How many Parties are involved in Letter of Credit (LC) There are mainly 6(six) parties involved in a letter of credit which may be summed up as under: a) Opener: The applicant of L/C or the Importer / Buyer / L/C applicant. b) Opening Bank: The Bank opening the L/C […]
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What is Letter of Credit ? Types and Parties involved
What is Letter of Credit ? Type and Parties involved WHAT IS LETTER OF CREDIT? L /C is an undertaking given by a Bank on behalf of its customer to pay a certain sum of money to a certain person ( Beneficiary ) on the fulfillment of certain terms and […]
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Advising a documentary credit Advising a documentary credit Learning objectives This chapter describes the process from the time of receipt of a documentary credit by a bank designated as the advising bank or second advising bank to the time it is advised to a beneficiary. By the end of this chapter, you […]
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Special types of documentary credit Confirmed Irrevocable Documentary Credit A confirmation of an irrevocable documentary credit by a bank (the confirming bank) upon the authorization or request of the issuing bank constitutes a definite undertaking of the confirming bank, in addition to that of the issuing bank, provided that the […]
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The features of documentary credits The features of documentary credits: Some features and conditions are fundamental to all documentary credits; others, by means of the insertion of clauses or a recognised form of wording, provide a speciality function. A number of these characteristics are provided for within UCP 600 and ISP98, but others […]
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Documentary credits and other methods of settlement Learning objectives Documentary credits and other methods of settlement? This chapter provides an overview of what a documentary credit is, with a basic flow chart to describe the steps from the contract agreement until settlement for a documentary credit that is not confirmed by the advising […]
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Step of Letter of Credit Opening Step One: If any importer wants to open a L/C, the importer is to be a customer of the bank and the importer will maintain a Current Account. Step Two: Importer submits an application requesting for opening L/C for US$. …….. for import of […]
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Discrepancies of Letter of Credit Common discrepancies in the export documents Claused/unclean/foul/dirty Bill of Lading. Charte–party/stale/third party Bill of Lading (Unless stipulated in the letter of credit ) ON BOARD notation in B/L updated/unauthenticated. Shipment effected from the port other than that stipulated in the credit. Goods shipped on deck […]
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