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FIN522

Presentation on Letter of Credit

Abhijeet Rathod
Id: 8462
14 Oct’10
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Positive
Cash in
Advance
Methods of Payment Risk Assessment
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Negative

Letters of Credit
•Standby
•Insurance •Commercial (Acceptances)
Vendor •Confirmed
•Ex-Im Bank
Financing •Transferable
•CEFO
•Back-to-Back
•Assignment of Proceeds
Foreign
Receivables Foreign Exchange

Exporter Neutral Importer


(Seller) (Buyer)
(Beneficiary)
Zone (Applicant)

Open Account Documentary


Collection

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Negative Positive
Letter of Credit Terms
Involved Parties:
Term Definition Activity
Applicant Importer Buy
Beneficiary Exporter Sell
Opening Bank Importer’s Bank Issues L/C
Advising Bank Exporter’s Bank Advises L/C
Confirming Bank Advising Bank or 3rd Confirms L/C
Party Bank
Paying Bank Any bank as Pays the Draft
specified in L/C
Letter of Credit Terms
Activities & Terms

• Advice • Irrevocable
• Amendment • Issuance
• Confirmed • Negotiation
• Discrepancy • Revocable
• Documentation
• Draft –
– Sight Draft
– Time Draft
Types of Letters of Credit
• Back-to-Back
• Confirmed
• Straight
• Negotiation
• Sight
• Standby
• Transferable
• Usance
Export Letter of
Credit Cycle

5. Product
is Shipped

1. 1.

Beneficiary Buyer & Seller Agree 2. Applicant


Exporter/Seller 4. Application Importer/Buyer
Letter of
6. Credit 2.
Documents 8.
Documents

10.
3. Letter of Credit
7. Documents

Exporter’s Bank/ Importer’s Bank/


Advising Bank 9. Issuing Bank
Documentary Collection Terms
• Buyer
• Seller
• Remitting Bank
• Collecting Bank
• Bill of Exchange/Draft
• Time/Usance Bill of Exchange
Documentary
Collection

2.
Product is
Shipped

1. 1.

Exporter/Seller Buyer & Seller Agree Importer/Buyer

5.
3.
Documents 6.
& Draft Documents
5.

4. Documents & Draft

Exporter’s Bank/ Importer’s Bank/


Remitting Bank 5. Collecting Bank

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