PAYMENT
BY LETTER OF CREDIT( L/C)
Letter of Credit; is a guarantee
for the payment of cost of exported goods.
Banks and special finance organizations
issue an importation permit within 10 days
after ther receive instruction from the
importer they perform the sale of foreign
currency. A time letter of credit can be
opened in general principles. Payment date
can be freely determined according to the
bill of lading and/or other transportation
documents. It is not allowed to take the
imported goods from the customs if Transfer
Certificate of Turkish Money or Buying Certificate
of Foreign Exchange is not issued or a register
showing that a Foreign Exchange Deposit
Account (Time Letter of Credit Exluded)
is opened.
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A contract is made between seller and buyer
sating that payment shall be done by letter
of credit. |
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The importer instructs his ordering
bank to open a credit in favour of the exporter. |
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Ordering bank notifies the corresponding
bank at country of the exporter that credit
will be opened and asks for confirmatin. |
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Corresponding bank at country of the exporter
informs him that credit shall be opened asks
him to confirm that the exportation shall
be performed. |
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Exporter ships the goods. |
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Exporter submits the shipping documents
to the corresponding bank |
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The bank effects the payment after seeing
that the documents are in conformity with
terms and conditions of the L/C (Endorsement-policy
may be subject to payment). |
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Ordering bank checks the documents whether
they conforms to the L/C. |
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If the exporter sent the documents to the
ordering bank, ordering bank pays directly
to the exporter or corresponding bank
Payment may be done either to the corresponding
bank, confirming bank or to the bank accepted
the endorsement or policy. |
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After approval of the ordering bank that
the documents are in conformity with letter
of credit, documents are sent to the exporter
order the amount of the L/C paid to him. |
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Importer takes the goods after submitting
the documents to the carrier. |
PAYMENT
CASH AGAINST DOCUMENTS : (CAD)
In this kind of sale, importer
pays cost of the goods against docoments
representing subject goods.
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A sale contract is made between
importer and exporter |
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Exporter sends the goods. |
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Exporter submits related documents to his
(ordering bank) bank |
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Ordering bank sends these shipping documents
to corresponding bank together with a letter
of foreign exchange |
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Importer makes the payment of the cost of
goods to his corresponding bank |
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Corresponding bank sends shiiping documents
to the importer. |