Isbp 745

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS
Scope of the publication
The credit and amendment application, the issuance of the credit and any amendment thereto
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Abbreviations
Certificates, Certifications, Declarations and Statements
Copies of transport documents covered by UCP 600 articles 19J25
Correction and alteration (“correction”)
Courier receipt, post receipt and certificate of posting in respect of the sending of documents, notices and the
like
Dates
Documents and the need for completion of a box, field or space
Documents for which the UCP 600 transport articles do not apply
Expressions not defined in UCP 600
Issuer of documents
Language
Mathematical calculations
Misspellings or typing errors
Multiple pages and attachments or riders
Non-documentary conditions and conflict of data
Originals and copies
Shipping marks
Signatures
Title of documents and combined documents
DRAFTS AND CALCULATION OF MATURITY DATE

Basic requirement
Tenor
Maturity date
Banking days, grace days, delays in remittance
Drawing and signing
Amounts
Endorsement
Drafts drawn on the applicant
INVOICES
Title of invoice
Issuer of an invoice
Description of the goods, services or performance and other general issues related to invoices
Instalment drawings or shipments
TRANSPORT DOCUMENT COVERING AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORT

Application of UCP 600 article 19
Issuance, carrier, identification of the carrier and signing of a multimodal transport document
On board notation, date of shipment, place of receipt, dispatch, taking in charge, port of loading or
airport of departure
Place of final destination, port of discharge or airport of destination
Original multimodal transport document
Consignee, order party, shipper and endorsement, and notify party
Transhipment, partial shipment and determining the presentation period when multiple sets of
multimodal transport documents are presented
Clean multimodal transport document
Goods description
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Indication of name and address of delivery agent at destination
Corrections and alterations (“corrections”)
Freight and additional costs
Release of goods with more than one multimodal transport document to be surrendered
BILL OF LADING
Application of UCP 600 Article 20
Issuance, carrier, identification of the carrier and signing of a bill of lading
On board notation, date of shipment, pre-carriage, place of receipt and port of loading
Port of discharge
Original bill of lading
Transhipment, partial shipment and determining the presentation period when multiple sets of bills of lading are
presented
Clean bill of lading
Goods description
Indication of name and address of delivery agent at port of discharge
Release of goods with more than one bill of lading to be surrendered
NON-NEGOTIABLE SEA WAYBILL

Port of discharge
Original non-negotiable sea waybill
Consignee, order party, shipper, and notify party
Transhipment, partial shipment and determining the presentation period when multiple sets of non-negotiable
sea waybills are presented
Clean non-negotiable sea waybill
Goods description
CHARTER PARTY BILL OF LADING

Signing of a charter party bill of lading
Port of discharge
Original charter party bill of lading
Partial shipment and determining the presentation period when multiple sets of charter party bills of lading are
presented
Clean charter party bill of lading
Goods description
Release of goods with more than one charter party bill of lading to be surrendered
Charter party contracts
AIR TRANSPORT DOCUMENT

Issuance, carrier, identification of the carrier and signing of an air transport document
Goods accepted for carriage, date of shipment and requirement for an actual date of shipment
Airports of departure and destination
Original of an air transport document
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Consignee, order party and notify party
Transhipment, partial shipment and determining the presentation period when multiple air transport documents
are presented
Clean air transport document
Goods description
ROAD, RAIL OR INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS

Carrier, identification of the carrier and signing of a road, rail or inland waterway transport document
Place of shipment and place of destination
Original and duplicate of a road, rail or inland waterway transport document
Transhipment, partial shipment and determining the presentation period when multiple road, rail or inland
waterway transport documents are presented
Clean road, rail or inland waterway transport document
Goods description
INSURANCE DOCUMENT AND COVERAGE

Issuer, signing and original of an insurance document
Dates
Amount of cover and percentage
Risks to be covered
Insured party and endorsement
General Terms and Conditions of an Insurance Document
Insurance Premium
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
Basic requirement and fulfilling its function
Issuer of a certificate of origin
Content of a certificate of origin
PACKING LIST, NOTE OR SLIP (“Packing List”)

Issuer of a packing list
Content of a packing list
WEIGHT LIST, NOTE OR SLIP (“Weight List”)

Issuer of a weight list
Content of a weight list
BENEFICIARY’S CERTIFICATE
Signing of a beneficiary’s certificate
Content of a beneficiary’s certificate
ANALYSIS, INSPECTION, HEALTH, PHYTOSANITARY, QUANTITY QUALITY AND OTHER CERTIFICATES

(“certificate”)
Issuer of a certificate
Contents of a certificate
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PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS
Scope of the publication
i) This publication is to be read in conjunction with UCP 600 and not in isolation.
ii) The practices described in this publication highlight how the articles of UCP 600 are to be interpreted and
applied, to the extent that the terms and conditions of the credit, or any amendment thereto, do not
expressly modify or exclude an applicable article in UCP 600.
The credit and amendment application, the issuance of the credit and any amendment thereto
iii) The terms and conditions of a credit and any amendment thereto are independent of the underlying sale
or other contract even if the credit or amendment expressly refers to that sale or other contract. When
agreeing the terms of the sale or other contract, the parties thereto should be aware of the ensuing
implications for the completion of the credit or amendment application.
iv) Many of the problems that arise at the document examination stage could be avoided or resolved by the
respective parties through careful attention to detail in the credit or amendment application and issuance
of the credit or any amendment thereto. The applicant and beneficiary should carefully consider the
documents required for presentation, by whom they are to be issued, their data content and the time frame
in which they are to be presented.
v) The applicant bears the risk of any ambiguity in its instructions to issue or amend a credit. An issuing bank
may, unless the applicant expressly instructs to the contrary, supplement or develop those instructions in a
manner necessary or desirable to permit the use of the credit or any amendment thereto. An issuing bank
should ensure that any credit or amendment it issues is not ambiguous or conflicting in its terms and
conditions.
vi) The applicant and issuing bank should be fully aware of the content of UCP 600 and recognize that articles
such as 3, 14, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 28 (i), 30 and 31 define terms in a manner that may produce unexpected
results. For example, a credit requiring presentation of a bill of lading and containing a prohibition against
transhipment will, in most cases, have to exclude UCP 600 sub Particle 20 (c) to make the prohibition
against transhipment effective.
vii) A credit or any amendment thereto should not require presentation of a document that is to be issued,
signed or countersigned by the applicant. If, nevertheless, a credit or amendment is issued including such
a requirement, the beneficiary should consider the appropriateness of such a requirement and determine
its ability to comply with it, or seek a suitable amendment.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Abbreviations
A1) Generally accepted abbreviations, such as, but not limited to, “Int’l” instead of “International”, “Co.” instead
of “Company”, “kgs” or “kos” instead of “kilograms” or “kilos”, “Ind.” instead of “Industry”, “Ltd” instead of
“Limited”, “mfr” instead of “manufacturer” or “mt” instead of “metric tons” may be used in documents in
substitution for a word or vice versa. A credit that includes an abbreviation in its text allows a document to
show the same abbreviation or any other abbreviation that has the same meaning, or to show the
complete spelling of the word or vice versa.
A2) a. Virgules (i.e., slash marks “/”) may result in different meanings and should not be used as a
substitute for a word. If, nevertheless, a virgule is used and no context is apparent, this will allow the use of
one or more of the options. For example, a condition in a credit stating “Red/Black/Blue” with no further
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clarification will mean only Red or only Black or only Blue or any combination of them.
b. The use of a comma when indicating a range of data in a credit such as ports of loading or
discharge or countries of origin, may result in different meanings and should not be used as a substitute
for a word. If, nevertheless, a comma is used and no context is apparent, this will allow the use of one or
more of the options. For example, when a credit allows partial shipment and indicates the port of loading
information as “Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp” with no further clarification, this will mean only Hamburg or
only Rotterdam or only Antwerp or any combination of them.
Certificates, Certifications, Declarations and Statements
A3) When a certificate, certification, declaration or statement is required by a credit, it is to be signed.
A4) Whether a certificate, certification, declaration or statement needs to be dated will depend on the type of
certificate, certification, declaration or statement that has been requested, its required wording and the
wording that appears within the document.
For example, when a credit requires the presentation of a certificate issued by the carrier or its agent
stating that the vessel is no more than 25 years old, the certificate may evidence compliance by
indicating:
a. the date or year the vessel was built, and such date or year is no more than 25 years prior to the
date of shipment or the year in which shipment was effected, in which case a date of issuance is not
necessary, or
b. the wording as stated in the credit, in which case a date of issuance is required, thereby certifying
that as of that date the vessel was not more than 25 years old.
A5) When a certification, declaration or statement is to appear in a document which is to be signed and dated,
it does not require a separate signature or date when the certification, declaration or statement appears to
have been given by the same entity that issued and signed the document.
Copies of transport documents covered by UCP 600 articles 19J25
A6) a. When a credit requires the presentation of a copy of a transport document covered by UCP 600
articles 19P25, the relevant article is not applicable, as these articles only apply to original transport
documents. A copy of a transport document is to be examined only to the extent expressly stated in the
credit, otherwise according to UCP 600 sub-article 14 (f).
b. Any data shown on a copy of a transport document, when read in context with the credit, the
document itself and international standard banking practice, need not be identical to, but must not conflict
with, data in that document, any other stipulated document or the credit.
c. Copies of transport documents covered by UCP 600 articles 19P25 are not subject to the default
presentation period of 21 calendar days stated in UCP 600 sub-article 14 (c) or any presentation period
stated in the credit, unless the credit explicitly states the basis for determining such presentation period.
Otherwise, a presentation may be made at any time, but in any event no later than the expiry date of the
credit.
A7) a. i. Any correction of data in a document issued by the beneficiary, with the exception of drafts (see
paragraph B16)), need not be authenticated.
ii. When a document issued by the beneficiary has been legalized, visaed, certified, etc., any
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correction of data is to be authenticated by at least one of the entities that legalized, visaed or certified, etc.,
the document. Such authentication is to indicate the name of the entity authenticating the correction either
by use of a stamp incorporating its name, or by the addition of the name of the authenticating entity
accompanied by its signature or initials.
b. i. Any correction of data in a document, other than in a document issued by the beneficiary, is to
appear to have been authenticated by the issuer or an entity acting as agent, proxy or for [or on behalf of]
the issuer. Such authentication is to indicate the name of the entity authenticating the correction either by
use of a stamp incorporating its name, or by the addition of the name of the authenticating entity
accompanied by its signature or initials. In the case of authentication by an agent or proxy, the capacity of
acting as agent or proxy for [or on behalf of] the issuer is to be stated.
ii. When a document other than one issued by the beneficiary has been legalized, visaed, certified, etc.,
any correction of data is, in addition to the requirements of paragraph A7) (b) (i), to be authenticated by at
least one of the entities that legalized, visaed or certified, etc., the document. Such authentication is to
indicate the name of the entity authenticating the correction either by use of a stamp incorporating its
name, or by the addition of the name of the authenticating entity accompanied by its signature or initials.
c. Any correction of data in a copy document need not be authenticated.
A8) When a document other than one issued by the beneficiary contains more than one correction, either each
correction is to be authenticated separately, or one authentication is to indicate that it applies to all the
corrections. For example, when a document issued by XXX shows three corrections numbered 1, 2 and 3,
one statement such as “Correction numbers 1, 2 and 3 authenticated by XXX” or similar, together with the
signature or initials of XXX, will satisfy the requirement for authentication.
A9) The use of multiple type styles, font sizes or handwriting within the same document does not, by itself,
signify a correction.
Courier receipt, post receipt and certificate of posting in respect of the sending of documents, notices
and the like
A10) When a credit requires the presentation of a document as evidence of sending documents, notices and the
like to a named or described entity, in the form of a courier receipt, post receipt or certificate of posting,
such document is to be examined only to the extent expressly stated in the credit, otherwise according to
UCP 600 sub-article 14 (f) and not under UCP 600 article 25.
Dates
A11) a. Even when a credit does not expressly so require:

i. drafts are to indicate a date of issuance;
ii. insurance documents are to indicate a date of issuance or effectiveness of the insurance
coverage as reflected in paragraphs K10) (b) and K11); and
iii. original transport documents, subject to examination under UCP 600 articles 19P25, are to
indicate a date of issuance, a dated on board notation, a date of shipment, a date of receipt for shipment,
a date of dispatch or carriage, a date of taking in charge or a date of pick up or receipt, as applicable.
b. A requirement that a document, other than a draft, insurance document or original transport
document, be dated will be satisfied by the indication of a date of issuance or by reference in the
document to the date of another document forming part of the same presentation (for example, by the
wording “date as per bill of lading number xxx” appearing on a certificate issued by a carrier or its agent)
or a date appearing on a stipulated document indicating the occurrence of an event (for example, by the
date of inspection being indicated on an inspection certificate that otherwise does not contain a date of
issuance).
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A12) a. A document, such as, but not limited to, a certificate of analysis, inspection certificate or fumigation
certificate, may indicate a date of issuance later than the date of shipment.
b. When a credit requires a document to evidence a pre-shipment event (for example, “pre-shipment
inspection certificate”), the document, either by its title, content or date of issuance, is to indicate that the
event (for example, inspection) took place on or prior to the date of shipment.
c. When a credit requires a document such as, but not limited to, an “inspection certificate”, this does
not constitute a requirement that the document is to evidence a pre-shipment event, and it need not be
dated prior to the date of shipment.
A13) A document indicating a date of issuance and a later date of signing is deemed to have been issued on the
date of signing.
A14) a. When a credit uses phrases to signify time on either side of a date or an event, the following shall
apply:
i. “not later than 2 days after (date or event)” means a latest date. If an advice or document is not to
be dated prior to a specified date or event, the credit should so state.
ii. “at least 2 days before (date or event)” means that an act or event is to take place not later than 2
days before that date or event. There is no limit as to how early it may take place.
b. i. For the purpose of calculation of a period of time, the term “within” when used in connection with a
date or event excludes that date or the event date in the calculation of the period. For example, “within 2
days of (date or event)” means a period of 5 days commencing 2 days prior to that date or event until 2
days after that date or event.
ii. The term “within” when followed by a date or a reference to a determinable date or event
includes that date or event date. For example, “presentation to be made within 14 May” or “presentation is
to be made within credit validity (or credit expiry)” where the expiry date of the credit is 14 May, means 14
May is the last day upon which presentation is allowed, provided that 14 May is a banking day.
A15) The words “from” and “after” when used to determine a maturity date or period for presentation following
the date of shipment, the date of an event or the date of a document, exclude that date in the calculation of
the period. For example, 10 days after the date of shipment or 10 days from the date of shipment, where
the date of shipment was 4 May, will be 14 May.
A16) Provided that the date intended can be determined from the document or from other documents included
in the presentation, dates may be expressed in any format. For example, the 14th of May 2013 could be
expressed as 14 May 13, 14.05.2013, 14.05.13, 2013.05.14, 05.14.13, 130514, etc. To avoid any risk of
ambiguity, it is recommended that the month be stated in words.
Documents and the need for completion of a box, field or space
A17) The fact that a document has a box, field or space for data to be inserted does not necessarily mean that
such box, field or space is to be completed. For example, data are not required in the box titled
“Accounting Information” or “Handling Information” commonly found on an air waybill. Also see paragraph
A37) in respect of the requirements for a signature to appear in any box, field or space.
Documents for which the UCP 600 transport articles do not apply
A18) a. Documents commonly used in relation to the transportation of goods, such as but not limited to,
Delivery Note, Delivery Order, Cargo Receipt, Forwarder’s Certificate of Receipt, Forwarder’s Certificate of
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Shipment, Forwarder’s Certificate of Transport, Forwarder’s Cargo Receipt and Mate’s Receipt are not
transport documents as defined in UCP 600 articles 19P25. These documents are to be examined only to
the extent expressly stated in the credit, otherwise according to UCP 600 sub-article 14 (f).
b. i. For documents referred to in paragraph A18) (a), a condition of a credit that presentation is to
occur within a certain number of days after the date of shipment will be disregarded, and presentation may
be made at any time, but in any event no later than the expiry date of the credit.
ii. The default presentation period of 21 calendar days stated in UCP 600 sub-article 14 (c) only
applies to a presentation including one or more original transport documents covered by UCP 600 articles
19-25.
c. For a presentation period to apply to a document referred to in paragraph A18)(a), the credit should
specify that presentation is to be made within a certain number of days after the issuance date of the
respective document, or a date that is to be mentioned in the document (for example, when a credit
requires the presentation of a document titled cargo receipt, “documents to be presented no later than 10
days after the date of the cargo receipt”).
Expressions not defined in UCP 600

