DISCREPANCY OF “EARLY PRESENTATION” QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, Occasionally LCs have clause like- 48: after 21days after BL date but within validity of LC Or another unique case 48: 21/ refer 47A 47A: After 21days of shipment but within validity of LC I believe it should rather have a clause stating, payment will be effected 21 days after BL, if the intention is … Read More
CAN THE ADVISING BANK ADVISE THE LC DIRECTLY TO THE BENEFICIARY,BYPASSING THE SECOND 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
HOW TO DETERMINE SHIPMENT DATE IN A CHARTER PARTY BILL OF LADING? QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, I have a query regarding on board date for a Charter party BL BL states as below “SHIPPED ON BOARD FREIGHT PAYABLE AS PER CHARTER PARTY XXXXX XXXXX LOADING COMPLETED ON 23 May 2024” No other on board notation anywhere. And date of issue is 23 Jul 2024 What will be the shipment date for … Read More
THE ABSENCE OF AN LC NUMBER OR MISTYPING THAT NUMBER ON A DOCUMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REASON FOR REFUSAL QUESTION Top urgent Mr. Old Man, Bank S in UAE has stopped our payment by pointing out a single discrepancy that charter party bill of lading evidences LC issue date 24.6.24 instead of 21.6.14. However, LC not demands LC number or issue date nowhere in 46a or 47a. Moreover, Field 47A of LC says “obvious typography, spelling errors are … Read More
WHY SHOULD AN ISSUING BANK NOT REQUIRE A SIGHT DRAFT TO BE DRAWN ON THE REIMBURSING BANK? QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, I hope this email finds you well. I came across URR 725 while studying for CDCS and found some points unclear for me. Would you please kindly share your thoughts about the following questions? Question 1: Articles 6e-iii and 9c-iii: “An issuing bank should not require a sight draft to be drawn on the reimbursing bank”. According … Read More
WHERE MT 700 DOES NOT CONTAIN FIELD 43P QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, We received a SWIFT MT 700 which does not contain Field 43P (Partial shipments). I want to know whether partial shipments are allowed or not allowed. Thank you for your clarification. Best regards, PTT —- ANSWER Hi, Field 43P (partial shipments) specifies whether or not partial shipments are allowed under the LC. This field is … Read More
WHERE AN INVOICE INDICATES GOODS NOT CALLED FOR IN THE LC QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, I have the following case: The beneficiary presented the documents including invoice to our bank for negotiation. In addition to the goods required in the LC, the invoice also indicates additional goods and unit price with a note “no commercial values”, and the total invoice amount does not include the value of these additional goods. … Read More
BUSAN KOREA AND BUSAN SOUTH KOREA QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, Could you please do me a favour? L/C stipulates: PORT OF DISCHARGE: BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA B/L presented shows: PORT OF DISCHARGE: BUSAN, KOREA Am I correct if I say the B/L is acceptable? Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Regards, DTT ————- ANSWER Hi, You are correct. The described B/L is acceptable. “Busan, Korea” … Read More
CLAIMS PAYABLE, SETTLING AGENT, FRANCHISE, EXCESS (DEDUCTIBLE) QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, I have two questions regarding insurance documents that need your explanations: • LC requires: “INSURANCE POLICY/CERTIFICATE IN DUPLICATE FOR 110 PCT INVOICE VALUE WITH CLAIMS PAYABLE IN SAUDI ARABIA IN THE CURRENCY OF THE CREDIT…” • Insurance policy presented shows: CLAIMS PAYABLE IN SAUDI ARABIA IN THE CURRENCY OF THE CREDIT SETTLING/SURVEY AGENT: INCHCAPE SHIPPING … Read More
DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS ON THE BILL OF LADING QUESTION A DC requires that the BL shows the description of the goods “as described above”. Above, there is field 45A. Must the BL state the whole content (goods, contract no, unit price, …) of 45A? Regards, Daniel ————- ANSWER Hi, It is recognized that transport articles in UCP 600 say nothing about description of goods and that ISBP just … Read More