In Proforma Invoice Terms Of Payment Was Sight Payment Letter Of Credit

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In Proforma Invoice Terms Of Payment Was Sight Payment Letter Of Credit

Post by umit1492 » Sun Aug 27, 2017 10:00 am

dear all

i have recently studied some issued letter of credits and considered below condition:

in proforma invoice terms of payment was sight payment letter of credit
in mt 700 in field 41 a it was mentioned available by negotiation.

can anybody explain if in sight payment , is it workable/practicable to write NEGOTIATION in field 41a?
if yes , what is the reason issuing bank accept to write this term in this field.

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Contracts and l/c

Post by picant » Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:15 pm

Hi Pal,

contracts and l7c's are two separate worlds. Probably negotiation is similar to payment at sight, but
in the first case beneficiary will get money from local bank, with payment by the foreign issuing bank. Some Countryes prohibit payments of goods en route, but accept that a foreign bank may
give money to a supplier/beneficiary.
Too difficult to explain....
Other comments appreciated
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Post by PRITISH24 » Mon Aug 28, 2017 11:54 pm

Hi All,
Negotiation of LC implies the value is given to the exporter by the exporters bank and in case of Payment , the LC/ Exporter will get value only from the importer.
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payment at sight

Post by cristiand969 » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:53 am

A credit available by payment or by negotiation (unless otherwise stated) means that L/C is payable at sight.
The only diference lays in the method of reimbursement and this is stated under art 2 of UCP 600.

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Post by umit1492 » Sat Sep 02, 2017 7:58 pm

dear all

as per article 2 of ucp 600 " negotiation means the purchase by the nominated bank of drafts and or documents ...by advancing or agreeing to advance funds to the beneficiary on or before the banking day...."
IMHO , normally it is beneficiary that must insist in putting " available by negotiation" in field 41A and he normally must have already come to an agreement with its bank to advance the funds .
the point that i can not understand is the reason base on that, issuing bank insist to put availabe by negotiation instead of available by payment.

appreciate your opinions

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Post by cristiand969 » Mon Sep 04, 2017 7:14 pm

in case of L/C available by payment : payment will be effected on the strenght of tested message of benef's bank
in case of L/C by negotiation, reimbursement is made only upon receipt of compliant presentation at issuing bank counters
So the advantage of checking docs before payment would prevail

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LC available by negotiation

Post by moneo » Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:46 am

'' available by sight / available by negotiation ''
1. available by sight: payment will be effected once both '' applicant and beneficiary's bank '' confirm the compliance of the presentation
2. available by negotiation : payment will be effected once both '' applicant & beneficiary's bank '' confirm the compliance of the presentation BUT beneficiary's bank could pay the beneficiary in advance and purchase the liability with applicant bank

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negotiation vs payment

Post by Navi » Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:28 pm

In practice, I see no remarkable difference when issuing sight payment LCs either by NEGOTIATION or BY PAYMENT from applicant's and issuing bank's side.

Issuing bank's insist on negotiable LC seems not logical/sensible to me as banks issue numerous LCs available with nominated banks and authorize them to pay beneficiary against complying presentations. Maybe, issuing bank requests this for this transaction only (not general policy).

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Re: lc available by negotiation

Post by saikumar1208 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 6:51 pm

Negotiation refers to purchase of documents or drafts of complying presentation by the nominated bank. So even if LC is available by deferred payment nominated bank can negotiate if it is a complying presentation.

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Re: lc available by negotiation

Post by LOAN » Wed Sep 13, 2017 10:18 am

HI,
Sometimes, the wording of sales contract, P.I,... is not good enough to discean.
It's not the problem when proforma invoice states "sight payment letter of credit" as a term of payment while L/C indicates "available by negotiation" in field 41a.
wording "sight payment L/C" = "L/C at sight", I mean. An issuance of an L/C by negotiation or by payment depends on reimbursement instructions from bank to bank.
Anyway, either "by negotiation" or "by payment", Beneficiary will be paid at sight as long as documents are compliant.
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Re: lc available by negotiation

Post by kmahdy » Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:30 pm

Dear Friend ,

available by negotiation has two option , either to be negotiation sight or negotiation differed

you need to check field 78 for instruction of payments for more clarification
some banks indicate whether sight or negotiation in field 78
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as for the meaning , its authorizing the nominated bank or any bank in case of any bank in (country)
to negotiate the documents ( advancing or agreeing to advance funds to the beneficiary before or at the date which reimbursement is due )

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Re: In Proforma Invoice Terms Of Payment Was Sight Payment Letter Of Credit

Post by saikumar1208 » Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:33 am

When a documentary is issued available by negotiation, it means
1. An advance may or may not be made immediately by a nominated bank
2. Drafts may or may not be required for presentation
3. Settlement, if documentary credit is not negotiated earlier, is made on receipt of documents by the issuing bank ( sight ) or the maturity date of the draft (usance )
Note: Draft to be drawn on issuing bank or reimbursing bank when LC is made available by negotiation.

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Re: In Proforma Invoice Terms Of Payment Was Sight Payment Letter Of Credit

Post by dimasnegara » Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:34 pm

available at sight by negotiation
it gift nominated bank a right to advance the payment

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