A19) The expressions “shipping documents”, “stale documents acceptable”, “third party documents acceptable”,
“third party documents not acceptable”, “exporting country”, “shipping company” and “documents
acceptable as presented” should not be used in a credit, as they are not defined in UCP 600. If,
nevertheless, they are used, and their meaning is not defined in the credit, they shall have the following
meaning under international standard banking practice:
a. “shipping documents” – all documents required by the credit, except drafts, teletransmission reports
and courier receipts, postal receipts or certificates of posting evidencing the sending of documents.
b. “stale documents acceptable” – documents may be presented later than 21 calendar days after the
date of shipment as long as they are presented no later than the expiry date of the credit. This will also
apply when the credit specifies a period for presentation together with the condition ”stale documents
acceptable”.
c. “third party documents acceptable” – all documents for which the credit or UCP 600 do not indicate
an issuer, except drafts, may be issued by a named person or entity other than the beneficiary.
d. “third party documents not acceptable” – has no meaning and is to be disregarded.
e. “exporting country” – one of the following: the country where the beneficiary is domiciled, the
country of origin of the goods, the country of receipt by the carrier or the country from which shipment or
dispatch is made.
f. “shipping company” P when used in the context of the issuer of a certificate, certification or
declaration relating to a transport document – any one of the following: carrier, master or, when a charter
party bill of lading is presented, the master, owner or charterer, or any entity identified as an agent of any
one of the aforementioned, regardless of whether it issued or signed the presented transport document.
g. “documents acceptable as presented” – a presentation may consist of one or more of the

stipulated documents provided they are presented within the expiry date of the credit and the drawing
amount is within that which is available under the credit. The documents will not otherwise be examined for
compliance under the credit or UCP 600, including whether they are presented in the required number of
originals or copies.
Issuer of documents
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A20) When a credit requires a document to be issued by a named person or entity, this condition is satisfied
when the document appears to be issued by the named person or entity by use of its letterhead, or when
there is no letterhead, when the document appears to have been completed or signed by, or for [or on
behalf of], the named person or entity.
Language
A21) a. When a credit stipulates the language of the documents to be presented, the data required by the
credit or UCP 600 are to be in that language.
b. When a credit is silent with respect to the language of the documents to be presented, the
documents may be issued in any language.
c. i. When a credit allows two or more acceptable languages, a confirming bank or a nominated bank
acting on its nomination may restrict the number of acceptable languages as a condition of its engagement
in the credit, and in such a case the data contained in the documents are only to be in the acceptable
language or languages.
ii. When a credit allows a document to contain data in two or more acceptable languages and a
confirming bank or a nominated bank acting on its nomination does not restrict the language or the number
of acceptable languages as a condition of its engagement in the credit, it is required to examine the data in
all of the acceptable languages appearing in the documents.
d. Banks do not examine data that have been inserted in a language that is additional to that required
or allowed in the credit.
e. Notwithstanding paragraphs A21) (a) and (d), the name of a person or entity, any stamps,
legalization, endorsements or similar, and the pre-printed text shown on a document, such as, but not
limited to, field headings, may be in a language other than that required in the credit.
Mathematical calculations
A22) When the presented documents indicate mathematical calculations, banks only determine that the stated
total in respect of criteria such as amount, quantity, weight or number of packages, does not conflict with
the credit or any other stipulated document.
Misspellings or typing errors
A23) A misspelling or typing error that does not affect the meaning of a word or the sentence in which it occurs
does not make a document discrepant. For example, a description of the goods shown as “mashine”
instead of “machine”, “fountan pen” instead of “fountain pen” or “modle” instead of “model” would not be
regarded as a conflict of data under UCP 600 sub-article 14 (d). However, a description shown as, for
example, “model 123” instead of “model 321” will be regarded as a conflict of data under that sub-article.
Multiple pages and attachments or riders
A24) When a document consists of more than one page, it must be possible to determine that the pages are
part of the same document. Unless a document provides otherwise, pages which are physically bound
together, sequentially numbered or contain internal cross references, however named or titled, will meet
this requirement and are to be examined as one document, even if some of the pages are regarded as an
attachment or rider.
A25) When a signature or endorsement is required to be on a document consisting of more than one page, and
the credit or the document itself does not indicate where a signature or endorsement is to appear, the
signature or endorsement may appear anywhere on that document.
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Non-documentary conditions and conflict of data
A26) When a credit contains a condition without stipulating a document to indicate compliance therewith
(“non-documentary condition”), compliance with such condition need not be evidenced on any stipulated
document. However, data contained in a stipulated document are not to be in conflict with the
non-documentary condition. For example, when a credit indicates “packing in wooden cases” without
indicating that such data is to appear on any stipulated document, a statement in any stipulated document
indicating a different type of packing is considered to be a conflict of data.
Originals and copies
A27) A document bearing an apparently original signature, mark, stamp or label of the issuer will be considered
to be an original unless it states that it is a copy. Banks do not determine whether such a signature, mark,
stamp or label of the issuer has been applied in a manual or facsimile form and, as such, any document
bearing such method of authentication will satisfy the requirements of UCP 600 article 17.
A28) Documents issued in more than one original may be marked “Original”, “Duplicate”, “Triplicate”, “First
Original”, “Second Original”, etc. None of these markings will disqualify a document as an original.
A29) a. The number of originals to be presented is to be at least the number required by the credit or UCP
600.
b. When a transport document or insurance document indicates how many originals have been issued,
the number of originals stated on the document is to be presented, except as stated in paragraphs H12)
and J7) (c).
c. When a credit requires presentation of less than a full set of original transport documents, (for
example, “2/3 original bills of lading”), but does not provide any disposal instructions for the remaining
original bill of lading, a presentation may include 3/3 original bills of lading.
d. When a credit requires, for example, presentation of:
i. “Invoice”, “One Invoice”, “Invoice in 1 copy” or “Invoice – 1 copy”, it will be understood to be a

requirement for an original invoice.
ii. “Invoice in 4 copies” or “Invoice in 4 fold” will be satisfied by the presentation of at least one
original invoice and any remaining number as copies.
iii. “photocopy of invoice” or “copy of invoice” will be satisfied by the presentation of either a
photocopy, copy or, when not prohibited, an original invoice.
iv. “photocopy of a signed invoice” will be satisfied by the presentation of either a photocopy or
copy of the original invoice that was apparently signed or, when not prohibited, a signed original invoice.
A30) a. When a credit prohibits the presentation of an original document by stating, for example,
“photocopy of invoice – original document not acceptable in lieu of photocopy” or the like, only a photocopy
of an invoice or an invoice marked copy is to be presented.
b. When a credit requires the presentation of a copy of a transport document and indicates a disposal
instruction for all originals of that document, a presentation is not to include any original of such document.
A31) a. Original documents are to be signed when required by the credit, the document itself (except as
stated in paragraph A37)) or UCP 600.
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b. Copies of documents need not be signed nor dated.
Shipping marks
A32) When a credit specifies the details of a shipping mark, documents mentioning the shipping mark are to
show those details. The data in a shipping mark indicated on a document need not be in the same
sequence as those shown in the credit or in any other stipulated document.
A33) A shipping mark indicated on a document may show data in excess of what would normally be considered
a “shipping mark”, or which is specified in the credit as a “shipping mark”, by the addition of information
such as, but not limited to, the type of goods, warnings concerning the handling of fragile goods or net and
gross weight of the goods.
A34) a. Transport documents covering containerized goods often only show a container number, with or
without a seal number, under the heading “Shipping mark” or similar. Other documents that show a more
detailed marking will not be in conflict for that reason.
b. The fact that some documents show additional information as mentioned in paragraphs A33) and
A34) (a), while others do not, will not be regarded as a conflict of data under UCP 600 sub-article 14 (d).
Signatures
A35) a. A signature, as referred to in paragraph A31) (a), need not be handwritten. Documents may also be
signed with a facsimile signature (for example, a pre-printed or scanned signature), perforated signature,
stamp, symbol (for example, a chop) or any mechanical or electronic method of authentication.
b. A requirement for a document to be “signed and stamped” or a similar requirement is satisfied by a

signature in the form described in paragraph A35) (a) and the name of the signing entity typed, stamped,
handwritten, pre-printed or scanned on the document, etc.
c. A statement on a document such as “This document has been electronically authenticated” or “This
document has been produced by electronic means and requires no signature” or words of similar effect
does not, by itself, represent an electronic method of authentication in accordance with the signature
requirements of UCP 600 article 3.
d. A statement on a document indicating that authentication may be verified or obtained through a

specific reference to a website (URL) constitutes a form of electronic method of authentication in
accordance with the signature requirements of UCP 600 article 3. Banks will not access such websites to
verify or obtain authentication.
A36) a. A signature on the letterhead paper of a named person or entity is considered to be the signature of
that named person or entity unless otherwise stated. The named person or entity need not be repeated
next to the signature.
b. When a signatory indicates it is signing for [or on behalf of] a branch of the issuer, the signature will
be considered to be that of the issuer.
A37) The fact that a document has a box, field or space for a signature does not in itself mean that such box,
field or space is to be completed with a signature. For example, a signature is not required in the space
titled “Signature of shipper or their agent” commonly found on an air waybill or “Signature of shipper” on a
road transport document. Also see paragraph A17) in respect of the requirements for data to appear in a
box, field or space.
A38) When a document includes wording such as “This document is not valid unless countersigned [or signed]
by (name of the person or entity)” or words of similar effect, the applicable box, field or space is to contain
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a signature and the name of the person or entity that is countersigning the document.
Title of documents and combined documents
A39) Documents may be titled as called for in the credit, bear a similar title or be untitled. The content of a
document must appear to fulfil the function of the required document. For example, a requirement for a
“Packing List” will be satisfied by a document containing packing details whether it is titled “Packing List”,
“Packing Note”, “Packing and Weight List”, etc., or bears no title.
A40)Documents required by a credit are to be presented as separate documents. However, and as an example,
a requirement for an original packing list and an original weight list will also be satisfied by the presentation
of two original combined packing and weight lists, provided that such documents state both packing and
weight details.
A41) A document required by a credit that is to cover more than one function may be presented as a single
document or separate documents that appear to fulfil each function. For example, a requirement for a
Certificate of Quality and Quantity will be satisfied by the presentation of a single document or by a
separate Certificate of Quality and Certificate of Quantity provided that each document appears to fulfil its
function and is presented in the number of originals and copies as required by the credit.
DRAFTS AND CALCULATION OF MATURITY DATE
Basic requirement
B1) a. A draft, when required, is to be drawn on the bank stated in the credit.
b. Banks only examine a draft to the extent described in paragraphs B2)-B17).
Tenor
B2) a. The tenor stated on a draft is to be in accordance with the terms of the credit.
b. When a credit requires a draft to be drawn at a tenor other than sight or a certain period after sight,
it must be possible to establish the maturity date from the data in the draft itself.
For example, when a credit calls for drafts at a tenor 60 days after the bill of lading date, and when the date
of the bill of lading is 14 May 2013, the tenor is to be indicated on the draft in one of the following ways:
i. “60 days after bill of lading date 14 May 2013”, or
ii. “60 days after 14 May 2013”, or
iii. “60 days after bill of lading date” and elsewhere on the face of the draft state “bill of lading date
14 May 2013”, or
iv. “60 days date” on a draft dated the same day as the date of the bill of lading,
or
v. “13 July 2013”, i.e., 60 days after the bill of lading date.
c. When the tenor refers to, for example, 60 days after the bill of lading date, the on board date is
deemed to be the bill of lading date even when the on board date is prior to or later than the date of
issuance of the bill of lading.
d. The words “from” and “after” when used to determine maturity dates of drafts signify that the
calculation of the maturity date commences the day following the date of the document, shipment or the
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date of an event stipulated in the credit, for example, 10 days after or from 4 May is 14 May.
e. i. When a credit requires a bill of lading and drafts are to be drawn, for example, at 60 days after or
from the bill of lading date and a bill of lading is presented evidencing unloading and reloading of the
goods from one vessel to another, and showing more than one dated on board notation and indicating that
each shipment was effected from a port within a permitted geographical area or range of ports, the earliest
of these dates is to be used for the calculation of the maturity date. For example, a credit requires
shipment from any European port, and the bill of lading evidences on board vessel “A” from Dublin on 14
May, with transhipment effected on board vessel “B” from Rotterdam on 16 May. The draft should reflect
60 days after the earliest on board date in a European port, i.e., 14 May.
ii. When a credit requires a bill of lading and drafts are to be drawn, for example, at 60 days after
or from the bill of lading date, and a bill of lading is presented evidencing shipment of goods on the same
vessel from more than one port within a permitted geographical area or range of ports, and shows more
than one dated on board notation, the latest of these dates is to be used for the calculation of the maturity
date. For example, a credit requires shipment from any European port, and the bill of lading evidences part
of the goods loaded on board vessel “A” from Dublin on 14 May and the remainder on board the same
vessel from Rotterdam on 16 May. The draft should reflect 60 days after the latest on board date, i.e., 16
May.
iii. When a credit requires a bill of lading and drafts are to be drawn, for example, at 60 days after
or from the bill of lading date, and more than one set of bills of lading is presented under one draft, the on
board date of the latest bill of lading will be used for the calculation of the maturity date.
B3) While the examples in paragraphs B2) (e) (i-iii) refer to bill of lading dates, the same principles apply to any
basis for determining a maturity date.
Maturity date
B4) When a draft states a maturity date by using an actual date, that date is to reflect the terms of the credit.
B5) For drafts drawn, for example, “at 60 days sight”, the maturity date is established as follows:
a. in the case of a complying presentation, the maturity date will be 60 days after the day of
presentation to the bank on which the draft is drawn, i.e., the issuing bank, confirming bank or a nominated
bank that agrees to act on its nomination (“drawee bank”).
b. in the case of a non-complying presentation:
i. when such drawee bank has not provided a notice of refusal, the maturity date will be 60 days
after the day of presentation to it;
ii. when the drawee bank is the issuing bank and it has provided a notice of refusal at the latest 60
days after the date the issuing bank accepts the waiver of the applicant;
iii. when the drawee bank is a bank other than the issuing bank and it has provided a notice of
refusal, at the latest 60 days after the date of the acceptance advice of the issuing bank. When such
drawee bank does not agree to act on the acceptance advice of the issuing bank, the undertaking to
honour on the due date is that of the issuing bank.
c. The drawee bank is to advise or confirm the maturity date to the presenter.
B6) The method of calculation of tenor and maturity dates, as shown above, also applies to a credit available
by deferred payment or, in some cases, negotiation, i.e., when there is no requirement for a draft to be
presented by the beneficiary.
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Banking days, grace days, delays in remittance
B7) Payment is to be made in immediately available funds on the due date at the place where the draft or
documents are payable, provided that such due date is a banking day in that place. When the due date is
a non-banking day, payment is due on the first banking day following the due date. Delays in the
remittance of funds, for example grace days, the time it takes to remit funds, etc., are not to be in addition
to the stated or agreed due date as defined by the draft or documents.
Drawing and signing
B8) a. A draft is to be drawn and signed by the beneficiary and to indicate a date of issuance.
b. When the beneficiary or second beneficiary has changed its name, and the credit mentions the
former name, a draft may be drawn in the name of the new entity provided that it indicates “formerly known
as (name of the beneficiary or second beneficiary)” or words of similar effect.
B9) When a credit indicates the drawee of a draft by only stating the SWIFT address of a bank, the draft may
show the drawee with the same details or the full name of the bank.
B10) When a credit is available by negotiation with a nominated bank or any bank, the draft is to be drawn on a
bank other than the nominated bank.
B11) When a credit is available by acceptance with any bank, the draft is to be drawn on the bank that agrees to
accept the draft and is thereby willing to act on its nomination.
B12) When a credit is available by acceptance with:

