QUESTION Hi Mr. Old Man, 1/ I’ve studied some LCs from the Internet and found out that most of the presentation period is within 10-15 days. Is it enough time considering it may take longer to send the documents overseas? Not to mention that the courier may have some difficulties that may delay the shipment of the docs. 2/ LC …

Intro In documentary credit practice, many disputes do not arise from complex legal theory, but from misunderstandings of timing, procedure, and the roles of banks versus applicants.  Questions about waiver of discrepancies, the meaning of an LC’s expiry date, and whether an issuing bank can act in a way that favours the applicant are not new. Yet they continue to …

QUESTION Hi Mr. Old Man, I hope you are doing fine. I have some follow-up questions again. 1/ What happens to an LC if it is discrepant and the buyer refuses to waive the discrepancies? a. Does the buyer typically let the LC expire? If so, are there any fees charged to the seller? b. I assume the seller would …

QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, Following insurance clause in the LC, full set insurance certificate for 110pct of invoice value in favour of Bank of India, Mumbai covering All risks and war risks. Presented certificate states: Insured – Bank of India, Mumbai My view in this case Insured being the said Bank meets the LC requirement of insurance certificate in …

QUESTION Dear Duc Nguyen Huu Sincere greetings! How are you Bank Master? There is currently a new seller who requires the buyer to provide proof of any bank-to-bank funds. The buyer said that due to MT799/199, the entire payment needs to be deposited in the bank. Large companies have no problem due to their strong funds, but small and medium-sized …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …