Basic Documentary Credit Procedure
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The documentary credit procedure involves the
step-by-step exchange of documents
giving title to the
goods for either cash or a contracted promise to pay at a
later time.
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There are four basic groupings of steps in the procedure:
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Basic Documentary Credit Procedure
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Issuance
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Issuance describes the process of the buyer's
applying for
and opening a documentary credit at the issuing bank and
the issuing bank's formal notification of the seller through
the advising bank.
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Basic Documentary Credit Procedure
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Utilization
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Utilization describes the procedure for the seller's shipping
of the goods, the transfer of documents from the seller to
the
buyer through the banks, and the transfer of the
payment from the buyer to the
seller through the banks
(settlement).
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