a. a nominated bank or any bank, and the draft is to be drawn on that nominated bank (which is not a
confirming bank), and it decides not to act on its nomination, the beneficiary may choose to:
i. draw the draft on the confirming bank, if any, or request that the presentation be forwarded to the
confirming bank in the form as presented;
ii. present the documents to another bank that agrees to accept a draft drawn on it and thereby
act on its nomination (applicable only when the credit is available with any bank); or
iii. request that the presentation be forwarded to the issuing bank in the form as presented with or
without a draft drawn on the issuing bank.
b. a confirming bank, and the draft is to be drawn on that confirming bank and the presentation is
non-complying, and it decides not to reinstate its confirmation, the beneficiary may request that the
presentation be forwarded to the issuing bank in the form as presented, with or without a draft drawn on
the issuing bank.
Amounts
B13) A draft is to be drawn for the amount demanded under the presentation.
B14) The amount in words is to accurately reflect the amount in figures when both are shown, and indicate the
currency as stated in the credit. When the amount in words and figures are in conflict, the amount in words
is to be examined as the amount demanded.
Endorsement
B15) A draft is to be endorsed, if necessary.
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B16) Any correction of data on a draft is to appear to have been authenticated with the addition of the signature
or initials of the beneficiary.
B17) When no correction of data is allowed in a draft, an issuing bank should have included a suitable
stipulation in its credit.
Drafts drawn on the applicant
B18) a. A credit must not be issued available by a draft drawn on the applicant.
b. However, when a credit requires the presentation of a draft drawn on the applicant as one of the
required documents, it is to be examined only to the extent expressly stated in the credit, otherwise
according to UCP 600 sub-article 14 (f).
INVOICES
Title of invoice
C1) a. When a credit requires presentation of an “invoice” without further description, this will be satisfied
by the presentation of any type of invoice (commercial invoice, customs invoice, tax invoice, final invoice,
consular invoice, etc.). However, an invoice is not to be identified as “provisional”, “pro-forma” or the like.
b. When a credit requires presentation of a “commercial invoice”, this will also be satisfied by the
presentation of a document titled “invoice”, even when such document contains a statement that it has
been issued for tax purposes.
Issuer of an invoice
C2) a. An invoice is to appear to have been issued by the beneficiary or, in the case of a transferred credit,
the second beneficiary.
b. When the beneficiary or second beneficiary has changed its name and the credit mentions the
former name, an invoice may be issued in the name of the new entity provided that it indicates “formerly
known as (name of the beneficiary or second beneficiary)” or words of similar effect.
Description of the goods, services or performance and other general issues related to invoices
C3) The description of the goods, services or performance shown on the invoice is to correspond with the
description shown in the credit. There is no requirement for a mirror image. For example, details of the
goods may be stated in a number of areas within the invoice which, when read together, represent a
description of the goods corresponding to that in the credit.
C4) The description of goods, services or performance on an invoice is to reflect what has actually been
shipped, delivered or provided. For example, when the goods description in the credit indicates a
requirement for shipment of “10 trucks and 5 tractors”, and only 4 trucks have been shipped, an invoice
may indicate shipment of only 4 trucks provided that the credit did not prohibit partial shipment. An invoice
indicating what has actually been shipped (4 trucks) may also contain the description of the goods stated
in the credit, i.e., 10 trucks and 5 tractors.
C5) An invoice showing a description of the goods, services or performance that corresponds with that in the
credit may also indicate additional data in respect of the goods, services or performance provided that they
do not appear to refer to a different nature, classification or category of the goods, services or
performance.
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For example, when a credit requires shipment of “Suede Shoes”, but the invoice describes the goods as
“Imitation Suede Shoes”, or when the credit requires “Hydraulic Drilling Rig”, but the invoice describes the
goods as “Second Hand Hydraulic Drilling Rig”, these descriptions would represent a change in nature,
classification or category of the goods.
C6) An invoice is to indicate:

a. the value of the goods shipped or delivered, or services or performance provided.
b. unit price(s), when stated in the credit.
c. the same currency as that shown in the credit.
d. any discount or deduction required by the credit.
C7) An invoice may indicate a deduction covering advance payment, discount, etc., that is not stated in the
credit.
C8) When a trade term is stated as part of the goods description in the credit, an invoice is to indicate that
trade term, and when the source of the trade term is stated, the same source is to be indicated. For
example, a trade term indicated in a credit as “CIF Singapore Incoterms 2010” is not to be indicated on an
invoice as “CIF Singapore” or “CIF Singapore Incoterms”. However, when a trade term is stated in the
credit as “CIF Singapore” or “CIF Singapore Incoterms”, it may also be indicated on an invoice as “CIF
Singapore Incoterms 2010” or any other revision.
C9) Additional charges and costs, such as those related to documentation, freight or insurance costs, are to be
included within the value shown against the stated trade term on the invoice.
C10) An invoice need not be signed or dated.
C11) Any total quantity of goods and their weight or measurement shown on the invoice is not to conflict with the
same data appearing on other documents.
C12) An invoice is not to indicate:

a. over-shipment (except as provided in UCP 600 sub-article 30 (b)), or
b. goods, services or performance not called for in the credit. This applies even when the invoice
includes additional quantities of goods, services or performance as required by the credit or samples and
advertising material and are stated to be free of charge.
C13) The quantity of goods required in the credit may be indicated on an invoice within a tolerance of +/P5%. A
variance of up to +5% in the quantity of the goods does not allow the amount demanded under the
presentation to exceed the amount of the credit. The tolerance of +/-5% in the quantity of the goods will not
apply when:
a. a credit states that the quantity is not to be exceeded or reduced; or
b. a credit states the quantity in terms of a stipulated number of packing units or individual items.
C14) When no quantity of goods is stated in the credit, and partial shipments are prohibited, an invoice issued
for an amount up to 5% less than the credit amount will be considered to cover the full quantity and not a
partial shipment.
Instalment drawings or shipments

C15) a. i. When a drawing or shipment by instalments within given periods is stipulated in the credit,
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and any instalment is not drawn or shipped within the period allowed for that instalment, the credit ceases
to be available for that and any subsequent instalment. Given periods are a sequence of dates or timelines
that determine a start and end date for each instalment. For example, a credit requiring shipment of 100
cars in March and 100 cars in April is an example of two periods of time that start on 1 March and 1 April
and end on 31 March and 30 April respectively.
ii. When partial drawings or shipments are allowed, any number of drawings or shipments is
permitted within each instalment.
b. When a credit indicates a drawing or shipment schedule by only indicating a number of latest dates,
and not given periods (as referred to in paragraph C15) (a) (i):
i. this is not an instalment schedule as envisaged by UCP 600, and article 32 will not apply. The
presentation is to otherwise comply with any instructions in respect of the drawing or shipment schedule
and UCP 600 article 31;
ii. when partial drawings or shipments are allowed, any number of drawings or shipments is
permitted on or before each latest date for a drawing or shipment to occur.
TRANSPORT DOCUMENT COVERING AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORT

(“multimodal or combined transport document”)

D1) a. A requirement in a credit for the presentation of a transport document, however named, covering
movement of goods utilizing at least two different modes of transport means that UCP 600 article 19 is to
be applied in the examination of that document.
b. i. A multimodal or combined transport document is not to indicate that shipment or dispatch has
been effected by only one mode of transport, but it may be silent regarding some or all of the modes of
transport utilized.
ii. A multimodal or combined transport document is not to contain any indication of a charter
party as described in paragraphs G2) (a) and (b).
c. When a credit requires the presentation of a transport document other than a multimodal or
combined transport document, and it is clear from the routing of the goods stated in the credit that more
than one mode of transport is to be utilized, for example, when an inland place of receipt or final
destination are indicated, or the port of loading or discharge field is completed but with a place which is in
fact an inland place and not a port, UCP 600 article 19 is to be applied in the examination of that
document.
D2) In all places where the term “multimodal transport document” is used within this publication, it also
includes the term “combined transport document”. The transport document presented need not be titled
“Multimodal transport document” or “Combined transport document” or words of similar effect even when
the credit so names the required document.
Issuance, carrier, identification of the carrier and signing of a multimodal transport document
D3) a. A multimodal transport document may be issued by any entity other than a carrier or master
(captain) provided it meets the requirements of UCP 600 article 19.
b. When a credit indicates “Freight Forwarder’s Multimodal Transport Document is acceptable” or

