of goods and\/or services produced in Italy or distributed under an Italian brand.<\/p>\n

How it works<\/strong><\/p>\n

Financed at a subsidized rate for expenses related to solutions to be implemented in two possible ways:
\nA) Directly implement your IT platform aimed at e-commerce;
\nB) Use a market place aimed at e-commerce provided by third parties.<\/p>\n

Both solutions must have a national top-level domain registered in the target country and must relate to goods and\/or services produced in Italy or distributed under an Italian brand name.
\nFunding may cover up to 100% of the estimated expenses, up to a maximum of 12.5% of the average revenue reported in the last two approved and filed financial statements. Maximum funding amount: \u20ac300,000.00 for the development of a proprietary platform and \u20ac200,000.00 for the use of a third-party marketplace. Minimum funding amount: \u20ac25,000.00 in both cases.<\/p>\n

Term of financing<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 years including 1 year of pre-amortization in which interest only is paid and 3 years of amortization for repayment of principal and interest; installments are semi-annual in arrears with constant principal.<\/p>\n

How to submit a funding application<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under penalty of inadmissibility, the application for subsidized financing must:
\n- Focus on a single non-EU destination country for registering a country-code top-level domain.
\n\u2212 Regarding the development of new e-commerce solutions through the use of a marketplace or the creation\/implementation of a proprietary IT platform; both must have a country-code top-level domain registered in a non-EU country.
\nTo be carried out by the applicant using the application form available on the SIMEST Portal, which must be duly completed;
\n- To be digitally signed by the legal representative of the applicant company.
\nTo be sent to SIMEST using the SIMEST Portal<\/p>\n

Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Finanziamento a tasso agevolato pari al 10% del tasso di riferimento UE
\n– Sviluppare il commercio digitale della tua impresa
\n– Possibilit\u00e0 di ottenere una prima erogazione per un importo pari al 50% del finanziamento
\n– Minori garanzie da prestare, anche in alternativa alla fideiussione bancaria, ad es. “cash collateral” costituito in pegno<\/p>\n

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