买方信用证最少应在货物装运期前15天开到卖方手中。对于资信情况不是很 了解的新客户原则上坚持在装运期前30天或45天甚至更长的期限,并且配 合生产加工期限和客户的要求灵活掌握信用证的开证日期。在实际业务中, 国外客户在遇到市场行情变化或缺乏资金的情况下,往往拖延开证,因此出 口商应及时经常检查买方的开证情况。 需要催证的情况: 1、合同内规定的装运期距合同签订的日期较长,或合同规定买 方应在装运期前一定时间开出信用证。 2、卖方提早将货备妥,可以提前装运,可与买方商议提前交货。 3、国外买方没有在合同规定期限内开出信用证。 4、买方信誉不佳,故意拖延开证,或因资金等问题无力向开证 行交纳押金。 5、签约日期和履约日期相隔较远应在合同规定开证日之前,去 信表示对该笔交易的重视。并提醒对方及时开证。 As the goods against your order have been ready for shipment for quite some time,it is imperative that you take immediate action to have the covering credit established as soon as possible。 由于贵方 定单 第111号之货已备待运有相当长时间了,贵方必须立即行动 尽快开出 信用证 。 The shipment time for your order is approaching,but we have not yet received the covering L/ do your utmost to expedite the same to reach here before the end of this month so that shipment may be effected without dealy。 贵方 定单 的装船期已经临近,但我们尚未收入到有关信用证,请尽最大努 力从速将信用证在本月底开到,以便及时装运。 We hope that you will take commercial reputation into account in all seriousness and open L/C at once,otherwise you will be responsible for all the losses arising therefrom. 希望贵方认真考虑商业信誉,立即开证,否则,由此产生的一切损失均由 贵方负责。 UCP600第四条 信用证与合同:
a. A credit by its nature is a separate transaction from the sale or other contract on which it may be based. Banks are in no way conce