“House Multimodal Transport Document is acceptable” or words of similar effect, a multimodal transport
document may be signed by the issuing entity without it being necessary to indicate the capacity in which it
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has been signed or the name of the carrier.
D4) A stipulation in a credit that “Freight Forwarder’s Multimodal Transport Documents are not acceptable” or
“House Multimodal Transport Documents are not acceptable” or words of similar effect has no meaning in
the context of the title, format, content or signing of a multimodal transport document unless the credit
provides specific requirements detailing how the multimodal transport document is to be issued and signed.
In the absence of these requirements, such a stipulation is to be disregarded, and the multimodal transport
document presented is to be examined according to the requirements of UCP 600 article 19.
D5) a. A multimodal transport document is to be signed in the form described in UCP 600 sub-article 19 (a)
(i) and to indicate the name of the carrier, identified as the carrier.
b. When a multimodal transport document is signed by a named branch of the carrier, the signature is
considered to have been made by the carrier.
c. When an agent signs a multimodal transport document for [or on behalf of] the carrier, the agent is
to be named and, in addition, to indicate that it is signing as “agent for (name), the carrier” or as “agent on
behalf of (name), the carrier” or words of similar effect. When the carrier is identified elsewhere in the
document as the “carrier”, the named agent may sign, for example, as “agent for [or on behalf of] the
carrier” without naming the carrier again.
d. When the master (captain) signs a multimodal transport document, the signature of the master
(captain) is to be identified as the “master” (“captain”). The name of the master (captain) need not be
stated.
e. When an agent signs a multimodal transport document for [or on behalf of] the master (captain), the
agent is to be named and, in addition, to indicate that it is signing as “agent for the master (or captain)” or
as “agent on behalf of the master (or captain)” or words of similar effect. The name of the master (captain)
need not be stated.
On board notation, date of shipment, place of receipt, dispatch, taking in charge, port of loading or
airport of departure
D6) The issuance date of a multimodal transport document will be deemed to be the date of receipt, dispatch,
taking in charge or shipment on board and the date of shipment, unless it bears a separate dated notation
evidencing receipt, dispatch, taking in charge or shipment on board from the place, port or airport stated in
the credit. In the latter event, such date will be deemed to be the date of shipment whether that date is
before or after the issuance date of the multimodal transport document. A separate dated notation may
also be indicated in a designated field or box.
D7) When a credit requires shipment to commence from a port, i.e., when the first leg of the journey, as
required by the credit, is by sea, a multimodal transport document is to indicate a dated on board notation,
and in this event paragraph E6) (b-d) will also apply.
D8) In a multimodal transport document, when a credit requires shipment to commence from a port, the named
port of loading should appear in the port of loading field. However, it may also be stated in the field headed
“Place of receipt” or words of similar effect, provided there is a dated on board notation evidencing that the
goods were shipped on board a named vessel at the port stated under “Place of receipt” or words of
similar effect.
D9) A multimodal transport document is to indicate the place of receipt, dispatch, taking in charge, port of
loading or airport of departure stated in the credit. When a credit indicates the place of receipt, dispatch,
taking in charge, port of loading or airport of departure by also stating the country in which the place, port
or airport is located, the name of the country need not be stated.
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D10) When a credit indicates a geographical area or range of places of receipt, dispatch, taking in charge, ports
of loading or airports of departure (for example, “Any European Country” or “Hamburg, Rotterdam,
Antwerp Port”), a multimodal transport document is to indicate the actual place of receipt, dispatch, taking
in charge, port of loading or airport of departure, which is to be within that geographical area or range of
places. A multimodal transport document need not indicate the geographical area.
D11) Terms such as “Shipped in apparent good order”, “Laden on board”, “Clean on board” or other phrases
that incorporate “shipped” or “on board” have the same effect as the words “Shipped on board”.
Place of final destination, port of discharge or airport of destination
D12) a. In a multimodal transport document, when a credit requires shipment to be effected to a port, the
named port of discharge should appear in the port of discharge field.
b. However, the named port of discharge may be stated in the field headed “Place of final destination”
or words of similar effect provided there is a notation evidencing that the port of discharge is that stated
under “Place of final destination” or words of similar effect. For example, when a credit requires shipment
to be effected to Felixstowe, but Felixstowe is shown as the place of final destination instead of the port of
discharge, this may be evidenced by a notation stating “Port of discharge Felixstowe”.
D13) A multimodal transport document is to indicate the place of final destination, port of discharge or airport of
destination stated in the credit. When a credit indicates the place of final destination port of discharge or
airport of destination by also stating the country in which the place or port is located, the name of the
country need not be stated.
D14) When a credit indicates a geographical area or range of places of final destination, ports of discharge or
airports of destination (for example, “Any European Country” or “Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp Port”), a
multimodal transport document is to indicate the actual place of final destination, port of discharge or
airport of destination, which is to be within that geographical area or range of places. A multimodal
transport document need not indicate the geographical area.
Original multimodal transport document
D15) a. A multimodal transport document is to indicate the number of originals that have been issued.
b. Multimodal transport documents marked “First Original”, “Second Original”, “Third Original”, or
“Original”, “Duplicate”, “Triplicate” or similar expressions are all originals.
D16) When a credit requires a multimodal transport document to evidence that goods are consigned to a named
entity, for example, “consigned to (named entity)” (i.e., a “straight” multimodal transport document or
consignment) rather than “to order” or “to order of (named entity)”, it is not to contain the expressions “to
order” or “to order of” preceding the named entity, or the expression “or order” following the named entity,
whether typed or pre-printed.
D17) a. When a multimodal transport document is issued “to order” or “to order of the shipper”, it is to be
endorsed by the shipper. An endorsement may be made by a named entity other than the shipper,
provided the endorsement is made for [or on behalf of] the shipper.
b. When a credit requires a multimodal transport document to evidence that goods are consigned “to
order of (named entity)”, it is not to indicate that the goods are straight consigned to that named entity.
D18) a. When a credit stipulates the details of one or more notify parties, a multimodal transport document
may also indicate the details of one or more additional notify parties.
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b. i. When a credit does not stipulate the details of a notify party, a multimodal transport document
may indicate the details of any notify party and in any manner (except as stated in paragraph D18) (b) (ii)).
ii When a credit does not stipulate the details of a notify party, but the details of the applicant
appear as notify party on a multimodal transport document, and these details include the applicant’s
address and contact details, they are not to conflict with those stated in the credit.
D19) When a credit requires a multimodal transport document to evidence goods consigned to or to the order of
“issuing bank” or “applicant” or notify “applicant” or “issuing bank”, a multimodal transport document is to
indicate the name of the issuing bank or applicant, as applicable, but need not indicate their respective
addresses or any contact details that may be stated in the credit.
D20) When the address and contact details of the applicant appear as part of the consignee or notify party
details, they are not to conflict with those stated in the credit.
multimodal transport documents are presented
D21) In multimodal transport transhipment will occur. Transhipment is the unloading and reloading of goods
from one means of conveyance to another means of conveyance (whether or not in different modes of
transport) during the carriage of those goods from the place of receipt, dispatch or taking in charge, port of
loading or airport of departure to the place of final destination, port of discharge or airport of destination
stated in the credit.
D22) Shipment on more than one means of conveyance (more than one truck [lorry], vessel, aircraft, etc.) is a
partial shipment, even when such means of conveyance leaves on the same day for the same destination.
D23) a. When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one set of original multimodal transport
documents are presented covering receipt, dispatch, taking in charge or shipment from one or more points
of origin (as specifically allowed, or within a geographical area or range of places stated in the credit), each
set is to indicate that it covers the carriage of goods on the same means of conveyance and same journey
and that the goods are destined for the same destination.
b. When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one set of original multimodal transport
documents are presented in accordance with paragraph D23) (a) and incorporate different dates of receipt,
dispatch, taking in charge, or shipment, the latest of these dates is to be used for the calculation of any
presentation period and must fall on or before the latest date of receipt, dispatch, taking in charge or
shipment stated in the credit.
c. When partial shipment is allowed, and more than one set of original multimodal transport
documents are presented as part of a single presentation made under one covering schedule or letter and
incorporate different dates of receipt, dispatch, taking in charge or shipment, on different means of
conveyance, the earliest of these dates is to be used for the calculation of any presentation period, and
each of these dates must fall on or before the latest date of receipt, dispatch, taking in charge or shipment
stated in the credit.
Clean multimodal transport document
D24) A multimodal transport document is not to include a clause or clauses that expressly declare a defective
condition of the goods or their packaging.
For example:
a. A clause on a multimodal transport document such as “packaging is not sufficient for the sea
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journey” or words of similar effect is an example of a clause expressly declaring a defective condition of
the packaging.
b. A clause on a multimodal transport document such as “packaging may not be sufficient for the sea
journey” or words of similar effect does not expressly declare a defective condition of the packaging.
D25) a. It is not necessary for the word “clean” to appear on a multimodal transport document even when
the credit requires a multimodal transport document to be marked “clean on board” or “clean”.
b. Deletion of the word “clean” on a multimodal transport document does not expressly declare a
defective condition of the goods or their packaging.
Goods description
D26) A goods description indicated on a multimodal transport document may be in general terms not in conflict
with the goods description in the credit.
Indication of name and address of delivery agent at destination
D27) When a credit requires a multimodal transport document to indicate the name, address and contact details
of a delivery agent or words of similar effect, at or for the place of final destination or port of discharge, the
address need not be one that is located at the place of destination or port of discharge or within the same
country as that of the place of destination or port of discharge.
D28) Any correction of data on a multimodal transport document is to be authenticated. Such authentication is
to appear to have been made by the carrier, master (captain) or any one of their named agents, who may
be different from the agent that may have issued or signed a multimodal transport document, provided
they are identified as an agent of the carrier or master (captain).
D29) Non-negotiable copies of a multimodal transport document need not include authentication of any
corrections that may have been made on the original.
D30) A statement appearing on a multimodal transport document indicating the payment of freight need not be
identical to that stated in the credit, but is not to conflict with data in that document, any other stipulated
document or the credit. For example, when a credit requires a multimodal transport document to be
marked “freight payable at destination”, it may be marked “freight collect”.
D31) a. When a credit states that costs additional to freight are not acceptable, a multimodal transport
document is not to indicate that costs additional to the freight have been or will be incurred.
b. An indication of costs additional to freight may be made by express reference to additional costs or
by the use of trade terms which refer to costs associated with the loading or unloading of goods, such as,
but not limited to, Free In (FI), Free Out (FO), Free In and Out (FIO) and Free In and Out Stowed (FIOS).
c. Reference in a multimodal transport document to costs which may be levied, for example, as a
result of a delay in unloading the goods, or after the goods have been unloaded (demurrage costs) or
costs covering the late return of containers (detention costs) is not an indication of costs additional to
freight.
Release of goods with more than one multimodal transport document to be surrendered
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D32) A multimodal transport document is not to expressly state that goods covered by that multimodal transport
document will only be released upon its surrender together with one or more other multimodal transport
documents, unless all of the referenced multimodal transport documents form part of the same
presentation under the same credit.
For example, “Container XXXX is covered by B/L No. YYY and ZZZ, and can only be released to a single
merchant upon presentation of all multimodal transport documents of that merchant” is considered to be
an express statement that one or more other multimodal transport documents, related to the referenced
container or packing unit, must be surrendered prior to the goods being released.
BILL OF LADING
E1) a. A requirement in a credit for the presentation of a transport document, however named, only
covering a port-to-port shipment, i.e., a credit that contains no reference to a place of receipt or taking in
charge or place of final destination means that UCP 600 article 20 is to be applied in the examination of
that document.
b. A bill of lading is not to contain any indication of a charter party as described in paragraphs G2) (a)
and (b).
E2) A bill of lading need not be titled “marine bill of lading”, “ocean bill of lading”, “port-to-port bill of lading” or
words of similar effect even when the credit so names the required document.
Issuance, carrier, identification of the carrier and signing of a bill of lading
E3) a. A bill of lading may be issued by any entity other than a carrier or master (captain), provided it
meets the requirements of UCP 600 article 20.
b. When a credit indicates “Freight Forwarder’s Bill of Lading is acceptable” or “House Bill of Lading is
acceptable” or words of similar effect, a bill of lading may be signed by the issuing entity without it being
necessary to indicate the capacity in which it has been signed or the name of the carrier.
E4) A stipulation in a credit that “Freight Forwarder’s Bills of Lading are not acceptable” or “House Bills of
Lading are not acceptable” or words of similar effect has no meaning in the context of the title, format,
content or signing of a bill of lading unless the credit provides specific requirements detailing how the bill of
lading is to be issued and signed. In the absence of these requirements, such a stipulation is to be
disregarded, and the bill of lading presented is to be examined according to the requirements of UCP 600
article 20.
E5) a. A bill of lading is to be signed in the form described in UCP 600 sub-article 20 (a) (i) and to indicate
the name of the carrier, identified as the carrier.
b. When a bill of lading is signed by a named branch of the carrier, the signature is considered to have
been made by the carrier.
c. When an agent signs a bill of lading for [or on behalf of] the carrier, the agent is to be named and, in
addition, to indicate that it is signing as “agent for (name), the carrier” or as “agent on behalf of (name), the
carrier” or words of similar effect. When the carrier is identified elsewhere in the document as the “carrier”,
the named agent may sign, for example, as “agent for [or on behalf of] the carrier” without naming the
carrier again.
d. When the master (captain) signs a bill of lading, the signature of the master (captain) is to be
identified as the “master” (“captain”). The name of the master (captain) need not be stated.
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e. When an agent signs a bill of lading for [or on behalf of] the master (captain), the agent is to be
named and, in addition, to indicate that it is signing as “agent for the master (or captain)”, or as “agent on
behalf of the master (or captain)” or words of similar effect. The name of the master (captain) need not be
stated.
E6) a. When a pre-printed “Shipped on board” bill of lading is presented, its issuance date will be deemed
to be the date of shipment unless it bears a separate dated on board notation. In the latter event, such
date will be deemed to be the date of shipment whether that date is before or after the issuance date of the
bill of lading. The on board date may also be indicated in a designated field or box.
b. Notwithstanding that a credit may require a bill of lading to evidence a port-to-port shipment:
i. when a bill of lading indicates a place of receipt that is the same as the port of loading, for
example, place of receipt Rotterdam CY and the port of loading Rotterdam, and there is no indication of a
means of pre-carriage (either in the pre-carriage field or the place of receipt field); or
ii. when a bill of lading indicates a place of receipt different from the port of loading, for example,
place of receipt Amsterdam and port of loading Rotterdam, and there is no indication of a means of
pre-carriage (either in the pre-carriage field or the place of receipt field), then:
(a) when a bill of lading is pre-printed “shipped on board”, the date of issue will be deemed to be
the date of shipment, and no further on board notation is required.
(b) when a bill of lading is pre-printed “received for shipment”, a dated on board notation is
required, and the date appearing in the notation will be deemed to be the date of shipment. The on board
date may also be indicated in a designated field or box.
c. Notwithstanding that a credit may require a bill of lading to evidence a port-to-port shipment, when a
bill of lading:
i. indicates a place of receipt different from the port of loading, for example, place of receipt
Amsterdam and port of loading Rotterdam, and there is an indication of a means of pre-carriage (either in
the pre-carriage field or the place of receipt field), regardless of whether it is pre-printed “shipped on
board” or “received for shipment”, it is to bear a dated on board notation which also indicates the name of
the vessel and the port of loading stated in the credit. Such notation may also appear in a designated field
or box. The date appearing in the on board notation or designated field or box will be deemed to be the
date of shipment.
ii. indicates a means of pre-carriage (either in the pre-carriage field or the place of receipt field),
no matter if no place of receipt is stated or whether it is pre-printed “shipped on board” or “received for
shipment”, it is to bear a dated on board notation which also indicates the name of the vessel and the port
of loading stated in the credit. Such notation may also appear in a designated field or box. The date
appearing in the on board notation or designated field or box will be deemed to be the date of shipment.
d. When a bill of lading indicates wording such as “When the place of receipt box has been completed,
any notation on this bill of lading of “on board”, “loaded on board” or words of similar effect shall be
deemed to be on board the means of transportation performing the carriage from the place of receipt to the
port of loading” or words of similar effect, and if, in addition, the place of receipt box is completed, a bill of
lading is to bear a dated on board notation. The dated on board notation is also to indicate the name of the
vessel and the port of loading stated in the credit. Such notation may also appear in a designated field or
box. The date appearing in the on board notation or designated field or box will be deemed to be the date
of shipment.
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e. The named port of loading, as required by the credit, should appear in the port of loading field on a
bill of lading. However, it may also be stated in the field headed “Place of receipt” or words of similar effect,
provided there is a dated on board notation evidencing that the goods were shipped on board a named
vessel at the port stated under “Place of receipt” or words of similar effect.
f. A bill of lading is to indicate the port of loading stated in the credit. When a credit indicates the port
of loading by also stating the country in which the port is located, the name of the country need not be
stated.
g. When a credit indicates a geographical area or range of ports of loading (for example, “Any
European Port” or “Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp Port”), a bill of lading is to indicate the actual port of
loading, which is to be within that geographical area or range of ports. A bill of lading need not indicate the
geographical area.
h. When a bill of lading indicates more than one port of loading, it is to evidence an on board notation
with the relevant on board date for each port of loading, regardless of whether it is pre-printed “received for
shipment” or “shipped on board”. For example, when a bill of lading indicates that shipment has been
effected from Brisbane and Adelaide, a dated on board notation is required for both Brisbane and
Adelaide.
E7) Terms such as “Shipped in apparent good order”, “Laden on board”, “Clean on board” or other phrases
Port of discharge
E8) a. The named port of discharge, as required by the credit, should appear in the port of discharge field
within a bill of lading.
E9) A bill of lading is to indicate the port of discharge stated in the credit. When a credit indicates the port of
discharge by also stating the country in which the port is located, the name of the country need not be
stated.
E10) When a credit indicates a geographical area or range of ports of discharge (for example, “Any European
Port” or “Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp Port”), a bill of lading is to indicate the actual port of discharge,
which is to be within that geographical area or range of ports. A bill of lading need not indicate the
geographical area.
Original bill of lading
E11) a. A bill of lading is to indicate the number of originals that have been issued.
b. Bills of lading marked “First Original”, “Second Original”, “Third Original”, or “Original”, “Duplicate”,
“Triplicate” or similar expressions are all originals.
E12)When a credit requires a bill of lading to evidence that goods are consigned to a named entity, for example,
“consigned to (named entity)” (i.e., a “straight” bill of lading or consignment) rather than “to order” or “to
order of (named entity)”, it is not to contain the expressions “to order” or “to order of” preceding the named
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entity, or the expression “or order” following the named entity, whether typed or pre-printed.
E13) a. When a bill of lading is issued “to order” or “to order of the shipper”, it is to be endorsed by the
shipper. An endorsement may be made by a named entity other than the shipper, provided the
endorsement is made for [or on behalf of] the shipper.
b. When a credit requires a bill of lading to evidence that goods are consigned “to order of (named
entity)”, it is not to indicate that the goods are straight consigned to that named entity.
E14) a. When a credit stipulates the details of one or more notify parties, a bill of lading may also indicate
the details of one or more additional notify parties.
b. i. When a credit does not stipulate the details of a notify party, a bill of lading may indicate the
details of any notify party and in any manner (except as stated in paragraph E14) (b) (ii)).
ii. When a credit does not stipulate the details of a notify party, but the details of the applicant
appear as notify party on a bill of lading, and these details include the applicant’s address and contact
E15) When a credit requires a bill of lading to evidence goods consigned to or to the order of “issuing bank” or
“applicant“ or notify “applicant” or “issuing bank”, a bill of lading is to indicate the name of the issuing bank
or applicant, as applicable, but need not indicate their respective addresses or any contact details that may
be stated in the credit.
E16) When the address and contact details of the applicant appear as part of the consignee or notify party
Transhipment, partial shipment and determining the presentation period when multiple sets of bills of
lading are presented
E17) Transhipment is the unloading and reloading of goods from one vessel to another during the carriage of
those goods from the port of loading to the port of discharge stated in the credit. When a bill of lading does
not indicate unloading and reloading between these two ports, it is not transhipment in the context of the
credit and UCP 600 sub-articles 20 (b) and (c).
E18) Shipment on more than one vessel is a partial shipment, even if each vessel leaves on the same day for
the same destination.
E19) a. When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one set of original bills of lading are
presented covering shipment from one or more ports of loading (as specifically allowed, or within a
geographical area or range of ports stated in the credit), each set is to indicate that it covers the shipment
of goods on the same vessel and same journey and that the goods are destined for the same port of
discharge.
b. When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one set of original bills of lading are
presented in accordance with paragraph E19) (a) and incorporate different dates of shipment, the latest of
these dates is to be used for the calculation of any presentation period and must fall on or before the latest
shipment date stated in the credit.
c. When partial shipment is allowed, and more than one set of original bills of lading are presented as
part of a single presentation made under one covering schedule or letter and incorporate different dates of
shipment, on different vessels or the same vessel for a different journey, the earliest of these dates is to be
used for the calculation of any presentation period, and each of these dates must fall on or before the
latest shipment date stated in the credit.
Clean bill of lading
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E20) A bill of lading is not to include a clause or clauses that expressly declare a defective condition of the
goods or their packaging.
For example:
a. A clause on a bill of lading such as “packaging is not sufficient for the sea journey” or words of
similar effect is an example of a clause expressly declaring a defective condition of the packaging.
b. A clause on a bill of lading such as “packaging may not be sufficient for the sea journey” or words of
similar effect does not expressly declare a defective condition of the packaging.
E21) a. It is not necessary for the word “clean” to appear on a bill of lading even when the credit requires a
bill of lading to be marked “clean on board” or “clean”.
b. Deletion of the word “clean” on a bill of lading does not expressly declare a defective condition of
the goods or their packaging.
Goods description
E22) A goods description indicated on a bill of lading may be in general terms not in conflict with the goods
description in the credit.
E23) When a credit requires a bill of lading to indicate the name, address and contact details of a delivery agent
or words of similar effect, at or for the port of discharge, the address need not be one that is located at the
port of discharge or within the same country as that of the port of discharge.
E24) Any correction of data on a bill of lading is to be authenticated. Such authentication is to appear to have
been made by the carrier, master (captain) or any one of their named agents, who may be different from
the agent that may have issued or signed a bill of lading, provided they are identified as an agent of the
carrier or the master (captain).
E25) Non-negotiable copies of a bill of lading need not include authentication of any corrections that may have
been made on the original.
E26) A statement appearing on a bill of lading indicating the payment of freight need not be identical to that
stated in the credit, but is not to conflict with data in that document, any other stipulated document or the
credit. For example, when a credit requires a bill of lading to be marked “freight payable at destination”, it
may be marked “freight collect”.
E27) a. When a credit states that costs additional to freight are not acceptable, a bill of lading is not to
indicate that costs additional to the freight have been or will be incurred.
c. Reference in a bill of lading to costs which may be levied, for example, as a result of a delay in
unloading the goods, or after the goods have been unloaded (demurrage costs) or costs covering the late
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return of containers (detention costs) is not an indication of costs additional to freight.
Release of goods with more than one bill of lading to be surrendered
E28) A bill of lading is not to expressly state that goods covered by that bill of lading will only be released upon
its surrender together with one or more other bills of lading, unless all of the referenced bills of lading form
part of the same presentation under the same credit.
For example, “Container XXXX is covered by B/L No. YYY and ZZZ and can only be released to a single
merchant upon presentation of all bills of lading of that merchant” is considered to be an express
statement that one or more other bills of lading, related to the referenced container or packing unit, must
be surrendered prior to the goods being released.
NON-NEGOTIABLE SEA WAYBILL

