Blank Back Bill of Lading Not Acceptable
A Blank Back Bill of Lading, also known as Short Form Bill of Lading, is a type of transport document that does not include...
Costs Additional to Freight
If a letter of credit indicates that costs additional to freight are not acceptable, a transport document is not to indicate that costs additional...
Top 5 Discrepancies in a Commercial Invoice
Commercial invoice is one of the key documents in a letter of credit transaction.
Almost all documentary credits, either commercial or standby, requesting a commercial invoice...
Presentation – Top 10 Letter of Credit Discrepancies
What is a Discrepancy?
There is no definition of a discrepancy under the current letter of credit rules, UCP 600.
Discrepancy can be defined...
Correct Addresses of the Beneficiary and the Applicant
When the addresses of the beneficiary and the applicant appear in any stipulated document, they need not be the same as those stated in...
What Happens If a Letter of Credit Calls For a Wrong Incoterms?
Daily practice shows us that Incoterms are not used in a correct way as per ICC rules.
Exporters and importers frequently use wrong incoterms in...
Top 10 Letter of Credit Discrepancies
Discrepancy can be defined as an error or defect, according to the issuing bank, in the presented documents compared to the documentary credit, the...
Inspection Certificate Discrepancies
On this page you can find most common discrepancies related to the inspection certificate, which is issued under a typical letter of credit transaction.
Discrepancy...
Inspection Certificate Not issued and Signed by the Party Required by the Letter of...
Inspection in international trade can be defined as a process of checking the quality of goods against the contractual requirements.
Because, the importer and exporter...
Multimodal Bill of Lading Discrepancies
Multimodal transportation is the movement of one unit load from origin to destination by several methods or transportation under one document without breaking up the unit...