(also known as Commercial Letters of Credit CLC)
A documentary letter of credit is one of the oldest and most standard forms of payment for transactions in international trade. Foreign exporters that deal with unfamiliar companies thousands of miles away are naturally uncomfortable investing money to produce goods and ship them without any assurance of payment. Without a letter of credit, exporters generally ask for substantial deposits or other payment guarantees. Letters of credit allow buyers to avoid these undesirable alternatives.
Likewise, importers dealing with foreign suppliers don’t want to pay upfront for goods that may not correspond to purchase order specifications or may arrive late, if ever. Naturally, buyers would prefer to postpone payment until they receive the goods as expected. Letters of credit can prevent buyers from losing deposits when the sellers’ performance is deficient in any way. Without the letter of credit, buyers are left to fend for themselves to recover their deposits if goods are not produced according to spec.
For both buyers and sellers in a given transaction, letters of credit represent a reasonable compromise that protects both sides’ interests by assuring exporters that they will get paid once they produce and ship the goods according to certain documentary requirements that in turn protect importers’ interests. This is akin to an escrow arrangement, ensuring exporters that the goods won’t be released until they get paid and providing buyers with a guarantee that they will get the goods if the exporter is paid.
Remember that Ice Invest Capital Trading offers unsecured letters of credit, something most other financiers do not. Unsecured means you do not have to tie up valuable collateral to open a letter of credit.
IMPORTANT: A Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC) normally forms of payment security or payment guarantee between a Buyer and Seller of Goods. Therefore the Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC) we provide clients are NOT MONETIZABLE and are NOT TRANSFERABLE like a Bank Guarantee (BG) would be. A Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC) is a specialist payment mechanism that is used for a specific buy and sell goods transaction, a DLC cannot be monetized by a 3rd party.
Banks | LC | DLC | SBLC | BG |
ABN AMRO Bank | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Bank Hapoalim | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bank of Baroda | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Bank of India | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Bank Leumi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bank Santander | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bank Winter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
BNP Paribas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
China Construction Bank | Yes | Yes | No | No |
CIBC | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Citibank | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
City National Bank | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dah Sing Bank | Yes | Yes | No | No |
DBS Bank | Yes | Yes | No | No |
East West Bank | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Habib Bank | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hamni Bank | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HSBC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IDB Bank | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Indian Overseas Bank | Yes | Yes | No | No |
New York Community Bank | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Standard Chartered Bank | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Standard Commerce Bank | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
TD Bank | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
UCO Bank | Yes | Yes | No | No |
U.S. Credit Corp | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Wells Fargo | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
and a range of other additional Non Rated Banks and Financial Institutions as required by clients.
A letter of credit minimizes risk, maximizes control, and optimizes profits associated with international trade by making transactions simpler, smoother and safer for all sides.
Buyer Benefits
Seller Benefits
We use the Bank SWIFT Network to have the clients Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC) delivered Bank to Bank. We operate a reliable, efficient delivery and authentication process to ensure all Documentary Letters of Credit (DLC) are successfully delivered for our clients.
We value our relationships with our clients so much that ALL CLIENT DEPOSITS for a Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC) receive 2 Tiers of Protection which are:
Costs are customized to each Goods transaction and therefore a exact quote can be provided once an completed application is received, but as a pricing guide:
Estimated Completion Time:
Unfortunately Trade Finance DLC, CLC, LC and SBLC are exempt and do not earn Broker Commissions. This is because Trade Finance deals have very small margins and tend to be smaller transactions between 500K and 5M.
Step 1: Application. Complete and return the Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC) Application and Pay the $5,500 USD Application fee.
Step 2: Issuing of Draft. We will then create a draft of the Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC) for you and your supplier to review.
Step 3: Draft Review and Opening Payment.
a) Once you and your supplier finalize the draft and sign off your acceptance of the draft (changes are free of cost).
b) We then issue you with an Invoice for the Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC), which you arrange to pay.
c) Upon receipt of your wire payment, we release the finalized Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC) to the bank for issuance and delivery.
Step 4: Issuance. Typically, the bank will issue the Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC) within 48 hours of release. Upon issuance, we email you a copy of the DLC as transmitted by SWIFT, including the DLC reference number. Your supplier’s bank should receive and confirm the Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC) transmission shortly thereafter.
Step 5: Presentation of Documents. Once the supplier has prepared and loaded the goods for transit, they must present the specified documents for that shipment to their bank. Their bank will transmit these documents to our bank. We will email you copies of the presentation (and all documents submitted by the supplier) for your review and approval.
Step 6: Payment for Goods. Before our bank releases the original documents, we must receive payment for the presentation. Upon receipt of payment, we consign the documents to you and overnight them to your freight forwarder or whomever you designate – thus completing the transaction.
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