F1) a. A requirement in a credit for the presentation of a non-negotiable sea waybill, covering a port-to-port
shipment only, i.e., a credit that contains no reference to a place of receipt or taking in charge or place of
final destination means that UCP 600 article 21 is to be applied in the examination of that document.
b. A non-negotiable sea waybill is not to contain any indication of a charter party as described in
paragraphs G2) (a) and (b). Issuance, carrier, identification of the carrier and signing of a non-negotiable
sea waybill
F2) a. A non-negotiable sea waybill may be issued by any entity other than a carrier or master (captain)
provided it meets the requirements of UCP 600 article 21.
b. When a credit indicates “Freight Forwarder’s non-negotiable sea waybill is acceptable” or “House
non-negotiable sea waybill is acceptable” or words of similar effect, a non-negotiable sea waybill may be
signed by the issuing entity without it being necessary to indicate the capacity in which it has been signed
or the name of the carrier.
F3) A stipulation in a credit that “Freight Forwarder’s non-negotiable sea waybill is not acceptable” or “House
non-negotiable sea waybill is not acceptable” or words of similar effect has no meaning in the context of
the title, format, content or signing of a non-negotiable sea waybill unless the credit provides specific
requirements detailing how the non-negotiable sea waybill is to be issued and signed. In the absence of
these requirements, such a stipulation is to be disregarded, and the non-negotiable sea waybill presented
is to be examined according to the requirements of UCP 600 article 21.
F4) a. A non-negotiable sea waybill is to be signed in the form described in UCP 600 sub-article 21 (a) (i)
and to indicate the name of the carrier, identified as the carrier.
b. When a non-negotiable sea waybill is signed by a named branch of the carrier, the signature is
c. When an agent signs a non-negotiable sea waybill for [or on behalf of] the carrier, the agent is to be
named and, in addition, to indicate that it is signing as “agent for (name), the carrier” or as “agent on behalf
of (name), the carrier” or words of similar effect. When the carrier is identified elsewhere in the document
as the “carrier”, the named agent may sign, for example, as “agent for [or on behalf of] the carrier” without
naming the carrier again.
d. When the master (captain) signs a non-negotiable sea waybill, the signature of the master (captain)
is to be identified as the “master” (“captain”). The name of the master (captain) need not be stated.
e. When an agent signs a non-negotiable sea waybill for [or on behalf of] the master (captain), the
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agent is to be named and, in addition, to indicate that it is signing as “agent for the master (or captain)”, or
as “agent on behalf of the master (or captain)” or words of similar effect. The name of the master (captain)
need not be stated.
F5) a. When a pre-printed “Shipped on board” non-negotiable sea waybill is presented, its issuance date
will be deemed to be the date of shipment unless it bears a separate dated on board notation. In the latter
event, such date will be deemed to be the date of shipment whether that date is before or after the
issuance date of the non-negotiable sea waybill. The on board date may also be indicated in a designated
field or box.
b. Notwithstanding that a credit may require a non-negotiable sea waybill to evidence a port-to-port
shipment:
i. when a non-negotiable sea waybill indicates a place of receipt that is the same as the port of
loading, for example, place of receipt Rotterdam CY and the port of loading Rotterdam, and there is no
indication of a means of pre-carriage (either in the pre-carriage field or the place of receipt field); or
ii. when a non-negotiable sea waybill indicates a place of receipt different from the port of
loading, for example, place of receipt Amsterdam and port of loading Rotterdam, and there is no indication
of a means of pre-carriage (either in the pre-carriage field or the place of receipt field), then:
(a) when a non-negotiable sea waybill is pre-printed “shipped on board”, the date of issue will be
deemed to be the date of shipment, and no further on board notation is required.
(b) when a non-negotiable sea waybill is pre-printed “received for shipment”, a dated on board
notation is required, and the date appearing in the notation will be deemed to be the date of shipment. The
on board date may also be indicated in a designated field or box.
c. Notwithstanding that a credit may require a non-negotiable sea waybill to evidence a port-to-port
shipment, when a non-negotiable sea waybill:
date of shipment.
no matter if no place of receipt is stated or whether it is pre-printed “shipped on board” or “received for
d. When a non-negotiable sea waybill indicates wording such as “When the place of receipt box has
been completed, any notation on this non-negotiable sea waybill of “on board”, “loaded on board” or words
of similar effect shall be deemed to be on board the means of transportation performing the carriage from
the place of receipt to the port of loading” or words of similar effect, and if, in addition, the place of receipt
box is completed, a non-negotiable sea waybill is to bear a dated on board notation. The dated on board
notation is also to indicate the name of the vessel and the port of loading stated in the credit. Such notation
may also appear in a designated field or box. The date appearing in the on board notation or designated
field or box will be deemed to be the date of shipment.
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non-negotiable sea waybill. However, it may also be stated in the field headed “Place of receipt” or words
of similar effect, provided there is a dated on board notation evidencing that the goods were shipped on
board a named vessel at the port stated under “Place of receipt” or words of similar effect.
f. A non-negotiable sea waybill is to indicate the port of loading stated in the credit. When a credit
indicates the port of loading by also stating the country in which the port is located, the name of the country
need not be stated.
European Port” or “Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp Port”), a non-negotiable sea waybill is to indicate the
actual port of loading, which is to be within that geographical area or range of ports. A non-negotiable sea
waybill need not indicate the geographical area.
h. When a non-negotiable sea waybill indicates more than one port of loading, it is to evidence an on
board notation with the relevant on board date for each port of loading, regardless of whether it is
pre-printed “received for shipment” or “shipped on board”. For example, when a non-negotiable sea
waybill indicates that shipment has been effected from Brisbane and Adelaide, a dated on board notation
is required for both Brisbane and Adelaide.
F6) Terms such as “Shipped in apparent good order”, “Laden on board”, “Clean on board” or other phrases
Port of discharge
F7) a. The named port of discharge, as required by the credit, should appear in the port of discharge field
within a non-negotiable sea waybill.
F8) A non-negotiable sea waybill is to indicate the port of discharge stated in the credit. When a credit
indicates the port of discharge by also stating the country in which the port is located, the name of the
country need not be stated.
F9) When a credit indicates a geographical area or range of ports of discharge (for example “Any European
Port” or “Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp Port”), a non-negotiable sea waybill is to indicate the actual port of
discharge, which is to be within that geographical area or range of ports. A non-negotiable sea waybill
need not indicate the geographical area.
Original non-negotiable sea waybill
F10) a. A non-negotiable sea waybill is to indicate the number of originals that have been issued.
b. Non-negotiable sea waybills marked “First Original”, “Second Original”, “Third Original”, or
“Original”, “Duplicate”, “Triplicate” or similar expressions are all originals.
Consignee, order party, shipper, and notify party

F11) a. When a credit requires a non-negotiable sea waybill to evidence that goods are consigned to a
named entity, for example, “consigned to (named entity)”, it is not to contain the expressions “to order” or
“to order of” preceding the named entity, or the expression “or order” following the named entity, whether
typed or pre-printed.
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b. When a credit requires a non-negotiable sea waybill to evidence that goods are consigned “to order
of (named entity)”, it may indicate that the goods are consigned to that entity, without mentioning “to order
of”.
c. When a credit requires a non-negotiable sea waybill to evidence that goods are consigned “to
order” without naming the entity to whose order the goods are to be consigned, it is to indicate that the
goods are consigned to either the issuing bank or the applicant, without the need to mention the words
“to order”.
F12) a. When a credit stipulates the details of one or more notify parties, a non-negotiable sea waybill may
also indicate the details of one or more additional notify parties.
b. i. When a credit does not stipulate the details of a notify party, a non-negotiable sea waybill may
indicate the details of any notify party and in any manner (except as stated in paragraph F12) (b) (ii)).
appear as notify party on a non-negotiable sea waybill, and these details include the applicant’s address
and contact details, they are not to conflict with those stated in the credit.
F13) When a credit requires a non-negotiable sea waybill to evidence goods consigned to “issuing bank” or
“applicant“ or notify “applicant” or “issuing bank”, a non-negotiable sea waybill is to indicate the name of
the issuing bank or applicant, as applicable, but need not indicate their respective addresses or any
contact details that may be stated in the credit.
F14) When the address and contact details of the applicant appear as part of the consignee or notify party
non-negotiable sea waybills are presented
F15) Transhipment is the unloading and reloading of goods from one vessel to another during the carriage of
those goods from the port of loading to the port of discharge stated in the credit. When a non-negotiable
sea waybill does not indicate unloading and reloading between these two ports, it is not transhipment in
the context of the credit and UCP 600 sub-articles 21 (b) and (c).
F16) Shipment on more than one vessel is a partial shipment, even if each vessel leaves on the same day for
F17) a. When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one set of original non-negotiable sea
waybills are presented covering shipment from one or more ports of loading (as specifically allowed, or
within a geographical area or range of ports stated in the credit), each set is to indicate that it covers the
shipment of goods on the same vessel and same journey and that the goods are destined for the same
port of discharge.
b. When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one set of original non-negotiable sea
waybills are presented in accordance with paragraph F17) (a) and incorporate different dates of shipment,
the latest of these dates is to be used for the calculation of any presentation period and must fall on or
before the latest shipment date stated in the credit.
c. When partial shipment is allowed, and more than one set of original non-negotiable sea waybills are
presented as part of a single presentation made under one covering schedule or letter and incorporate
different dates of shipment, on different vessels or the same vessel for a different journey, the earliest of
these dates is to be used for the calculation of any presentation period, and each of these dates must fall
on or before the latest shipment date stated in the credit.
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Clean non-negotiable sea waybill
F18) A non-negotiable sea waybill is not to include a clause or clauses that expressly declare a defective
For example:
a. A clause on a non-negotiable sea waybill such as “packaging is not sufficient for the sea journey”
or words of similar effect is an example of a clause expressly declaring a defective condition of the
packaging.
b. A clause on a non-negotiable sea waybill such as “packaging may not be sufficient for the sea
F19) a. It is not necessary for the word “clean” to appear on a non-negotiable sea waybill even when the
credit requires a non-negotiable sea waybill to be marked “clean on board” or “clean”.
b. Deletion of the word “clean” on a non-negotiable sea waybill does not expressly declare a defective
Goods description
F20) A goods description indicated on a non-negotiable sea waybill may be in general terms not in conflict with
the goods description in the credit.
F21) When a credit requires a non-negotiable sea waybill to indicate the name, address and contact details of a
delivery agent or words of similar effect, at or for the port of discharge, the address need not be one that is
located at the port of discharge or within the same country as that of the port of discharge.

