Ocean inventory finance · US importers

Finance the gap after your goods ship.

Rhofin pays approved supplier balances and eligible ocean freight at shipment. Repay at arrival, as inventory sells, or through your lender.

The structure

Where Rhofin fits.

Your supplier relationship stays the same. Rhofin bridges the point when the supplier balance becomes due to your next source of liquidity.

Before shipment · You

Pay the deposit

Under your normal supplier terms.

At shipment · Rhofin

Fund the balance

Approved supplier balance plus eligible ocean freight.

Arrival onward · You choose

Settle the shipment

At arrival, as inventory sells, or through your lender.

Why importers use Rhofin

Keep more cash working.

01

Keep cash in the business longer

Don't fund the supplier balance throughout the ocean transit period yourself.

02

Keep supplier terms intact

Your supplier can still be paid when the approved goods ship.

03

Bridge into your next liquidity source

Settle from cash, controlled inventory sell-down, or an eligible factor or ABL facility.

Common questions

What importers usually want to know.

The detail that matters before deciding whether to explore a shipment with Rhofin.

What exactly does Rhofin finance?

Rhofin finances the approved supplier balance remaining after your deposit. Eligible ocean freight can also be advanced at cost. Duties, taxes, demurrage, detention and storage are not part of the standard financed amount.

When do I repay Rhofin?

Typically at arrival or availability for collection. For an approved transaction, financing can instead continue while inventory remains in approved controlled storage and is released against repayment. An existing factor or ABL can also become the next source of liquidity when eligible and agreed with that lender.

Can financing continue while inventory sells?

Yes, for approved transactions. Goods can remain in approved controlled storage while Rhofin continues financing the outstanding amount. Inventory is released under the agreed procedure as you repay, allowing the shipment to settle progressively as goods sell. Continuation is agreed before arrival, and storage charges remain yours.

Can my factor or ABL repay Rhofin?

Potentially. The handoff depends on when the goods or resulting receivables become eligible under that lender's facility. The transition is agreed in advance and remains subject to the lender's approval.

What security does Rhofin take?

You continue to own the goods. Rhofin's security is tied to the specific financed shipment and its identifiable proceeds, and Rhofin controls release of the financed cargo while the financing is outstanding. The financing is full recourse, so your business remains liable for any shortfall. The definitive transaction and security documents govern the exact position.

What if I already have a bank, factor or ABL?

Rhofin is designed to work alongside existing facilities. We review existing liens and relevant facility restrictions during onboarding. Where rights overlap, your lender may need to consent or agree an acceptable release, subordination or other intercreditor arrangement.

What does it cost?

Rates from 1.45% per 30 days on the supplier balance advance. Eligible ocean freight is advanced at no financing charge and repaid at face value. No origination, arrangement, documentation, wire, platform or monthly fees. Your transaction-specific APR, total financing cost and repayment date are shown before you commit. Your rate depends on your credit profile, the shipment, the route, the supplier and the jurisdiction. Pricing is set per transaction and subject to approval.

What do you need from me to get started?

Initially, a short business and shipment profile. For an approved transaction, Rhofin will typically need the supplier invoice or purchase order, evidence of your deposit or payment terms, shipment and logistics details, and the documents needed to establish the agreed cargo-control and repayment structure.

Key terms

The essentials, upfront.

Security and recourse. Financed cargo and its proceeds secure Rhofin, and your business remains responsible for repayment.

A secured commercial loan against one shipment: Rhofin takes a purchase-money security interest in the specific financed goods and their identifiable proceeds, and holds a to-order bill of lading with telex and express release disabled. The financing is full recourse, so if realising the cargo does not cover what is owed, you remain liable for the shortfall. Read the full term

Cargo control and repayment. Rhofin controls release until the agreed repayment condition is met.

Release happens on Rhofin's instruction, under a procedure agreed in advance with your logistics provider. Repayment falls due on arrival at the destination CFS, on availability for collection for a full container load, or the earlier date the goods are sold or released to you. Approved warehouse sell-down terms replace this for that shipment. Read the full term

Costs not financed. Duties, taxes, demurrage, detention and storage stay yours.

These charges are not financed and remain your responsibility, exactly as they would be without financing. A customs detention, seizure or withhold-release order does not suspend your obligation to repay. Read the full term

Eligibility. Qualifying US businesses, approved suppliers, lanes and logistics arrangements.

Open to US business entities importing by ocean through a participating logistics provider, shipping about four times a year or more. Not available to individuals, sole proprietorships or general partnerships, or for personal, family or household purposes. Availability varies by state, and some goods, routes and supply chains are out of scope. Read the full term

These are high-level product mechanics, not the whole financing agreement. Financing is subject to eligibility, verification, credit approval, applicable law and definitive documentation. .

Have a shipment coming up?

Check whether Rhofin is available for your business. No credit check at this stage.

Important information

13 clauses. Version 2026-09-01.1, effective 1 September 2026.

