Uncategorized WHETHER THE ISSUING BANK CAN RELEASE THE DOCUMENTS TO THE APPLICANT WITHOUT PAYMENT By Mr Old Man Posted on August 30, 2010 5 min read 2 0 2,583 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr QUERY FROM DR. MAX Hello Mr. Old Man, Since I am new into this L/C thing… I will also Like to know as thus : (1) Is it Possible for the L/C issuing Bank after Examining My sent Shipping Documents and there are no Discripances found, and then the L/C Issuing Bank calls the Buyer ( Applicant ) and informs him about the Arrival of the Documents and then handover the Shipping Documents to the Applicant ( Buyer ) without Paying Me First ???? (maybe because the Bank Officer in Charge is the Buyer ( Applicant's ) Friend . ) … Can this Happen ???? (2) Should I make it clear / Mentioned in my Drawn Draft, that the L/C Issuing BANK should Not Hand over the Shipping Document untill the Bank has Paid me 100% at Sight after Examination of the Documents ??? (3) Or, in order for the Buyer ( Applicant) not to have Control in connection with his Bank Officer, do i need to send the Shipping Documents to the Head Office of the L/C Bank, and NOT the Bank Branch of the Buyer ( Applicant ) which Issued the L/C ???? I await your Proffesional Advice / Answer ! Thank you ! Regards,Dr. Maxcim———————– FROM MR. OLD MAN Hi Dr. Max, 1) The issuing bank must pay upon receipt of the complying documents. The issuing bank must pay once they have released the documents to the applicant even when the documents presented are not complying.2) No need.3) No need and should not. Best regards,Mr. Old Man———————- FROM DR. MAX Hello Mr. Old Man, Thank you for your informations / Advice 🙂 God Bless ! Can you kindly clearify to me what you meant by “The issuing bank must pay once they have released the documents to the applicant even when the documents presented are not complying.” I await your Proffesional Advice / Answer ! Thanks, Regards,Dr. Maxcim———————– FROM MR. OLD MAN Hi Dr. Max, Under LC transactions, the pre-requisite condition that triggers the issuing bank’s payment obligation is that the documents presented constitute a complying presentation. The issuing bank must pay if the documents presented constitute a complying presentation. The issuing bank may refuse to pay if the documents presented contain the discrepancies that are not waived by the applicant. If this is the case, the issuing bank will hold the documents at the presenter’s disposal or return them to the presenter. In reality, more than 60% of presentations do not comply, but only a small proportion of non-complying presentations are rejected and returned to the applicant. Normally the applicant would accept the discrepancies and take up the documents. The applicant would not accept to take up the discrepant documents only when the price of the imported goods jumps down. Please bear in mind that LC is an instrument of payment, not an instrument of refusal. Regards,Mr. Old Man
IS THE NOMINATED BANK REQUIRED TO VERIFY WHETHER THE BENEFICIARY HAS AUTHORIZED THE PRESENTING BANK TO PRESENT THE DOCUMENTS?
CAN THE ISUING BANK CITE “LATE PRESENTATION” AS A DISCREPANCY SOLELY BASED ON THE DATE OF THE COVER LETTER?
IS THE NOMINATED BANK REQUIRED TO VERIFY WHETHER THE BENEFICIARY HAS AUTHORIZED THE PRESENTING BANK TO PRESENT THE DOCUMENTS?
CAN THE ISUING BANK CITE “LATE PRESENTATION” AS A DISCREPANCY SOLELY BASED ON THE DATE OF THE COVER LETTER?