FREIGHT PREPAID vs. FREIGHT PAYABLE AT PORT KELANG QUESTION Dear Nguyen, Have you ever received B/L which claimed “freight prepaid” while with evidence showing freight not yet paid? (See the attachment) This B/L was presented under our issued LC (the LC, under CIF basis, requires ocean B/L marking “freight prepaid”; the shipping route stipulated in the LC: port of loading – Laem Chabang, Thailand, port of discharge – … Read More
IS PUERTO RICO PART OF THE UNITED STATES? QUERY LC requires the country of origin to be indicated on documents as USA/Singapore, whereas presented documents show the country of origin as USA and Puerto Rico. Is it accepatble? —————— ANSWER Hi, Interesting question, indeed! It seems to be a discrepancy at first sight. But, in fact, it is acceptable, at least in my own opinion. As document checkers … Read More
DOCUMENTS SENT ON COLLECTION BASIS QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, I got your email ID from internet. We have made the shipment; based on Irrevocable Sight L/C. And prepared the documents according to the L/C terms and submitted in our bank. Our correspondent bank couriered the documents to consignee’s bank on collection basis. Today is the 6th day, since the documents have already reached the … Read More
NOTING AND PROTESTING QUESTION How are you doing? I currently face with an issue that I honestly need to seek for your assist in clarification. We are a collecting bank of documentary collection against acceptance. On maturity date of the DA, the drawee is unable to pay the bill due to bankruptcy. Meanwhile, we have received message from remitting bank requested to protest. … Read More
ARTICLE 19 OR ARTICLE 20? (Updated) Ocean Bill of Lading with Inland Final Destination — Article 19 or Article 20? Intro One of the most common — and persistent — areas of confusion in document examination arises when a credit requires an ocean bill of lading, but the routing information in the L/C or the transport document refers to an inland final destination. Does this automatically … Read More
URDG 758 – ARTICLE 7: NON-DOCUMENTARY CONDITIONS QUESTION Kính chào anh! Anh có khoẻ không ? Hôm nay em lại cầu cứu anh vấn đề này. Sáng mai em có buổi trình bày về URDG 758, em đã đọc kỹ URDG và đã đọc bài viết của anh về URDG 758 nhưng có điểm này em vẫn chưa hiểu rõ.Art 7 có quy định:’If the guarantee does … Read More
AN EXAMPLE TO ILLUSTRATE SUB-ARTICLE 30 (C) – TOLERANCE QUESTION Hi, I find it hard to understand Article 30 (c) of UCP 600, which states that: Even when partial shipments are not allowed, a tolerance not to exceed 5% less than the amount of the credit is allowed, provided that the quantity of the goods, if stated in the credit, is shipped in full and a unit price, if … Read More