  1. 1. Who we are. Rhofin Inc. is a nonbank commercial finance company, not a bank. Rhofin does not accept deposits or hold customer funds.
  2. 2. Business use only. All financing described is commercial financing extended to business entities for business purposes. It is not available for personal, family or household purposes, and is not available to sole proprietorships, general partnerships or individuals.
  3. 3. Nothing here is an offer. Nothing on this website is an offer or commitment to extend financing. Submitting the form is a preliminary enquiry, not an application, and no credit check is run at that stage. Any transaction is subject to eligibility, verification, credit approval, required disclosures, definitive documentation and applicable law. Those documents govern. Nothing on this website varies them.
  4. 4. Who provides the financing. During Rhofin's current limited-release phase, inventory financing may be provided directly by Rhofin, Inc. from its own balance sheet. Rhofin, Inc. is a nonbank commercial finance company and is not a bank. Rhofin does not accept deposits. The legal lender applicable to each transaction is identified in the definitive financing documents. Rhofin, Inc. may also provide the technology platform and act as servicer, administrator, agent or collateral agent, as specified in those documents. Financing is offered only where permitted by applicable law. Rhofin finances US incorporated businesses only. Availability varies by state. Financing requires the shipment to move through a participating logistics provider.
  5. 5. Figures are examples. Figures shown are illustrative examples, not quotations. Your amount financed, annual percentage rate, total cost and repayment date are set at approval and disclosed to you in full before you commit.
  6. 6. Pricing. Financing is priced per transaction. Rates start at 1.45% per 30 days on the supplier balance advance, and your rate depends on your credit profile, the shipment, the route, the supplier and the jurisdiction. Your amount financed, annual percentage rate, total financing cost and repayment date are set at approval and disclosed to you in full before you commit. There are no origination, arrangement, documentation, wire, platform or monthly fees. Eligible ocean freight is advanced at no financing charge and repaid at face value. A default margin applies to amounts unpaid from the sixth day after the maturity date, at the rate stated in your documents before you sign. Pricing may vary by state where required by applicable law.
  7. 7. What the financing is. Rhofin extends a secured commercial loan against a specific shipment. Rhofin holds the bill of lading and takes a purchase money security interest in the specific financed goods and their identifiable proceeds, as described in the definitive transaction documents and applicable UCC filings. Rhofin holds a negotiable to-order bill of lading with telex and express release disabled. The cargo is released only against Rhofin's release instruction, under a procedure agreed in advance with the responsible logistics provider. The financing is full recourse, so if realising the cargo does not cover the amount owed you remain liable for the shortfall. If an amount stays unpaid Rhofin may sell the financed cargo, and has committed to use commercially reasonable efforts to complete a disposition within 90 days after maturity, subject to the exceptions in your documents, including legal process, customs or regulatory holds, casualty, general average, salvage, the absence of a commercially reasonable market, and your own acts or omissions. Repayment falls due on arrival of the cargo at the destination CFS, or on availability for collection where the shipment moves as a full container load, or on the earlier date on which the goods are sold or released to you. Where Rhofin approves a warehouse sell-down period for an enrolled importer at an approved facility, maturity and release mechanics for that shipment are instead governed by the definitive warehouse financing terms, and the goods remain held at the approved facility and are released only against Rhofin's authorization. If you sell the goods you must prepay from the proceeds. Where cargo is released to you before payment, you hold the goods and their sale proceeds in trust for Rhofin, must keep the proceeds identifiable, and may be required to route them through an account Rhofin designates. Where your documents do not require cargo insurance, you bear the risk of loss, damage or destruction from any cause, and no such event reduces or suspends what you owe. Any additional credit support is set per facility and stated in your documents before signing.
  8. 8. What is not financed. Duties, taxes and other government charges, demurrage, detention and storage charges are not financed and remain your responsibility, as they would be without financing. Where Rhofin approves a warehouse sell-down period, Rhofin may continue financing the goods while they remain at the approved facility, as described in clause 7; the storage charges themselves remain your responsibility. Where Rhofin pays a logistics charge to obtain release of your cargo, that amount is added to what you owe and bears interest at the rate applicable to advances. A customs detention, seizure or withhold release order does not suspend your obligation to repay.
  9. 9. Out of scope. Commodities, seasonal goods and fungible bulk, goods not identifiable by container and lot marks, perishables, hazmat, pharma, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, sanctioned or high UFLPA risk supply chains, overland cargo from Canada or Mexico, businesses in serious financial distress, and importers shipping fewer than about four times a year. Approved lanes and approved suppliers only.
  10. 10. Settling at arrival. An inventory-finance transaction is settled in cash on the maturity date. You may fund that payment from your own cash or from availability under your factoring or asset-based facility, at your request and with your lender's approval. A payoff made by your factor or asset-based lender directly to Rhofin before release requires an agreement between Rhofin and that lender and remains that lender's decision. Once the amount due is settled, Rhofin issues its release instruction and the cargo is released. Rhofin does not finance the same goods after they are released to you.
  11. 11. Your existing lenders. Rhofin is designed to sit alongside an existing bank facility. Where another lender holds a security interest in your inventory, funding is conditional on a lien search showing no competing interest, or on a subordination, release or estoppel acceptable to Rhofin. You must identify that lender so Rhofin can send the UCC notice the law requires before you take possession of the goods. Most bank facilities also restrict additional indebtedness and additional liens. Whether Rhofin financing is permitted under your own facility documents is for you and your lender to confirm.
  12. 12. Law and forum. Your transaction documents are governed by New York law. The state and federal courts in Manhattan have jurisdiction. You and Rhofin waive trial by jury. Payments are made in full without set-off or counterclaim.
  13. 13. No advice. Nothing on this website is legal, tax, accounting or financial advice.

End of Important information, version 2026-09-01.1, effective 1 September 2026.

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