External Waterproofing also known as a Type A system is typically applied to the External side of the concrete structure, This is usually applied as your 1st form of waterproofing when complying when the British standard BS8102:2022. This is what is known as a barrier protection in order to reduce the amount of water pressure entering the building.
There are many different products on the market for external waterproofing from pre-applied, self-healing sheet membranes, to post-applied liquid membranes that can be linked to the above ground DPC in order to completely encapsulate the basement in a continuous waterproof layer.