Letters of Credit
Benefits
Key Stages
Glossary
Incoterms 2000
Documents
Credit Insurance
Export Finance
Factoring
Forfaiting
Import Finance
Invoice Discounting
Merchant Finance
Open Account Funding
Post-Shipment Finance
Pre-Shipment Finance
Purchase Order Finance
Stock Finance
Supplier Finance
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Features & Benefits
Gives Exporters guaranteed payment without affecting credit limits
Gives Importers more control over the terms of the trade - especially valuable with new suppliers
Enhances competitive position
Known payment date, currency and revenue, helps cash low management
Could be used to help raise finance through discounting
May enable Importers to negotiate longer credit periods and attribute costs to the Exporter.
