文档介绍：Reference materials
Xu Meirong
from Department of Int’l munication
Correspondence
English Business
Contents of an L/C
All Parties Concerned
The kinds of L/Cs
Advising the opening of L/C
Urging Establishment of L/C
Asking for L/C Amendment
Asking for L/C extension
How to check up an L/C
Chapter Seven Letters of Credit
Main & Difficult Points
Basic Contents of an L/C
开证行名: 开证地点和日期。
出口方名称: 地址或通知行名称。
信用证的性质/号码
开证文句:开证说明受何进口商的委托开立信用证。
汇票文句:受益人应凭汇票取款,汇票的付款人是谁,金额多少,汇票是即期还是远期。
跟单文句:汇票应附有哪些单据、各需几份、货物的名称、品质、数量、重量、包装和价格。
分批装运及转船:说明是否允许分批装运和转船。
装船期限及信用证有效期文句
开证行负责文句:确定开证行的付款责任。
开证行对议付行或代付行的提示文句,要求议付行在议付或代付时应注意办理的事项。
附加条款:如保兑条款、限制船只国籍条款,限制航程条款、履约保证条款等。
信用证的当事人
开证申请人
开证行
通知行
受益行
保兑行:根据开证行的要求,在信用证上加具保兑的银行。保兑行在信用证加具保兑后,必须承担付款或议付的责任。
议付行:应信用证受益人的请求,依据信用证规定条款,审核无误后予以议付,然后将单据寄给开证行或指定银行,收回垫款的银行。
转递行:将开证行开立的信用证原件转给受益人的银行。
付款行:在收到开证行的信用证后,以自己的通知书格式照录后通知受益人。
偿付行:指接受开证行的委托,代开证行偿还议付垫款的银行。
付款行:信用证规定的付款银行,也可能是其他银行。
Kinds of L/Cs
sight L/C
term L/C =time L/C =usance L/C
revocable L/C -- irrevocable L/C
confirmed L/C -- unconfirmed L/C
transferable L/C -- non-transferable L/C
revolving L/C -- non-revolving L/C
divisible L/C -- indivisible L/C
clean L/C -- documentary L/C
L/C without recourse -- L/C with recourse
automatic revolving L/C -- non-automatic revolving L/C
Cumulative revolving L/C -- non-cumulative revolving L/C
Specimen Letter 1
Dear Sirs,
We would like to draw your attention to our Order for 500 pieces of Blue Woolen Serge.
On 3 April, we sent you an irrevocable letter of credit which expires on 30 June.
This is our busy season and our buyers urgently need the goods .We shall therefore be very grateful if you ship the goods as soon as possible.
We must stress that any delay in shipping the order will involve us in problems with our buyers, which could affect our future business.
Your earliest reply will be highly appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
Language Points
draw one’s attention to 请…注意;提请…注意
invite one’s attention to
call one’s attention to
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