EARLY PRESENTATION QUESTION Dear Mr Old Man, I am Dang from Vietnam Prosperity bank. I know that you usually give valuable oppion for difficult cases from bank in Vietnam. Today, our bank faces with a difficult case and I would like to seek your valuable idea: L/C required: Latest date of shipment: 10 Aug 20… Period for presentation: After 21days from the … Read More
PAYMENT CLAUSE IN TRANSFERRED LETTERS OF CREDIT PAYMENT CLAUSE IN TRANSFERRED LETTERS OF CREDIT QUESTION Dear all, Is the payment clause that we shall pay only when we receive funds from issuing bank under original L/C, usual in transferred letters of credit and the banks are always using such structure of payment clause when transferring L/C or is it something which some banks are using but … Read More
DOCUMENTS LOST IN TRANSIT QUESTION Dear Mr Old Man, Please help me to clarify my confusions about the paragraph of article 35 UCP 600, which says “If a nominated bank determines that a presentation is complying and forwards the documents to the issuing bank or confirming bank, whether or not the nominated bank has honoured or negotiated, an issuing bank or confirming bank must … Read More
PAYMENT CLAUSE IN TRANSFERRED LETTERS OF CREDIT QUESTION Dear all, Is the payment clause that we shall pay only when we receive funds from issuing bank under original L/C, usual in transferred letters of credit and the banks are always using such structure of payment clause when transferring L/C or is it something which some banks are using but it is not proper? Thanks Snježana ———- ANSWER … Read More
WHERE THE APPLICANT REFUSES TO TAKE UP THE DOCUMENTS Yellow sand beach, Hai Van Pass QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, We appreciate your answer to the following case: At the request of the applicant, we issued an L/C fully secured by the applicant’s deposit account with our bank. The documents required for presentation including 3/3 original bills of lading made out to the order of our bank notify the … Read More
T.T.REIMBURSEMENT ALLOWED QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man! Our company is going to open an LC but the exporter requires the LC to allow T.T.R. Though we have done some business with this exporter at FOB terms, we fear that with this clause the negotiating bank may collude with the exporter to claim reimbursement by swift message before shipment is made. Though the … Read More
WHERE 1/3 ORIGINAL BILL OF LADING IS SENT TO THE ISSUING BANK QUESTION Mr. Old Man, We are exporting some goods to Nigeria. Importer Bank is First Bank of Nigeria, confirming bank is Standard Chartered Bank, Mumbai and advising bank is State Bank of India, Nagpur, India. In our LC there is a clause, wherein through our advising bank, we have to submit 2/3 original Shipped on Board OCEAN BILL OF LADING … Read More
FULL SET LESS ONE ORIGINAL BL; CLAIMING DISSCREPANCY FEES AFTER REIMBURSEMENT QUESTION Dear Mr Old Man, We would appreciate your comment to the following questions: Question 1: LC requires in F 46A: Full set less one original of bill of lading… Does it comply with the LC requirement if the beneficiary presents two original bills of lading? Question 2: LC issued by Bank I states in Field 78 that the negotiating … Read More
QUESTIONS REGARDING BPO 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 … Read More
NEGOTIATION WITH OR WITHOUT RECOURSE 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 … Read More
When the LC beneficiary is a “sister company” in Singapore: How can Bank V remain the presenting bank?
When a Shipping Line Requests a General Average Deposit – What Documents Should the Bank Require for the Transfer?
When the LC beneficiary is a “sister company” in Singapore: How can Bank V remain the presenting bank?
When a Shipping Line Requests a General Average Deposit – What Documents Should the Bank Require for the Transfer?