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- Description
- Course Outline
A practical course specially designed to provide participants with the KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS to: - Examine and understand the terms and conditions in a Letter of Credit (LC) - Avoid and resolve discrepancies when handling documents called for in a LC - Handle special LC - Understand specialised areas of LC - Understand the uses, mechanics and risks of LC
Completing this course will confer 5 CPD Credits towards internationally recognised Continuous Professional Development Requirements within organisations operating this kind of staff development methodology.
1 - THE DOCUMENTARY CREDIT
1.1 Why Letters of Credit are Used
1.2 Guarantees for the Importer and the Exporter
1.3 Documentary Credit Rules
1.4 Example of SWIFT
1.5 The Parties to a Documentary Credit
1.6 Documentary Credit Cycle
1.7 Comment on Documentary Credits
1.8 Graphical Summary
1.9 Documentary Credit and the Importer
1.10 Documentary Credit and the Exporter
1.11 Suggestions for the Exporter
1.12 Opinion
- OPENING A LETTER OF CREDIT
2.1 Opening a Letter of Credit
2.2 Letter of Credit and Contract of Sale
2.3 Banks and the Goods
2.4 Non-Compliance with the Terms of the Contract
2.5 Bank Charges
- CONTENTS OF DOCUMENTARY CREDIT
3.1 Unconfirmed Irrevocable Letter of Credit
3.2 Tolerance
3.3 Partial Shipments
3.4 Transhipment
3.5 Type of Letter of Credit
3.6 Form of Advice of a Letter of Credit
3.7 Date and Place of Expiry
3.8 Date of Issue of the Credit
3.9 Description of the Goods
3.10 Advice and Confirmation of the Letter of Credit
3.11 Amendments
3.12 Details on Transport
- IMPORT LETTERS OF CREDIT
4.1 Items to check with the importer
4.2 Completing Documentary Credit (DC) Application Form
4.3 Internal Records
- TRANSMISSION OF DOCUMENTARY CREDIT
5.1 Charges for Documentary Credits
Further Reading
1 – Sample LC Application form
2 – Dissertation on Using UCP600
3 – Sample SWIFT Template for LC
4 – Summary Guide to the UCP600 Rules
5 – The Power of Argument
6 – The Role of Documentary Credits in the International Sales Contract
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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
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