QUESTION Dear Sir, This is Jawad from Askari Bank, Pakistan. I would like to confirm whether a bank can issue a Letter of Credit (LC) for an amount lower than the proforma invoice amount. For example, if the proforma invoice amount is USD 100, can the applicant request an LC for only USD 45? Additionally, if the applicant later requests …

QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, Please help me with this case: The L/C requires the following document: “Certificate of Antibiotic and Chemical certified by NAFIQAD” We presented two separate documents: Certificate of Antibiotic Certificate of Chemical However, the bank refused the documents, stating that they should have been presented as a single document instead of two separate ones. Please provide …

  INVOICE SHOWING FREE OF CHARGE GOODS AND… QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, Could you please provide your opinions on the following questions? QUESTION 1 The L/C requires: – Commodity: Pharmaceutical products – Description: Details of quantity and unit price as per Contract No. 123 – Total amount: USD 100,000.00 (+/-10%) The invoice presented shows: – Commodity: Pharmaceutical products – …

QUESTION Hi, The bill of lading states that only one of the originals is signed (see attached). Is the discrepancy valid? Best regards, B. Attached: —– ANSWER Hi, I find that the statement itself seems to be conflicting. Unsigned bills of lading are not considered originals. Therefore, if the LC requires 3/3 original bills of lading, presenting only one signed …

QUESTION Dear Sir I read a lot of your information on your website and learnt a lot through it. I am Arihant Sethia from India working in company called Swastik Interchem pvt ltd and recently we had exported some material to Nepal. In the letter of credit in section, 46A-subsection 6 we were asked to issue negotiable insurance or certificate …

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QUESTION + LC states: Transshipments allowed + Insurance policy presented indicates: Transshipment not allowed The issuing refused the documents citing the discrepancy “Insurance policy indicates “transshipment not allowed”, which conflicts with LC”. The presenting bank rejected the discrepancy arguing: “The LC allows transshipment; however, the shipper uses direct service from Cai Mep Port, Vietnam, to Busan, South Korea, without transshipment. …

QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, Would appreciate your feedback on the following: Issuing bank issues an LC which is confirmed by the nominated bank. In field 78 issuing bank has stated that payment in favour of the confirming bank will be affected 4 bank working days from the date of the confirming bank’s swift to the issuing bank stating that …

Actually, this is not a Q&A but rather a discussion between me and Bogdan, a trade finance expert I have known since we were both editors of LC Monitor (Trade Services Update) 15 years ago. However, the interesting thing is that it was only now that Bogdan discovered that I am also known as Mr. Old Man, when he searched …

Can the Applicant Change the Beneficiary’s Address Based on a Stamp on the Proforma Invoice? In day-to-day LC practice, small details such as names and addresses often cause uncertainty. A common question is whether the applicant may adjust the beneficiary’s address when issuing the LC, especially when documents like a proforma invoice show slightly different versions of the address. The …