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What is a Letter of Credit (L/C)?
L/C means a letter of credit. The technical term for a letter of
credit is 'Documentary credit.' It is a common word for Merchandisers in Apparel merchandising. L/C is a payment term generally used for
international sales transactions. L/C deals only in
documents but not goods. L/C works in favor of both the Buyer and the Seller.
The bank that issues the L/C is termed an Issued bank or Buyer's bank. The bank
that advises the L/C to the Seller is called an Advising bank or Seller's bank.
There are mainly two types of L/C. these are- Master L/C and Back-to-back L/C.
Both of those are described below:
When an L/C is opened to import goods directly from the
exporter is called a master letter of credit.
This L/C is issued by the Buyer (Buyer's bank) to the
manufacturer.
Master LC has a higher financial value than back-to-back L/C.
What is Back-to-Back L/C?
When the manufacturer prepares an L/C to collect raw materials for production from the suppliers is called Back-to-Back LC. Back-to-Back letter of credit has a 70-80% financial value of master LCs.
Kay Difference between Master L/C and Back-to-Back L/C:
|
SL
No. |
Subject |
Master
L/C |
Back-to-Back
L/C |
|
01 |
Definition |
This type of L/C is prepared by the Buyer to import goods from
the manufacturer. |
The manufacturer prepares this type of L/C to collect raw
materials from raw materials suppliers for production. |
|
02 |
Issued Bank |
Issued by the Buyer's bank. |
Published by the manufacturer's bank. |
|
03 |
Types of L/C |
It is an introductory letter of credit or L/C. |
It depends on the master letter of credit. |
|
04 |
Purpose |
To import goods from the manufacturer. |
To collect raw materials from the Raw
material suppliers. |
|
05 |
Financial Value |
It has a higher financial value than Back-to-Back L/C. |
It has a lower monetary value than the master letter of credit. |

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