F22) Any correction of data on a non-negotiable sea waybill is to be authenticated. Such authentication is to
appear to have been made by the carrier, master (captain) or any one of their named agents, who may be
different from the agent that may have issued or signed a non-negotiable sea waybill, provided they are
identified as an agent of the carrier or the master (captain).
F23) Copies of a non-negotiable sea waybill need not include authentication of any corrections that may have
F24) A statement appearing on a non-negotiable sea waybill indicating the payment of freight need not be
identical to that stated in the credit, but is not to conflict with data in that document, any other stipulated
document or the credit. For example, when a credit requires a non-negotiable sea waybill to be marked
“freight payable at destination”, it may be marked “freight collect”.
F25) a. When a credit states that costs additional to freight are not acceptable, a non-negotiable sea waybill
is not to indicate that costs additional to the freight have been or will be incurred.
c. Reference in a non-negotiable sea waybill to costs which may be levied, for example, as a result of
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a delay in unloading the goods, or after the goods have been unloaded (demurrage costs) or costs
covering the late return of containers (detention costs) is not an indication of costs additional to freight.
CHARTER PARTY BILL OF LADING
G1) When there is a requirement in a credit for the presentation of a charter party bill of lading, or when a credit
allows presentation of a charter party bill of lading and a charter party bill of lading is presented, UCP 600
article 22 is to be applied in the examination of that document.
G2) a. A transport document, however named, containing any indication that it is subject to, or any
reference to, a charter party is deemed to be a charter party bill of lading.
b. A transport document, however named, indicating expressions such as “freight payable as per
charter party dated (with or without mentioning a date)”, or “freight payable as per charter party”, will be an
indication that it is subject to a charter party.
G3) A transport document, however named, containing a code name or form name usually associated with a
charter party bill of lading, for example, ”Congenbill” or ”Tanker Bill of Lading” without any further indication
or reference to a charter party, is not by itself an indication of, or reference to, a charter party.
Signing of a charter party bill of lading
G4) a. A charter party bill of lading is to be signed in the form described in UCP 600 sub-article 22 (a) (i).
b. When the master (captain), owner or charterer signs a charter party bill of lading, the signature of
the master (captain), owner or charterer is to be identified as “master” (“captain”), “owner” or “charterer”.
c. When an agent signs a charter party bill of lading for [or on behalf of] the master (captain), owner or
charterer, the agent is to be named and, in addition, to indicate that it is signing as agent for [or on behalf
of] the master (captain), owner or charterer as the case may be.
i. When a charter party bill of lading is signed by an agent for [or on behalf of] the master
(captain), the name of the master (captain) need not be stated.
ii. When a charter party bill of lading is signed by an agent for [or on behalf of] the owner or
charterer, the name of the owner or charterer is to be stated.
G5) a. When a pre-printed “Shipped on board” charter party bill of lading is presented, its issuance date
will be deemed to be the date of shipment unless it bears a separate dated on board notation. In the latter
event, such date will be deemed to be the date of shipment whether that date is before or after the
issuance date of the charter party bill of lading. The on board date may also be indicated in a designated
field or box.
b. Notwithstanding that a credit may require a charter party bill of lading to evidence a port-to-port
shipment:
i. when a charter party bill of lading indicates a place of receipt that is the same as the port of
loading, for example, place of receipt Rotterdam CY and the port of loading Rotterdam, and there is no
indication of a means of pre-carriage (either in the pre-carriage field or the place of receipt field); or
ii. when a charter party bill of lading indicates a place of receipt different from the port of loading,
for example, place of receipt Amsterdam and port of loading Rotterdam, and there is no indication of a
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means of pre-carriage (either in the pre-carriage field or the place of receipt field), then:
(a) when a charter party bill of lading is pre-printed “shipped on board”, the date of issue will be
deemed to be the date of shipment, and no further on board notation is required.
(b) when a charter party bill of lading is pre-printed “received for shipment”, a dated on board
notation is required, and the date appearing in the notation will be deemed to be the date of shipment. The
on board date may also be indicated in a designated field or box.
c. Notwithstanding that a credit may require a charter party bill of lading to evidence a port-to-port
shipment, when a charter party bill of lading:
date of shipment.
no matter if no place of receipt is stated, or whether it is pre-printed “shipped on board” or “received for
d. When a charter party bill of lading shows wording such as “When the place of receipt box has been
completed, any notation on this charter party bill of lading of “on board”, “loaded on board” or words of
similar effect shall be deemed to be on board the means of transportation performing the carriage from the
place of receipt to the port of loading” or words of similar effect, and if, in addition, the place of receipt box
is completed, a charter party bill of lading is to bear a dated on board notation. The dated on board
notation is also to indicate the name of the vessel and the port of loading stated in the credit. Such notation
may also appear in a designated field or box. The date appearing in the on board notation or designated
field or box will be deemed to be the date of shipment.
charter party bill of lading. However, it may also be stated in the field headed “Place of receipt” or words of
similar effect, provided there is a dated on board notation evidencing that the goods were shipped on
board a named vessel at the port stated under “Place of receipt” or words of similar effect.
f. A charter party bill of lading is to indicate the port of loading stated in the credit. When a credit
indicates the port of loading by also stating the country in which the port is located, the name of the country
need not be stated.
European Port” or “Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp Port”), a charter party bill of lading is to indicate the
actual port or ports of loading, which are to be within that geographical area or range of ports. A charter
party bill of lading need not indicate the geographical area.
h. When a charter party bill of lading indicates more than one port of loading, it is to evidence an on
board notation with the relevant on board date for each port of loading, regardless of whether it is
pre-printed “received for shipment” or “shipped on board”. For example, when a charter party bill of lading
indicates that shipment has been effected from Brisbane and Adelaide, a dated on board notation is
required for both Brisbane and Adelaide.
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G6) Terms such as “Shipped in apparent good order”, “Laden on board”, “Clean on board” or other phrases
Port of discharge
G7) a. The named port of discharge, as required by the credit, should appear in the port of discharge field
within a charter party bill of lading.
G8) A charter party bill of lading is to indicate the port of discharge stated in the credit. When a credit indicates
the port of discharge by also stating the country in which the port is located, the name of the country need
not be stated.
G9) When a credit indicates a geographical area or range of ports of discharge (for example, “Any European
Port” or “Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp Port”), a charter party bill of lading may indicate the actual port of
discharge, which is to be within that geographical area or range of ports, or it may show the geographical
area or range of ports as the port of discharge.
Original charter party bill of lading
G10) a. A charter party bill of lading is to indicate the number of originals that have been issued.
b. Charter party bills of lading marked “First Original”, “Second Original”, “Third Original”, or “Original”,
“Duplicate”, “Triplicate” or similar expressions are all originals.
G11)When a credit requires a charter party bill of lading to evidence that goods are consigned to a named entity,
for example, “consigned to (named entity)” (i.e., a “straight” charter party bill of lading or consignment)
rather than “to order” or “to order of (named entity)”, it is not to contain the expressions “to order” or “to
order of” preceding the named entity or the expression “or order” following the named entity, whether typed
or pre-printed.
G12) a. When a charter party bill of lading is issued “to order” or “to order of the shipper”, it is to be
endorsed by the shipper. An endorsement may be made by a named entity other than the shipper,
provided the endorsement is made for [or on behalf of] the shipper.
b. When a credit requires a charter party bill of lading to evidence that goods are consigned “to order
of (named entity)”, it is not to indicate that the goods are straight consigned to that named entity.
G13) a. When a credit stipulates the details of one or more notify parties, a charter party bill of lading may
b. i. When a credit does not stipulate the details of a notify party, a charter party bill of lading may
indicate the details of any notify party and in any manner (except as stated in paragraph G13) (b) (ii)).
ii When a credit does not stipulate the details of a notify party, but the details of the applicant
appear as notify party on a charter party bill of lading, and these details include the applicant’s address
and contact details, they are not to conflict with those stated in the credit.
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G14) When a credit requires a charter party bill of lading to evidence goods consigned to or to the order of
“issuing bank” or “applicant” or notify applicant” or “issuing bank”, a charter party bill of lading is to indicate
the name of the issuing bank or applicant, as applicable, but need not indicate their respective addresses
or contact details that may be stated in the credit.
G15) When the address and contact details of the applicant appear as part of the consignee or notify party
Partial shipment and determining the presentation period when multiple sets of charter party bills of
lading are presented
G16) Shipment on more than one vessel is a partial shipment, even if each vessel leaves on the same day for
G17) a. When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one set of original charter party bills of
lading are presented covering shipment from one or more ports of loading (as specifically allowed, or
within a geographical area or range of ports stated in the credit), each set is to indicate that it covers the
shipment of goods on the same vessel and same journey and that the goods are destined for the same
port of discharge, geographical area or range of ports.
b. When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one set of original charter party bills of
lading are presented in accordance with paragraph G17) (a) and incorporate different dates of shipment,
or one set of original charter party bills of lading is presented indicating different dates of shipment, the
latest of these dates is to be used for the calculation of any presentation period and must fall on or before
the latest shipment date stated in the credit.
c. When partial shipment is allowed, and more than one set of original charter party bills of lading are
presented as part of a single presentation made under one covering schedule or letter and incorporate
different dates of shipment, on different vessels or the same vessel for a different journey, the earliest of
these dates is to be used for the calculation of any presentation period, and each of these dates must fall
on or before the latest shipment date stated in the credit.
Clean charter party bill of lading
G18) A charter party bill of lading is not to include a clause or clauses that expressly declare a defective
For example:
a. A clause on a charter party bill of lading such as “packaging is not sufficient for the sea journey” or
words of similar effect is an example of a clause expressly declaring a defective condition of the
packaging.
b. A clause on a charter party bill of lading such as “packaging may not be sufficient for the sea
G19) a. It is not necessary for the word “clean” to appear on a charter party bill of lading even when the
credit requires a charter party bill of lading to be marked “clean on board” or “clean”.
b. Deletion of the word “clean” on a charter party bill of lading does not expressly declare a defective
Goods description
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G20) A goods description indicated on a charter party bill of lading may be in general terms not in conflict with
the goods description in the credit.
G21) A charter party bill of lading may indicate that the goods are part of a larger consignment loaded onto the
named vessel by reference to “without segregation”, “commingled” or words of similar effect.
G22) Any correction of data on a charter party bill of lading is to be authenticated. Such authentication is to
appear to have been made by the master (captain), owner, charterer or any one of their named agents,
who may be different from the agent that may have issued or signed a charter party bill of lading, provided
they are identified as an agent of the master (captain), owner or charterer.
G23) Non-negotiable copies of a charter party bill of lading need not include authentication of any corrections
that may have been made on the original.
G24) A statement appearing on a charter party bill of lading indicating the payment of freight need not be
identical to that stated in the credit but is not to conflict with data in that document, any other stipulated
document or the credit. For example, when a credit requires a charter party bill of lading to be marked
“freight payable at destination”, it may be marked “freight collect”.
G25) a. When a credit states that costs additional to freight are not acceptable, a charter party bill of lading
is not to indicate that costs additional to the freight have been or will be incurred.
c. Reference in a charter party bill of lading to costs which may be levied, for example, as a result of a
delay in unloading the goods or after the goods have been unloaded (demurrage costs) is not an indication
of costs additional to freight.
Release of goods with more than one charter party bill of lading to be surrendered
G26) A charter party bill of lading is not to expressly state that goods covered by that charter party bill of lading
will only be released upon its surrender together with one or more other charter party bills of lading, unless
all of the referenced charter party bills of lading form part of the same presentation under the same credit.
For example, “[Cargo XXXX] is covered by B/L No. YYY and ZZZ, and can only be released to a single
merchant upon presentation of all charter party bills of lading of that merchant” is considered to be an
express statement that one or more other charter party bills of lading, related to the referenced cargo,
must be surrendered prior to the goods being released.
Charter party contracts
G27) Unless UCP 600 sub-article 22 (b) is specifically excluded and the credit specifically indicates the data that
are to be examined and to what extent, banks do not examine any content of a charter party contract, even
when such contract is required as a stipulated document under the credit.
AIR TRANSPORT DOCUMENT
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H1) A requirement in a credit for the presentation of an air transport document, however named, covering an
airport-to-airport shipment means that UCP 600 article 23 is to be applied in the examination of that
document.
H2) An air transport document need not be titled “air waybill”, “air consignment note” or words of similar effect
even when the credit so names the required document.
Issuance, carrier, identification of the carrier and signing of an air transport document
H3) a. An air transport document may be issued by any entity other than a carrier provided it meets the
b. When a credit indicates “Freight Forwarder’s air waybill is acceptable” or “House air waybill is
acceptable” or words of similar effect, an air transport document may be signed by the issuing entity
without it being necessary to indicate the capacity in which it has been signed or the name of the carrier.
H4) A stipulation in a credit that “Freight Forwarder’s air waybill is not acceptable” or “House air waybill is not
acceptable” or words of similar effect has no meaning in the context of the title, format, content or signing
of an air transport document unless the credit provides specific requirements detailing how the air
transport document is to be issued and signed. In the absence of these requirements, such a stipulation is
to be disregarded, and the air transport document presented is to be examined according to the
H5) a. An air transport document is to be signed in the form described in UCP 600 sub-article 23 (a) (i) and to
indicate the name of the carrier, identified as the carrier.
b. When an air transport document is signed by a named branch of the carrier, the signature is
c. The carrier is to be identified by its name instead of an IATA airline code, for example, British
Airways instead of BA, Lufthansa instead of LH.
H6) When an agent signs an air transport document “for [or on behalf of] the carrier”, the agent is to be named
and, in addition, to indicate that it is signing as “agent for (name), the carrier” or as “agent on behalf of
(name), the carrier” or words of similar effect. When the carrier is identified elsewhere in the document as
the “carrier”, the named agent may sign, for example, as “agent for [or on behalf of] the carrier” without
naming the carrier again.
Goods accepted for carriage, date of shipment and requirement for an actual date of shipment
H7) An air transport document is to indicate that the goods have been accepted for carriage or words of similar
effect.
H8) a. An air transport document is to indicate a date of issuance. This date will be deemed to be the date
of shipment unless an air transport document contains a specific notation of the actual date of shipment. In
the latter event, the date stated in the notation will be deemed to be the date of shipment whether that date
is before or after the issuance date of the air transport document.
b. In the absence of a specific notation containing the actual date of shipment, any other information
appearing on an air transport document relative to this information (including, for example, in a box labeled
“For Carrier Use Only”, “Required Flight Date” or “Routing and Destination”) is to be disregarded in the
determination of the date of shipment.
Airports of departure and destination
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H9) An air transport document is to indicate the airport of departure and airport of destination stated in the
credit. When a credit indicates either of these airports by also stating the country in which the airport is
located, the name of the country need not be stated.
H10) The airport of departure and airport of destination may also be indicated by the use of IATA codes instead
of evidencing the airport name in full (for example, LAX instead of Los Angeles).
H11) When a credit indicates a geographical area or range of airports of departure or destination (for example,
“Any Chinese Airport” or “Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou airport”), an air transport document is to indicate
the actual airport of departure or destination, which is to be within that geographical area or range of
airports. An air transport document need not indicate the geographical area.
Original of an air transport document
H12) An air transport document is to appear to be the original for consignor or shipper. When a credit requires a
full set of originals, this is satisfied by the presentation of an air transport document indicating that it is the
original for consignor or shipper.
H13) a. When a credit requires an air transport document to evidence that goods are consigned “to order of
(named entity)”, it may indicate that the goods are consigned to that entity, without mentioning “to order of”.
b. When a credit requires an air transport document to evidence that goods are consigned “to order”
without naming the entity to whose order the goods are to be consigned, it is to indicate that the goods are
consigned to either the issuing bank or the applicant, without the need to mention the words “to order”.
H14) a. When a credit stipulates the details of one or more notify parties, an air transport document may
b. i. When a credit does not stipulate the details of a notify party, an air transport document may
indicate the details of any notify party and in any manner (except as stated in paragraph H14) (b) (ii)).
appear as notify party on an air transport document, and these details include the applicant’s address and
contact details, they are not to conflict with those stated in the credit.
H15) When a credit requires an air transport document to evidence goods consigned to “issuing bank” or
“applicant” or notify “applicant” or “issuing bank”, an air transport document is to indicate the name of the
issuing bank or applicant, as applicable, but need not indicate their respective addresses or any contact
details that may be stated in the credit.
H16) When the address and contact details of the applicant appear as part of the consignee or notify party
Transhipment, partial shipment and determining the presentation period when multiple air transport
documents are presented
H17) Transhipment is the unloading and reloading of goods from one aircraft to another during the carriage of
those goods from the airport of departure to the airport of destination stated in the credit. When an air
transport document does not indicate unloading and reloading between these two airports, it is not
transhipment in the context of the credit and UCP 600 sub-articles 23 (b) and (c).
H18) Dispatch on more than one aircraft is a partial shipment, even if each aircraft leaves on the same day for
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H19) a. When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one air transport documents are presented
covering dispatch from one or more airports of departure (as specifically allowed, or within a geographical
area or range of airports stated in the credit), each air transport document is to indicate that it covers the
dispatch of goods on the same aircraft and same flight and that the goods are destined for the same
airport of destination.
b. When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one air transport documents are presented
in accordance with paragraph H19) (a) and incorporate different dates of dispatch, the latest of these dates
is to be used for the calculation of any presentation period and must fall on or before the latest shipment
date stated in the credit.
c. When partial shipment is allowed, and more than one air transport documents are presented as part
of a single presentation made under one covering schedule or letter and incorporate different dates of
dispatch or different flights, the earliest of these dates is to be used for the calculation of any presentation
period, and each of these dates must fall on or before the latest shipment date stated in the credit.
Clean air transport document
H20) An air transport document is not to include a clause or clauses that expressly declare a defective condition
of the goods or their packaging.
For example:
a. A clause on an air transport document such as “packaging is not sufficient for the air journey” or
words of similar effect is an example of a clause expressly declaring a defective condition of the
packaging.
b. A clause on an air transport document such as “packaging may not be sufficient for the air journey”
or words of similar effect does not expressly declare a defective condition of the packaging.
H21) a. It is not necessary for the word “clean” to appear on an air transport document even when the credit
requires an air transport document to be marked “clean”.
b. Deletion of the word “clean” on an air transport document does not expressly declare a defective
Goods description
H22) A goods description indicated on an air transport document may be in general terms not in conflict with the
goods description in the credit.
H23) Any correction of data on an air transport document is to be authenticated. Such authentication is to
appear to have been made by the carrier or any one of its named agents, who may be different from the
agent that may have issued or signed the air transport document, provided they are identified as an agent
of the carrier.
H24) Copies of an air transport document need not include authentication of any corrections that may have
H25) A statement appearing on an air transport document indicating the payment of freight need not be identical
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to that stated in the credit, but is not to conflict with data in that document, any other stipulated document
or the credit. For example, when a credit requires an air transport document to be marked “freight collect”,
it may be marked “freight payable at destination”.
H26) An air transport document may contain separate boxes, which by their pre-printed headings indicate that
they are for freight charges “prepaid” and for freight charges “collect”.
a. When a credit requires an air transport document to show that freight has been prepaid, this will
also be fulfilled by an indication of the freight charges under the heading “Freight Charges Prepaid” or
words of similar effect.
b. When a credit requires an air transport document to show that freight is to be collected or paid at
destination, this will also be fulfilled by an indication of the freight charges under the heading “Freight
Charges Collect” or words of similar effect.
H27) a. When a credit states that costs additional to freight are not acceptable, an air transport document is
not to indicate that costs additional to the freight have been or will be incurred.
b. Reference in an air transport document to costs which may be levied, for example, as a result of a
delay in unloading the goods or after the goods have been unloaded, is not an indication of costs
additional to freight.
ROAD, RAIL OR INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS

