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Group Name:
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Hafsa Fakhar
Tania Toufeeq
Kanwal Ijaz
Dazzler’s
Presented ByPresented By:
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The original Habib Bank began modestly in Bombay in 1941 when it
commenced operations with a fixed capital of 25,000 rupees.
Under the privatization policy of Government of Pakistan Bank AL Habib was
incorporated as a Public Limited Company in October 1991.
The Bank has a network of three hundred and sixty six branches.
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What is a Letter Of Credit?
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• A documentary credit, or letter of credit is an
undertaking issued by a bank for the account of the
buyer (applicant), to pay the seller (beneficiary)
provided the terms and conditions of the
documentary credit are complied with.
• A documentary credit, or L/C, usually satisfies the
seller’s desire for cash payment and the buyer’s
desire for credit.
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Parties involves in Letter of Credit
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Importer / Buyer
Issuing Bank / Importer Bank
Exporter / Seller
Paying Bank / Negotiating Bank
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Types Of Letter Of Credit
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Irrevocable L/C
Revocable L/C
Confirmed L/C
Unconfirmed L/C
Deferred L/C
With Resource L/C
Without Resource L/C
Documentary L/C
Clean L/C
Fixed L/C
Revolving L/C
Back to back L/C
Red Clause L/C
Green Clause L/C
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Benefits Of Letter Of Credit
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To the Exporter:
Payment protection
Reliance on issuing bank’s
credit rather than buyer’s
Rapid, local source
repayable, if payable at a
U.S. bank
To the Importer:
Documentary evidence that the
ordered goods have been shipped on
time
Assurance that necessary clearance
documents will be provided
Payment deferred until goods are
shipped and documents presented
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Benefits Of Letter Of Credit
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To the Bank:
Source of Income
Increase in Balance
New Relations
Better Reputation
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Procedure Of Opening Letter Of Credit
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Agreement ImporterExporter
Importer and Exporter enter into
a sales agreement
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Exporter sends shipping documents
to U.S Banks for examination
Exporter
Documents
FBM U.S. Bank
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Assuming clean documents, U,S Bank pays exporter
by debiting Issuing Banks’s account or upon receipt
of funds from a separate reimbursing bank.
Documents sent to Issuing Bank.
Documents
Exporter
Issuing Bank
U.S. Bank
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Issuing Bank examines documents and delivers to
importer against payment. Importer takes
possession of goods by presenting documents.
Goods
Docs
Issuing
Bank
Documents
Importer
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The exporter has been paid, the importer has their
goods, the banks have been reimbursed, and the cycle
is complete!
Goods
Agreement
Documents
Letter of
Credit Application Documents
Exporter Importer
Issuing
BankLetter of credit
Documents
U.S. Bank
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Adding a confirmation
or engagement to
purchase documents:
Agreement
Application
Letter of
Credit
Letter of
Credit Documents
Documents
Exporter
Issuing
Bank
Advising
Bank
Documents
Goods
Importer
Confirm.
Bank
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Documents of Letter of Credit
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Financial Documents:
• Bill of Exchange
• Co-accepted Draft
Commercial Documents:
• Invoice
• Packing list
Shipped Documents:
• Insurance policy
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Documents of Letter of Credit
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Shipping Documents:
• Transport Documents
• Insurance Certificate
• Commercial Documents
• Legal Documents
Transport Documents:
• Bill of Lading
• Airway Bill
• Truck / Lorry receipt
• Railway receipt
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Risk situation In Opening Letter of Credit
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Fraud Risks:
The payment will be obtained for nonexistent or worthless merchandise
against presentation by the beneficiary of forged or falsified documents.
Sovereign and regulatory Risks:
Performance of the documentary credit may be prevented by
government action outside the control of the parties.
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Legal Risks:
• Possibility that performance of a Documentary Credit may be
disturbed by legal action related directly to the parties and
their rights and obligations under the documentary credit.
Risks to the Applicant:
• Non-Quality delivery of goods
• Short shipment
• Inferior
• Early/Late Shipment
• Damaged in transit
• Failure of Bank via Issuing bank / Collection Bank
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Risk to the Issuing Bank:
• Insolvency of the Applicant
• Fraud Risk
• Legal Risk
Risks to the Reimbursing Bank:
• No obligation to reimburse the Claiming Bank unless it has issued
a reimbursement undertaking.