Mr. Old Man For those who eat, sleep and breathe Letters of Credit & Cycling

QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, As far as I know there are only two types of collection: D/P (Documents Against Payment) and D/A (Documents Against Acceptance). However, I’ve just heard about a strange collection: D/P at xxx days after BL date. Please let me know if there is such a strange collection. If there is, what is the difference between …

QUESTION Kính gửi anh Old Man, Hiện nay em cũng đang nghiên cứu về sản phẩm BPO, tuy nhiên còn khá mới mẻ tại Việt Nam. Anh có thể chia sẻ với em một chút kiến thức về sản phẩm này không ạ (phương thức giao dịch, …). Em cảm ơn a nhiều ———— ANSWER Hi, Cung cấp cho bạn …

QUESTION In response to a query at http://letterofcreditforum.com/content/i-need-some-clarification-regards-lc, you wrote: “Different from LC available by payment, LC available by negotiation allows the beneficiary to receive the payment by negotiating the sight drafts and documents at a nominated negotiating bank which is normally located in his country. The negotiation may be effected on a with or without recourse basis”. I do …

QUESTION Dear Sir. Need a clarification on transferable LC regarding clause 42C. – If the original LC mentions LC at sight, can the 1st beneficiary change this to LC 30 days usance when transferring this LC to the 2nd beneficiary ( if the 2nd beneficiary agrees to LC 30 days). If a sight LC is transferred as a sight LC, …

QUESTION The LC was issued for $8,000 showing as follows: – Field 45: Commodity: Fabrics Total amount: $10,000 TT advance $ 2,000 – Field 46: Insurance cert cover for 110% invoice value Documents presented: – Invoice shows: Commodity: Fabrics Actual shipped goods amount: $10,000 TT advance $ 2,000 Invoice amount: $8,8000 – Insurance Certificate shows: Sum insured: $8800. Is the …

QUESTION Our company is specialized in importing P-phones. Our policy is that the quality, quantity and condition of the goods must be checked at our end. If the goods are satisfactory we will sign Hand Over Certificate which is the key document to trigger the payment. According to the contract we have to open a letter of credit in favour …

QUESTION LC states: – Special condition: Documents showing anycorrections without authentication by the issuer are not acceptable. – Invoice must be certified by Chamber of Commerce – Trade terms: CFR ADEN SEAPORT YEMEN The presented BL shows the letterhead of PIL Pte Ltd andis signed by PIL Vietnam Co., Ltd as Agent for the Carrier:PIL Pte Ltd. The presented invoice …

QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, I follow up your blog and see it very helpful. I have a question for you. Bank B sent Bank C an MT 710 showing some details as follows: Field 40B (Form of Documentary Credit): IRREVOCABLE ADDING OUR CONFIRMATION Field 52A (ISSUING BANK): BANK A Field 41A: (Available with … by): BANK B BY NEGOTIATION …

QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, Mr. Old Man cho em hỏi nghiệp vụ CAD xuất khẩu và nhập khẩu được thực hiện theo trình tự như thế nào?  Em làm TTQT nhưng chưa thực hiện nghiệp vụ này bao giờ mà chỉ được nghe qua thôi nên không hiểu rõ lắm. Mr. Old Man có thể giúp em hiểu về …

QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, I have the following case that needs your advice: A seller signed a contract to sell sea products to a buyer in Italy. After the shipment was made, the seller presented the documents under D/P terms to his bank (remitting bank) and asked for discounting. The remitting bank discounted the documents on a with recourse …

QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man If B/L dated 4 months before LC issuance date, is it acceptable? Do we consider as stale B/L? However, the documents were presented within presentation period as LC called for 21 days from LC issuance date. Special condition also stated that documents issued prior to LC issuance date is acceptable. Can we take the B/L …

Introduction The place of expiry is sometimes confused with the country of the advising bank or the place where documents are presented. But are they necessarily the same? Jawad from Pakistan raises an interesting question. Question Dear Sir, I hope you are doing well. I have a question regarding the expiry place of an LC. We received an LC where …

A Question Worth Discussing This is an interesting question from Ahtisham that made me stop and think about the interaction between UCP 600 Articles 18(b) and 30(b). At first glance, the two provisions seem to point in different directions. Article 30(b) permits a quantity tolerance of up to 5%, but expressly says that the total amount of the drawings must …

A friend I know on Facebook has flown to Hawaii to take part in Ironman Kona 140.6, and that got me thinking about this brutally tough triathlon. The race consists of a 3.8 km swim, a 180 km bike ride and a full 42.2 km marathon. More than 226 km in total! Just hearing those numbers makes my legs tired! …

Nhân cô bạn quen trên Facebook bay sang Hawaii tham dự Ironman Kona 140.6, Mr. Old Man mới để ý đến một chuyện khá lạ. Đây là giải ba môn phối hợp thuộc hàng… không phải dạng vừa: bơi 3,8 km, đạp xe 180 km rồi chạy marathon 42,2 km. Tổng cộng hơn 226 km! Nghe thôi đã thấy… mỏi …

Đọc cái tút của anh bạn Danny Haberer, người Hà Lan đang sống ở Gò Công, mới thấy… Việt Nam mình đúng là tự do số 1! Anh chàng đăng tấm ảnh đang chặt chuối trong vườn rồi kể chuyện ở Hà Lan: Muốn đốn hạ một cái cây trong vườn nhà cũng không phải cứ cầm cưa lên là… …

  A certificate of origin says “produced in Vietnam” instead of “Vietnamese origin.” Is that a discrepancy? Over the years, I have come across many cases where a bank raises a discrepancy simply because the wording on a document is not identical to the wording of the L/C. But does compliance with an L/C mean copying its wording word for …