MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

29.03.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

H.S.S. IRON & STEEL TRADING CO., LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

1F., No.66-1, Lane 73, Dongyuan St., Wanhua District, Taipei City 108

 

 

Country :

Taiwan

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.04.2000

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

70492350

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Trading of steel, etc

 

 

No. of Employees :

About 10 Employees

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

Usually correct

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30th, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2012)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

 Taiwan

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

Taiwan - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Taiwan has a dynamic capitalist economy with gradually decreasing government guidance of investment and foreign trade. In keeping with this trend, some large, state-owned banks and industrial firms have been privatized. Exports, led by electronics, machinery, and petrochemicals have provided the primary impetus for economic development. This heavy dependence on exports exposes the economy to fluctuations in world demand. In 2009, Taiwan's GDP contracted 1.9%, due primarily to a 20% year-on-year decline in exports. In 2010 GDP grew 10.9%, as exports returned to the level of previous years, and in 2011, grew 5.2%. However, 2012 growth will likely be less, according to most forecasters, because of softening global demand. Taiwan's diplomatic isolation, low birth rate, and rapidly aging population are major long-term challenges. Free trade agreements have proliferated in East Asia over the past several years, but so far Taiwan has been excluded from this greater economic integration largely because of its diplomatic status with the exception of the landmark Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed with China in June 2010. The MA administration has said that the ECFA will serve as a stepping stone toward trade pacts with other regional partners, and negotiations on a deal with Singapore began this year. Follow-on components of ECFA, including deals on trade in goods, services, and investment, have yet to be completed. Taiwan's Total Fertility rate of just over one child per woman is among the lowest in the world, raising the prospect of future labor shortages, falling domestic demand, and declining tax revenues. Taiwan's population is aging quickly, with the number of people over 65 accounting for 10.9% of the island's total population as of 2011. The island runs a large trade surplus, and its foreign reserves are the world's fourth largest, behind China, Japan, and Russia. Since 2005 China has overtaken the US to become Taiwan's second-largest source of imports after Japan. China is also the island's number one destination for foreign direct investment. Three financial memorandums of understanding, covering banking, securities, and insurance, took effect in mid-January 2010, opening the island to greater investments from the mainland's financial firms and institutional investors, and providing new opportunities for Taiwan financial firms to operate in China. Closer economic links with the mainland bring greater opportunities for the Taiwan economy, but also poses new challenges as the island becomes more economically dependent on China while political differences remain unresolved.

 

Source : CIA

 

Contact Points

 

Company Name:

H.S.S. IRON & STEEL TRADING CO., LTD.

Supplied Name:

PROSPER SINO INTERNATIONAL LTD

Trading Address:

2F-1, No. 20, Lane 109, Hwa-Shin St. , Chungho City, Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Supplied Address:

2F-1, NO. 20, LANE 109, HWASHIN ST., CHUNG-HO CITY, TAIPEI COUNTY

Telephone Number:

+886-2-2940-1208

Fax Number:

+886-2-2940-1699

E-mail:

hssco@ms65.hinet.net

Notes: Subject’s exact name and address are as above and it is introduced that the supplied name is the one responsible for foreign sales business.

 

Credit Summary

 

Credit Opinion:

Business connections are permissible.

 

Company Identification Details

 

Registered Name:

H.S.S. IRON & STEEL TRADING CO., LTD.

Registered Address:

1F., No.66-1, Lane 73, Dongyuan St., Wanhua District, Taipei City 108, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Date of Foundation:

2000-4-24

Registration Number:

70492350

Registry:

Taipei City Government

Registered Capital:

NTD 5,000,000 (USD 169,500)

(As of 2013.03, 1 NTD = 0.0339 USD)

Legal Representatives:

Guiting Wen

Legal Form:

Private Limited Liability Company

Principal Activities:

Trading of steel, etc

Staff:

About 10 Employees

Listed at Stock Exchange:

No

Date of Last Annual Return:

2010-8-2

 

History

Subject was incorporated on 2000-4-24 with registered number 70492350 as Private Limited Liability Company in Taiwan.

 

Shareholders

(Unit: NTD)

Name

Subscription Amount

Guiting Wen

2,250,000

 

The information above is that of subject’s major shareholders.

 

Subsidiaries & Branches

 

Subject did not introduce whether it has any subsidiaries or branches, from other source we can not obtain the relevant information, either.

 

Personnel Information

Core Management

Directors

Name

Guiting Wen

Position

Director

 

Personnel Structure

 

Total Employees

About 10 Employees

 

Operation Information

Offices & Factories

 

 

Headquarters

Add

2F-1, No. 20, Lane 109, Hwa-Shin St. , Chungho City, Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C.

 

Production Information

 

l  Subject is a trader of steel, etc without any production activities, etc.

 

Purchase Information

 

l  The registered activities of subject:

Business Code

Details

F106010

Wholesale of hardware

F113010

Wholesale of mechanical

F111070

Wholesale of metal building materials

F111080

Wholesale of doors and windows construction materials

F401010

The international trading

F108040

Wholesale of cosmetics

F208040

Retail of cosmetics

ZZ99999

Besides licensed business, all other business items those are not banned or restricted

 

l  Subject purchases products from both home and abroad.

 

Sales Information

l  Subject is engaged in sales of steel, etc.

l  Subject’s sales regions include mainland China, Middle East, and Europe, etc.

l  The major products sold by subject include steel billets, hot rolled coil, hot rolled plate, ship plate, steel slab, cold rolled coil, galvanized steel, steel tubes, wire rods, steel angles, and stainless steel sheet, etc.

 

Import and export right:

Import right

Yes

Export right

Yes

 

Settlements

 

Purchase

 

Domestic Purchase (Taiwan)

Product

Payment Terms

Proportion

Steel, etc

COD, CBD, etc

100%

 

Foreign Purchase

Product

Payment Terms

Proportion

Steel, etc

CBD, etc

100%

 

Sales

 

Domestic Markets

Product

Sales Terms

Proportion

Steel, etc

COD, CBD, etc

100%

 

Export

Product

Sales Terms

Proportion

Steel, etc

CBD, etc

100%

 

 

Financial Information

 

Subject has no obligations to disclose its financial statements to the third party according to the relevant policy in Taiwan and the only source from which we can obtain the information is the subject itself.

Subject’s relevant staff Mr. Chen declined to disclose its financials citing the grounds of company’s confidentiality; from other source we can not obtain the relevant information, either.

 

Bankers

 

Subject declined to disclose its bank details; from other source we cannot obtain the relevant information, either.

 

Public Record

 

Mortgage

 

No chattel mortgage record of subject has been found within the recent 3 months.

 

Lawsuit

 

Up to date of reporting, no existing or latent litigation of the subject has been found.

 

Interview Details

 

Name

Mr. Chen

Department

Sales Department

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.54.38

UK Pound

1

Rs.82.32

Euro

1

Rs.69.54

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NLM

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

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NB

New Business

 

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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                  Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                   Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

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