WHETHER THE LC CAN BE AMENDED AFTER THE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO THE ISSUING BANK QUESTION Hi sir, This is Jawad Ahmed from Askari Bank ltd. Pakistan. Hope this email finds you well. I have a question regarding Letter of Credit amendment. I have been seeking an amendment in Letter of credit where at the time of LC opening the unit price was USD 570 and partial documents were presented against this LC with the same … Read More
CAN MT 799 BE USED TO ISSUE A SBLC? QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, Good Day. We have received MT 799 under field 20 & field 21 indicated the same reference number. Followed by field 79 only and indicated irrevocable standby letter of credit no…… for USD1,000,000.00. We hereby authorize you to draw on Bank of Singapore …. upon your demand by authenticated swift…this SBLC expire on 1/3/2026. Charges … Read More
FAKE SWIFT MESSAGE SCAM Just when Mr. Old Man hoped for a quiet morning coffee, an “important” MT999 landed in my inbox — full of big promises, clean funds, and all the familiar perfume of a scam. A reader from Ecuador wrote: “My bank can’t find the MT999, but the sender says it expires after 48 hours. Is that possible?” Short answer: No. Long … Read More
CAN A TRANSFERRED LC CHANGE THE PAYMENT TERMS FROM SIGHT TO DEFERRED PAYMENT? 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 2nd beneficiary agrees to LC 30 days). If a sight LC is transferred as a sight LC, we foresee … Read More
WHETHER THE ISSUING BANK MUST ENDORSE THE BILL OF LADING WHEN RETURNING THE DISCREPANT DOCUMENTS TO THE PRESENTER? QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, I’ve been scouring the internet trying to find the right answer, when I found you blog and believe you may be able to help. We had shipped some Chrome Ore to China under Sight LC. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we could not submit documents within the presentation period. Though buyer was fully aware … Read More
WHETHER PAYMENT BY LC IS SAFE FOR THE SELLER? QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, I hope this email finds you well. I discovered your blog yesterday and I found it incredibly helpful. I have a couple of questions I’d like to ask, if you don’t mind. It is my understanding that sellers can only lose money on an LC transaction due to their own errors, like presenting the wrong … Read More
QUESTIONS RELATED TO SBLC QUESTION Dear Duc Nguyen Huu Sincere greetings! How are you Bank Master? I encountered a problem in my work. My buyer has agreed to the transaction, but the seller first needs the buyer to provide SBLC, because the buyer requires an SGS report from the seller. This report requires a payment of US$10,000. Although the amount is small, the seller believes that … Read More
CAN A USANCE LC BE ISSUED AVAILABLE WITH ANY BANK ? QUESTION Chào Mr. Old Man, Em có thắc mắc về LC rất mong Mr. Old Man giải đáp. Ngân hàng em phát hành LC trả chậm thường quy định ở trường 31D và trường 41D như sau: 31D: Date and Place of Expiry: … Issuing Bank 41D: Available with ISSUING BANK by acceptance hoặc by deferred payment Em thắc mắc … Read More
LATE PRESENTATION OR NOT? (updated) QUESTION Dear Nguyen, I’m not sure whether you have had similar experience below: There was a set of docs which were available at our counter. We thought it O.K. and send it to the issuing bank. But we received the issuing bank’s refusal advice citing the discrepancy “late presentation”. The fact was the beneficiary made presentation at our counter on … Read More
WHETHER THE ADVISING BANK CAN ADVISE THE LC DIRECTLY TO THE BENEFICIARY BYPASSING THE 2ND ADVISING BANK QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man We have received and LC from the Issuing bank. There is also a 2nd advising bank given in the LC. The beneficiary is our client as well. If the beneficiary is ok, can we advise the LC directly to them or should we necessarily follow the route of the 2nd advising bank to advise the … Read More