This course is ideal for exporters wishing to gain a greater understanding of the Documentary Collection Process.  This short course is based on content from our highly successful Finance of International Trade online certification programme.

In this unit you will:

Learn that Documentary Collections are a service provided by the bank whereby the bank facilitates the settlement of payment between international buyers and sellers by collection of financial and commercial documents.

You will discover that Collections offer a greater degree of security 
to the exporter than open account transactions.

You will understand the operation of:

1. Export Collections

2. Import Collections

Completing this course will confer 5 CPD Credits towards internationally recognised Continuous Professional Development Requirements within organisations operating this kind of staff development methodology.

Course Outline

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Definition of Collections

1.2 Collections Background

1.3 Collection Instructions

1.4 Collection Instructions

1.5 The Collection Order

2. DOCUMENTARY COLLECTION

2.1 Documentary Collection

2.2 Documentary Collection Cycle

3. CLEAN COLLECTION

3.1 Clean Collection

4. BILL OF EXCHANGE

4.1 Term Bills

4.2 Guaranteed or Avalized Bills of Exchange

5. MANAGING COLLECTIONS

5.1 Documentary Collections - Workflow Summary

5.2 Overview of the Uniform Rules for Collections

Further Reading

1 – UN Convention on International Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes

2 –  Explanatory Notes on the UN Convention.

3 – Has the ‘UN Convention on International Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes’ Achieved Its Objective?

4 – Background and Salient Notes on the UN Convention on International Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes

Forum Assignment

Our Trade Finance courses were awarded Best Online Trade Finance Accredited Courses Globally by Capital Finance International Magazine in 2019!  Our trade finance online training offerings are endorsed by the International Finance Corporation for professional development in this area by its issuing and partner banks.  Our online certificate program is a great value for money way to prepare for the exams of the CDCS and CITF exams.  All our courses are also accredited for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) purposes by the CPD Certification Service of the United Kingdom which confirms they meet international CPD standards