Renminbi Trade Settlement Account

Strengthen business relationships with your Chinese trading partners today

With the liberalization of Renminbi as a cross border trade settlement currency between China and the outside world, you can now take advantage of more flexible trading solutions in the world's fastest growing market. Under the RMB Cross-border Trade Settlement Pilot Scheme, you can now quickly and easily settle cross-border transactions with your China trading partners in RMB. This will help you strengthen your business relationships with them.

The RMB Trade Settlement Account allows you to efficiently manage remittances, foreign exchange and finance your trade.


Why use a RMB Trade Settlement Account?
  • Save on foreign exchange conversion charges, and avoid foreign exchange risks.
  • Facilitate cross border trade settlements in RMB with your trading partners in China.
  • Improves your competitiveness as your trading partners in China would prefer trade settlements to be in RMB.
What is our scope of services provided in the RMB Trade Settlement Account?
  • Remittances
    • We offer services for making RMB payments, as well as receiving RMB funds related to the settlement of trade transactions with trading partners in China.
  • Trade Services
    • We provide a full range of import and export trade finance services (denominated in RMB) to support your cross border trade activities with your trading partners in China.
  • Foreign Exchange
    • We provide foreign exchange services to facilitate your cross-border trade payments (in RMB) with your trading partners in China.
  • Fixed Deposits
    • Invest your surplus RMB funds into fixed deposits at competitive interest rates.
  • New Renminbi (Offshore) Denominated Deposits
    • DBS also provides Renminbi (Offshore) denominated deposits in Singapore, with attractive deposit interest and foreign exchange rates.
Documents needed to open an account

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