We structure, negotiate and support the issuance of letters of credit so both sides of an import/export transaction can trade with confidence that payment and delivery are secured.
A letter of credit (LC) is a bank's guarantee, on behalf of your buyer, that payment will be made once you meet the agreed shipping and documentary conditions. We work on both the applicant (buyer) and beneficiary (seller) side — structuring terms, reviewing the draft LC against your contract, and coordinating with the issuing and advising banks so the instrument actually matches how the trade will run.
Immediate or deferred payment terms structured to match your cash flow and your counterparty's requirements.
Where an intermediary trader needs to pass the credit through to their own supplier.
Adding a second bank's guarantee where the issuing bank's country or credit risk needs mitigating.
For recurring shipments under an ongoing supply relationship, avoiding re-issuance each cycle.
We review your sale/purchase contract to define the LC terms that will actually protect both sides.
We prepare or review the draft LC wording — shipping terms, documents required, tolerances, deadlines — before it's issued.
We liaise with the issuing and advising banks to move the instrument through issuance without ambiguity that causes rejections later.
Before presentation, we check your shipping documents against the LC terms — the single biggest cause of payment delays.
We support presentation of documents and follow the transaction through to payment or acceptance.
Document discrepancies — a date, quantity or description that doesn't match the LC's exact wording. Our document review step exists specifically to catch this before it costs you the payment delay.
Yes — we structure LCs from either side of the transaction, since the terms that protect a buyer and those that protect a seller aren't the same.
Send us the contract terms and we'll flag anything that needs tightening before issuance.