J1) A requirement in a credit for the presentation of a transport document covering movement of goods by
either road or rail or inland waterway means that UCP 600 article 24 is to be applied in the examination of
that document.
Carrier, identification of the carrier and signing of a road, rail or inland waterway transport document
J2) a. A road, rail or inland waterway transport document is to be signed in the form described in UCP 600
sub-article 24 (a) (i) and to indicate the name of the carrier, identified as the carrier (except as stated in
paragraph J4) (b)).
b. When a road, rail or inland waterway transport document is signed by a named branch of the carrier,
the signature is considered to have been made by the carrier.
c. The term “carrier” includes terms such as “issuing carrier”, “actual carrier”, “succeeding carrier” and
“contracting carrier”.
J3) Any signature, stamp or notation of receipt of the goods is to appear to indicate that it has been made by:
a. the carrier, identified as the carrier; or
b. a named agent acting or signing for [or on behalf of] the carrier and indicating the name of the
carrier, identified as the carrier, on whose behalf that agent is acting or signing; or
c a railway company or railway station of departure.
J4) a. The term “carrier” need not appear on the signature line provided the transport document appears
to be signed by the carrier or a named agent for [or on behalf of] the carrier, and the carrier is otherwise
identified elsewhere in the transport document as the “carrier”.
b. A rail transport document may bear a date stamp by the railway company or railway station of
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departure without indicating the name of the carrier or a named agent signing for [or on behalf of] the
carrier.
Place of shipment and place of destination
J5) A road, rail or inland waterway transport document is to indicate the place of shipment and place of
destination stated in the credit. When a credit indicates either of these places by also stating the country in
which the place is located, the name of the country need not be stated.
J6) When a credit indicates a geographical area or range of places of shipment or destination (for example,
“China” or “Shanghai, Beijing or Guangzhou”), a road, rail or inland waterway transport document is to
indicate the actual place of shipment or destination, which is to be within that geographical area or range
of places. A road, rail or inland waterway transport document need not indicate the geographical area.
Original and duplicate of a road, rail or inland waterway transport document
J7) a. A rail or inland waterway transport document is to be considered as an original whether or not it is so
marked.
b. A road transport document is to indicate that it is the original for consignor or shipper (copy for
sender) or bear no marking indicating for whom the document has been prepared.
c. Presentation of the original for consignor or shipper (copy for sender) of a road transport document
or duplicate rail transport document shall suffice even when the credit requires presentation of a full set of
the relevant transport documents.
d. A duplicate (often a carbon copy) of a rail transport document, authenticated by the signature or
stamp of the railway company or the railway station of departure, is considered to be an original.
J8) a. When a credit requires a road or rail transport document to evidence that goods are consigned “to
order of (named entity)”, it may indicate that the goods are consigned to that entity, without mentioning “to
order of”.
b. When a credit requires a road or rail transport document to evidence that goods are consigned “to
order” without naming the entity to whose order the goods are to be consigned, it is to indicate that the
goods are consigned either to the issuing bank or the applicant, without the need to mention the words “to
order”.
c. When a credit requires an inland waterway transport document, paragraphs J8) (a) and (b) will
apply except when the document is issued in the form of a bill of lading. In such event, the consignee field
is to be completed according to the requirements of the credit.
J9) a. When a credit stipulates the details of one or more notify parties, a road, rail or inland waterway
transport document may also indicate the details of one or more additional notify parties.
b. i. When a credit does not stipulate the details of a notify party, a road, rail or inland waterway
transport document may indicate the details of any notify party and in any manner (except as stated in
paragraph J9) (b) (ii)).
appear as notify party on a road, rail or inland waterway transport document, and these details include the
applicant’s address and contact details, they are not to conflict with those stated in the credit.
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J10) When a credit requires a road, rail or inland waterway transport document to evidence goods consigned to
or to the order of “issuing bank” or “applicant” or notify “applicant” or “issuing bank”, a road, rail or inland
waterway transport document is to indicate the name of the issuing bank or applicant, as applicable, but
need not indicate their respective addresses or any contact details that may be stated in the credit. A road
or rail transport document need not also indicate “to order of”, as stated in paragraph J8) (b).
J11) When the address and contact details of the applicant appear as part of the consignee or notify party
Transhipment, partial shipment and determining the presentation period when multiple road, rail or
inland waterway transport documents are presented
J12) Transhipment is the unloading and reloading of goods from one means of conveyance to another within
the same mode of transport (truck [lorry], train, barge, etc.,) during the carriage of those goods from the
place of shipment, dispatch or carriage to the place of destination stated in the credit. When a road, rail or
inland waterway transport document does not indicate unloading and reloading between these two places,
it is not transhipment in the context of the credit and UCP 600 sub-articles 24 (d) and (e).
J13) Shipment on more than one means of conveyance (more than one truck [lorry], train, barge, etc.,) is a
partial shipment, even when such means of conveyance leaves on the same day for the same destination.
J14) a. When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one road, rail or inland waterway transport
documents are presented covering shipment from one or more places of shipment, dispatch or carriage
(as specifically allowed, or within a geographical area or range of places stated in the credit), each road,
rail or inland waterway transport document is to indicate that it covers the shipment, dispatch or carriage of
goods on the same means of conveyance and same journey and that the goods are destined for the same
place of destination.
b. When a credit prohibits partial shipment, and more than one road, rail or inland waterway transport
documents are presented in accordance with paragraph J14) (a) and incorporate different dates of
shipment, the latest of these dates is to be used for the calculation of any presentation period, and must
fall on or before the latest shipment date stated in the credit.
c. When partial shipment is allowed, and more than one road, rail or inland waterway transport
documents are presented as part of a single presentation made under one covering schedule or letter and
incorporate different dates of shipment, on different means of conveyance or the same means of
conveyance for a different journey, the earliest of these dates is to be used for the calculation of any
presentation period and each of these dates must fall on or before the latest shipment date stated in the
credit.
Clean road, rail or inland waterway transport document
J15) A road, rail or inland waterway transport document is not to include a clause or clauses that expressly
declare a defective condition of the goods or their packaging.
For example:
a. A clause on a road, rail or inland waterway transport document such as “packaging is not sufficient
for the journey” or words of similar effect is an example of a clause expressly declaring a defective
condition of the packaging.
b. A clause on a road, rail or inland waterway transport document such as “packaging may not be
sufficient for the journey” or words of similar effect does not expressly declare a defective condition of the
packaging.
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J16) a. It is not necessary for the word “clean” to appear on a road, rail or inland waterway transport
document even when the credit requires a road, rail or inland waterway transport document to be marked
“clean” or “clean on board”.
b. Deletion of the word “clean” on a road, rail or inland waterway transport document does not
expressly declare a defective condition of the goods or their packaging.
Goods description
J17) A goods description indicated on a road, rail or inland waterway transport document may be in general
terms not in conflict with the goods description in the credit.
J18) Any correction of data on a road, rail or inland waterway transport document is to be authenticated. Such
authentication is to appear to have been made by the carrier or any one of its named agents, who may be
different from the agent that may have issued or signed the transport document, provided they are
identified as an agent of the carrier.
J19) Copies of a road, rail or inland waterway transport document need not include any authentication of any
corrections that may have been made on the original.
J20) a. A statement appearing on a road, rail or inland waterway transport document indicating the
payment of freight need not be identical to that stated in the credit, but is not to conflict with data in that
document, any other stipulated document or the credit. For example, when a credit requires a road, rail or
inland waterway transport document to be marked “freight collect”, it may be marked “freight payable at
destination”.
b. When a credit requires a road, rail or inland waterway transport document to indicate that freight
has been prepaid or freight is to be collected at destination, this will also be fulfilled by the completion of
boxes marked “Franco” (freight prepaid) or “Non-Franco” (freight to be collected).
INSURANCE DOCUMENT AND COVERAGE

