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The Parties To and Associated With
a Letter of Credit




Checking the Incoming Letters of Credit


If the exporter receives a letter of credit (L/C) directly from an issuing bank in the importing country, he/she must be very careful if the integrity of the issuing bank is unknown and the authenticity of the credit is in question.

Errors in the terms and conditions of a letter of credit may occur as a result of the applicant's error in preparing the L/C application and/or the issuing bank's error in preparing the L/C. The exporter must check the L/C immediately and thoroughly upon receipt from the bank, to ensure that the terms and conditions stipulated in the L/C are correct and conform to the sales contract, and that he/she can comply exactly to the L/C requirements. Otherwise, the exporter must immediately ask the importer to amend the L/C (please see Amendments of Letters of Credit).

If any terms and conditions of the letter of credit are not complied with, no matter how small, a discrepancy is said to occur and it can delay or prevent the payment.

The exporter should check the details of letter of credit, including the following:


The ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Publication No. 500---Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, 1993 Revision---operates from January 1, 1994. It is an update of the ICC Publication No. 400. Some banks may still use the ICC Publication No. 400. The publication is issued by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, France. The ICC Publication No. 500 and other ICC publications are available at your local Chamber of Commerce affiliated with the ICC.











      
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