Shipment Advice
A shipment advice is a commercial document , which is issued by the exporter, who is the beneficiary of the letter of credit, in...
Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) Certificate
PVoC is a conformity assessment programme lunched by some African states with the aim of controlling the quality of imported goods in order to...
Insurance Documents
Insurance defined by merriam-webster dictionary as "a coverage by contract whereby one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by a specified...
Health Certificate
All food products that will be subject to international trade, whether of animal or non-animal origin, must be fit for human consumption and comply...
Inspection Certificate
On this page, I will try to explain “Quality Control Inspections”, "Inspection Certificates" and their applications in letters of credit.
A letter of credit transaction...
Packing List and Weight List
Packing list, is an international trade document, used to identify details of the shipment in terms of packaging.
The packing list is a detailed listing...
Sample Bill of Exchange
On this page, you can find a sample "Bill of Exchange", which is drawn under a typical letter of credit transaction.
Bill of exchange can...
Bill of Exchange
On this page, I will try to explain "Bill of Exchange" and its applications in letters of credit.
Banks mention "Bill of Exchange" as "Draft"...
International Sales Contract
In international trade transactions, a sales contract defines the roles and responsibilities of the parties to each other.
Without a sales contract, it would not...
Proforma Invoice
In international trade, a proforma invoice means a trade document that states a commitment from the seller (exporter) to sell goods to the buyer...