K1) A requirement in a credit for the presentation of an insurance document, such as an insurance policy,
insurance certificate or declaration under an open cover, means that UCP 600 article 28 is to be applied in
the examination of that document.
Issuer, signing and original of an insurance document
K2) a. An insurance document is to appear to have been issued and signed by an insurance company or
underwriter or their agent or proxy. For example, an insurance document issued and signed by “AA
Insurance Ltd” appears to have been issued by an insurance company.
b. When an issuer is identified as “insurer”, the insurance document need not indicate that it is an
insurance company or underwriter.
K3) An insurance document may also be issued on an insurance broker’s stationery, provided the insurance
document has been signed by an insurance company or underwriter or their agent or proxy. An insurance
broker may sign an insurance document as agent or proxy for [or on behalf of] a named insurance
company or named underwriter.
K4) An insurance document signed by an agent or proxy is to indicate the name of the insurance company or
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underwriter for [or on behalf of] which the agent or proxy is signing, unless the insurance company or
underwriter name has been identified elsewhere in the document. For example, when “AA Insurance Ltd”
has been identified as the insurer, the document may be signed “John Doe (by proxy) on behalf of the
insurer” or “John Doe (by proxy) on behalf of AA Insurance Ltd”.
K5) When an insurance document requires a countersignature by the issuer, the assured or a named entity, it
must be countersigned.
K6) An insurance document may show only the trading name of the insurance company in the signing field,
provided it is identified as the insurance company elsewhere on the document, for example, when an
insurance document is issued and signed “AA” in the signing field but shows “AA Insurance Ltd” and its
address and contact information elsewhere in the document.
K7) a. An insurance document that indicates that cover is provided by more than one insurer may be signed
by a single agent or proxy on behalf of all insurers or be signed by an insurer for [or on behalf of] all
co-insurers. An example of the latter will be when an insurance document is issued and signed “AA
Insurance Ltd, leading insurer for [or on behalf of] the co-insurers”.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions in paragraphs K2), K3) and K4), an insurance document which
indicates that cover is provided by more than one insurer need not show the names of each insurer or the
percentage of cover of each insurer.
K8) When a credit requires the insurance document to be issued in more than one original, or when the
insurance document indicates that it has been issued in more than one original, all originals are to be
presented and are to appear to have been signed.
Dates
K9) An insurance document is not to indicate an expiry date for the presentation of any claims thereunder.
K10) a. An insurance document is not to indicate that cover is effective from a date later than the date of
shipment.
b. When an insurance document indicates a date of issuance later than the date of shipment (as
defined in UCP 600 articles 19P25), it is to clearly indicate by addition or note that coverage is effective
from a date not later than the date of shipment.
c. An insurance document that indicates coverage has been effected from “warehouse-to-warehouse”
or words of similar effect, and is dated after the date of shipment, does not indicate that coverage was
effective from a date not later than the date of shipment.
K11) In the absence of any other date stated to be the issuance date or effective date of insurance coverage, a
countersignature date will be deemed to be evidence of the effective date of the insurance coverage.
Amount of cover and percentage
K12) When a credit does not indicate an amount to be insured, an insurance document is to be issued in the
currency of and, as a minimum, for the amount indicated under UCP 600 sub-article 28 (f) (ii). There is no
maximum percentage of insurance coverage.
K13) There is no requirement for insurance coverage to be calculated to more than two decimal places.
K14) An insurance document may indicate that cover is subject to a franchise or excess (deductible). However,
when a credit requires the insurance cover to be irrespective of percentage, the insurance document is not
to contain a clause stating that the insurance cover is subject to a franchise or an excess (deductible). An
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insurance document need not state “irrespective of percentage”.
K15) When it is apparent from the credit or from the presentation that the amount demanded only represents a
certain part of the gross value of the goods (for example, due to discounts, pre-payments or the like, or
because part of the value of the goods is to be paid at a later date), the calculation of insurance cover is to
be based on the full gross value of the goods as shown on the invoice or the credit and subject to the
requirements of UCP 600 sub-article 28 (f) (ii).
K16) Insurance covering the same risk for the same shipment is to be covered under one document unless
more than one insurance document is presented indicating partial cover, and each document clearly
reflects, by percentage or otherwise:
a. the value of each insurer’s cover;
b. that each insurer will bear its share of the liability severally and without pre-conditions relating to
any other insurance cover that may have been effected for that shipment; and
c. the respective coverage of the documents, when totalled, equals at least the insured amount
required by the credit or UCP 600 sub-article 28 (f) (ii).
Risks to be covered
K17) a. An insurance document is to cover the risks required by the credit.
b. Even though a credit may be explicit with regard to risks to be covered, there may be a reference to
exclusion clauses in the insurance document.
K18) When a credit requires “all risks” coverage, this is satisfied by the presentation of an insurance document
evidencing any “all risks” clause or notation, whether or not it bears the heading “all risks”, even when it is
indicated that certain risks are excluded. An insurance document indicating that it covers Institute Cargo
Clauses (A) or Institute Cargo Clauses (Air), when dispatch is effected by air satisfies a condition in a
credit calling for an “all risks” clause or notation.
Insured party and endorsement
K19) An insurance document is to be in the form required by the credit and, where necessary, be endorsed by
the entity to whose order or in whose favour claims are payable.
K20) a. A credit should not require an insurance document to be issued “to bearer”, or “to order”. A credit
should indicate the name of an insured party.
b. When a credit requires an insurance document to be issued ”to order of (named entity)” the
document need not indicate “to order” provided that the named entity is shown as the insured party or
claims are payable to it, and assignment by endorsement is not expressly prohibited.
K21) a. When a credit is silent as to the insured party, an insurance document is not to evidence that claims
are payable to the order of, or in favour of, the beneficiary or any entity other than the issuing bank or
applicant, unless it is endorsed by the beneficiary or that entity in blank or in favour of the issuing bank or
applicant.
b. An insurance document is to be issued or endorsed so that the right to receive payment under it
passes upon, or prior to, the release of the documents.
General Terms and Conditions of an Insurance Document
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K22) Banks do not examine general terms and conditions in an insurance document.
Insurance Premium
K23) Any indication on an insurance document regarding payment of an insurance premium is to be

disregarded unless the insurance document indicates that it is not valid unless the premium has been paid
and there is an indication that the premium has not been paid.
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
L1) When a credit requires the presentation of a certificate of origin, this will be satisfied by the presentation of
a signed document that appears to relate to the invoiced goods and certifies their origin.
L2) When a credit requires the presentation of a specific form of certificate of origin such as a GSP Form A,
only a document in that specific form is to be presented.
Issuer of a certificate of origin
L3) a. A certificate of origin is to be issued by the entity stated in the credit.
b. When a credit does not indicate the name of an issuer, any entity may issue a certificate of origin.
c. i. When a credit requires the presentation of a certificate of origin issued by the beneficiary, the
exporter or the manufacturer, this condition will also be satisfied by the presentation of a certificate of
origin issued by a Chamber of Commerce or the like, such as, but not limited to, Chamber of Industry,
Association of Industry, Economic Chamber, Customs Authorities and Department of Trade or the like,
provided it indicates the beneficiary, the exporter or the manufacturer as the case may be.
ii. When a credit requires the presentation of a certificate of origin issued by a Chamber of Commerce, this
condition will also be satisfied by the presentation of a certificate of origin issued by a Chamber of Industry,
Association of Industry, Economic Chamber, Customs Authorities and Department of Trade or the like.
Content of a certificate of origin
L4) A certificate of origin is to appear to relate to the invoiced goods, for example, by:
a. a goods description that corresponds to that in the credit or a description shown in general terms
not in conflict with the goods description in the credit; or
b. referring to a goods description appearing in another stipulated document or in a document that is

attached to, and forming an integral part of, the certificate of origin.
L5) Consignee information, when shown, is not to conflict with the consignee information in the transport
document. However, when a credit requires a transport document to be issued “to order”, “to the order of
shipper”, “to order of issuing bank”, “to order of nominated bank (or negotiating bank)” or “consigned to
issuing bank”, a certificate of origin may show the consignee as any entity named in the credit except the
beneficiary. When a credit has been transferred, the first beneficiary may be stated to be the consignee.
L6) A certificate of origin may indicate as the consignor or exporter an entity other than the beneficiary of the
credit or the shipper as shown on any other stipulated document.
L7) When a credit indicates the origin of the goods without stipulating a requirement for the presentation of a
certificate of origin, any reference to the origin on a stipulated document is not to conflict with the stated
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origin. For example, when a credit indicates “origin of the goods: Germany” without requiring the
presentation of a certificate of origin, a statement on any stipulated document indicating a different origin of
the goods is to be considered a conflict of data.
L8) A certificate of origin may indicate a different invoice number, invoice date and shipment routing to that
indicated on one or more other stipulated documents, provided the exporter or consignor shown on the
certificate of origin is not the beneficiary.
PACKING LIST, NOTE OR SLIP (“Packing List”)
M1) When a credit requires the presentation of a packing list, this will be satisfied by the presentation of a
document titled as called for in the credit, or bearing a similar title or untitled, that fulfils its function by
containing any information as to the packing of the goods.
Issuer of a packing list
M2) A packing list is to be issued by the entity stated in the credit.
M3) When a credit does not indicate the name of an issuer, any entity may issue a packing list.
Content of a packing list
M4) When a credit indicates specific packing requirements, without stipulating the document to indicate
compliance with these requirements, any data regarding the packing of the goods mentioned on a packing
list, if presented, are not to conflict with those requirements.
M5) A packing list may indicate a different invoice number, invoice date and shipment routing to that indicated
on one or more other stipulated documents, provided the issuer of the packing list is not the beneficiary.
M6) Banks only examine total values, including, but not limited to, total quantities, total weights, total
measurements or total packages, to ensure that the applicable total does not conflict with a total shown in
the credit and on any other stipulated document.
WEIGHT LIST, NOTE OR SLIP (“Weight List”)
N1) When a credit requires the presentation of a weight list, this will be satisfied by the presentation of a
document titled as called for in the credit, or bearing a similar title or untitled, that fulfils its function by
containing any information as to the weight of the goods.
Issuer of a weight list
N2) A weight list is to be issued by the entity stated in the credit.
N3) When a credit does not indicate the name of an issuer, any entity may issue a weight list.
Content of a weight list
N4) When a credit indicates specific weight requirements, without stipulating the document to indicate
compliance with these requirements, any data regarding the weight of the goods mentioned on a weight
list, if presented, are not to conflict with those requirements.
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N5) A weight list may indicate a different invoice number, invoice date and shipment routing to that indicated on
one or more other stipulated documents, provided the issuer of the weight list is not the beneficiary.
N6) Banks only examine total values, including, but not limited to, total quantities, total weights, total
measurements or total packages, to ensure that the applicable total does not conflict with a total shown in
the credit and on any other stipulated document.
BENEFICIARY’S CERTIFICATE
P1) When a credit requires the presentation of a beneficiary’s certificate, this will be satisfied by the
presentation of a signed document titled as called for in the credit, or bearing a title reflecting the type of
certification that has been requested or untitled, that fulfils its function by containing the data and
certification required by the credit.
Signing of a beneficiary’s certificate
P2) A beneficiary’s certificate is to be signed by, or for [or on behalf of], the beneficiary.
Content of a beneficiary’s certificate
P3) Data mentioned on a beneficiary’s certificate are not to conflict with the requirements of the credit.
P4) The data or certification mentioned on a beneficiary’s certificate:
a. need not be identical to that required by the credit, but are to clearly indicate that the requirement
prescribed by the credit has been fulfilled;
b. need not include a goods description or any other reference to the credit or another stipulated
document.
ANALYSIS, INSPECTION, HEALTH, PHYTOSANITARY, QUANTITY QUALITY AND OTHER CERTIFICATES

(“certificate”)
Q1) When a credit requires the presentation of such a certificate, this will be satisfied by the presentation of a
signed document titled as called for in the credit, or bearing a similar title or untitled, that fulfils its function
by certifying the outcome of the required action, for example, the results of the analysis, inspection, health,
phytosanitary, quantity or quality assessment.
Q2) When a credit requires the presentation of a certificate that relates to an action required to take place on or
prior to the date of shipment, the certificate is to indicate:
a. an issuance date that is no later than the date of shipment; or
b. wording to the effect that the action took place prior to, or on the date of, shipment, in which event,
when an issuance date is also indicated, it may be subsequent to the shipment date but no later than the
date of presentation of the certificate; or
c. a title indicating the event, for example, “Pre-shipment Inspection Certificate”.
Issuer of a certificate
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Q3) A certificate is to be issued by the entity stated in the credit.
Q4) When a credit does not indicate the name of an issuer, any entity including the beneficiary may issue a
certificate.
Q5) When a credit makes reference to an issuer of a certificate in the context of its being “independent”,
“official”, “qualified” or words of similar effect, a certificate may be issued by any entity except the
beneficiary.
Contents of a certificate
Q6) A certificate may indicate:

a. that only a sample of the required goods has been tested, analyzed or inspected;
b. a quantity that is greater than that stated in the credit or on any other stipulated document; or
c. more hold, compartment or tank numbers than that stated on the bill of lading or charter party bill of
lading.
Q7) When a credit indicates specific requirements with respect to analysis, inspection, health, phytosanitary,
quantity or quality assessment or the like, with or without stipulating the document to indicate compliance
with these requirements, the data regarding the analysis, inspection, health, phytosanitary, quantity or
quality assessment or the like mentioned on the certificate or any other stipulated document are not to
conflict with those requirements.
Q8) When a credit is silent as to the specific content to appear on a certificate, including, but not limited to, any
required standard for determining the results of the analysis, inspection or quality assessment, the
certificate may include statements such as “not fit for human consumption”, “chemical composition may
not meet required needs” or words of similar effect, provided such statements do not conflict with the credit,
any other stipulated document or UCP 600.
Q9) Consignee information, when shown, is not to conflict with the consignee information in the transport
document. However, when a credit requires a transport document to be issued “to order”, “to the order of
shipper”, “to order of issuing bank”, “to order of nominated bank (or negotiating bank)” or “consigned to
issuing bank”, a certificate may show the consignee as any entity named in the credit except the
beneficiary. When a credit has been transferred, the first beneficiary may be stated to be the consignee.
Q10) A certificate may indicate as the consignor or exporter an entity other than the beneficiary of the credit or
the shipper as shown on any other stipulated document.
Q11) A certificate may indicate a different invoice number, invoice date and shipment routing to that indicated on
one or more other stipulated documents, provided the exporter or consignor shown on the certificate is not
the beneficiary.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

DRAFTS AND CALCULATION OF MATURITY DATE

TRANSPORT DOCUMENT COVERING AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORT

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NON-NEGOTIABLE SEA WAYBILL

CHARTER PARTY BILL OF LADING

AIR TRANSPORT DOCUMENT

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ROAD, RAIL OR INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS

INSURANCE DOCUMENT AND COVERAGE

PACKING LIST, NOTE OR SLIP (“Packing List”)

WEIGHT LIST, NOTE OR SLIP (“Weight List”)

ANALYSIS, INSPECTION, HEALTH, PHYTOSANITARY, QUANTITY QUALITY AND OTHER CERTIFICATES

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Scope of the publication

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Certificates, Certifications, Declarations and Statements

A3) When a certificate, certification, declaration or statement is required by a credit, it is to be signed.

Copies of transport documents covered by UCP 600 articles 19J25

Correction and alteration (“correction”)

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c. Any correction of data in a copy document need not be authenticated.

A11) a. Even when a credit does not expressly so require:

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Documents and the need for completion of a box, field or space

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Expressions not defined in UCP 600

d. “third party documents not acceptable” – has no meaning and is to be disregarded.

g. “documents acceptable as presented” – a presentation may consist of one or more of the

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Misspellings or typing errors

Multiple pages and attachments or riders

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Originals and copies

d. When a credit requires, for example, presentation of:

i. “Invoice”, “One Invoice”, “Invoice in 1 copy” or “Invoice – 1 copy”, it will be understood to be a

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b. A requirement for a document to be “signed and stamped” or a similar requirement is satisfied by a

d. A statement on a document indicating that authentication may be verified or obtained through a

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Title of documents and combined documents

DRAFTS AND CALCULATION OF MATURITY DATE

b. Banks only examine a draft to the extent described in paragraphs B2)-B17).

ii. “60 days after 14 May 2013”, or

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b. in the case of a non-complying presentation:

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Drawing and signing

B12) When a credit is available by acceptance with:

B15) A draft is to be endorsed, if necessary.

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Drafts drawn on the applicant

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C6) An invoice is to indicate:

b. unit price(s), when stated in the credit.

c. the same currency as that shown in the credit.

d. any discount or deduction required by the credit.

C10) An invoice need not be signed or dated.