TERMS OF PAYMENT

To know the Commercial and Terms of Payment is very important to run any business. Specially which business mainly done Internationally.

Today I am going to published some Terms of Payment which is very essential for apparel business.

TERMS OF PAYMENT

Documents Against Acceptance (D/A)

The buyer is allowed to make payment for the goods on credit, as agreed between him and the seller. Payment for the merchandise is commonly 60 or 90 days after acceptance of documents. The buyer gains the advantage of not having to pay for the goods for a period of time after accepting the documents. The supplier bears some risk because he will not receive payment until a specified period after the documents and titles to the merchandise have been accepted.

Documents Against Payment (D/P)

The supplier agrees to release any documents referring to the transfer of title for the merchandise upon payment. Since the goods are produced and shipped before the supplier tenders the required documents for payment, there is some risk to the supplier for demurrage charges if the buyer does not accept the documents and title to the goods.

Open Account

This method of payment does not involve the services of a bank, but is based upon an agreement between the supplier and the buyer. The buyer has no legal obligation to pay the supplier and payment is normally made directly to the supplier. The supplier bears some risks as the goods and documents are usually delivered to the buyer before payment is made.

Letter of Credit (L/C)

A letter of credit (also known as documentary credit) is a document issued by a bank on behalf of an applicant (the buyer) undertaking to make payment to a beneficiary (the seller) up to a stated amount of money, within a prescribed time limit and against stipulated documents.

There are usually two banks involved in a letter of credit operation. The issuing bank is the bank of the buyer and issues the credit; the advising bank, usually located in the seller's country, is the bank through which the advising bank sends the credit to the beneficiary.

Types of credit:

There are three common types of credit: revocable, irrevocable, and irrevocable and confirmed

Revocable credit: this type of credit can be amended or cancelled by the applicant without any prior warning or notice to the beneficiary. More risks are involved for the seller (the beneficiary) as he will then have to deal directly with the buyer to obtain payment. However the buyer has more flexibility.

Irrevocable credit: this type of credit can be amended or cancelled only with the agreement of all parties concerned. It also represents a definite undertaking by the issuing bank to pay provided that the stipulated documents are presented and that the terms and conditions of the credit are complied with.

Irrevocable and confirmed credit: this type of credit involves the undertaking of the advising bank in addition to that of the issuing bank; it means that the issuing bank requests a second bank to add its own confirmation to the credit so that the confirming bank is responsible to make payment if the issuing bank fails to pay the beneficiary.

A letter of credit should usually stipulate a requirement for the following documents:

Bill of lading

Copy of the certificate of

Origin commercial invoice

Export licence

Packing list

Commercial Invoice

A commercial invoice is a business document which records the sale of goods or services between two parties, and by which the seller informs the buyer of the amount to be paid for the goods. Usually, the original and four copies are stipulated in the LIC.

A commercial invoice normally includes the following information:

Date and authorized signature

The correct name and address of both buyer and seller (or the name of the consignee if the goods are not consigned to buyer)

A detailed description of the merchandise purchased strictly corresponding with the description given in the letter of credit, along with quantity, unit price, and total price, all deductions and additional charges included in the price

Weight of the goods, number of packages, any identifying shipping marks, any import license number, contract number or any other details requested and stipulated in the LIC

Terms of delivery and payment (FOB, CIF, C&F)

The name of the issuing bank and the letter of credit number

The port of entry for which the merchandise is destined

The type of currency and rate of exchange

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