Question

Company ("ABC") located in Arlington, Texas makes TV sets. It agrees to sell 1,000 TV sets to Sanborn Ltd. Located in Mexico City but asks Sanborn to post a letter of credit at Mexico Capital Bank ("Bank") in Mexico City to pay for the TV sets. ABC is the _________ under the letter of credit and will be paid under a standard letter of credit _______. The correct answers in order for the blanks are_________.

Answer 1

Answer:

ABC is the BENEFICIARY under the letter of credit and will be paid under a standard letter of credit AFTER ABC DELIVERS TO THE BANK THE BILL OF LADING AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENT SPECIFIED UNDER THE LETTER OF CREDIT.

Explanation:

A letters of credit (LC) is issued by the buyer's bank to the seller's bank in order the guarantee the payment for a foreign commerce transaction. The payment s competed after the seller provides the documents needed to prove the delivery of the goods.