Confirmed LC Pricing and Timeline by Issuing Country
Supplier rejected your bank. Clock is ticking. You need a confirmer that will take the issuing country risk, price it fairly, and pay clean documents on time. This page gives you realistic routes, indicative fee bands, and the document pack we use to push files through without pointless back-and-forth.
Outcome:
a confirmed LC with clear fees, a named confirming path, and a credible issuance-to-advice timeline.
When This Is The Right Move
Supplier rejects your issuing bank
They want confirmation from a rated bank or a known name in their corridor.
Country or corridor risk is flagged
Confirmers vary by country appetite. Routing is everything.
Need sight payment reliability
You want a bank that pays promptly on compliant presentation.
Ship window is tight
You need a timeline that will actually clear before laycan or cut-off.
Indicative Fee Bands
| Fee Type |
Typical Range |
Notes |
| Confirmation fee |
Per quarter pricing, scaling with country risk and bank |
Lower for investment-grade issuers, higher for frontier markets |
| Advising fee |
Flat schedule plus courier or SWIFT charges |
Depends on advising bank and document flow |
| Amendment fee |
Flat per amendment, higher if re-confirmation needed |
Keep wording clean to avoid multiple passes |
| Discounting / post-shipment |
Spread over benchmark for usance periods |
Available on confirmed deferred LCs |
Bank Route by Corridor
South Asia to EU
Issuing → Advising in EU → Confirmer in EU. Focus on KYC readiness and HS codes. Keep inspection language realistic.
Africa to Middle East
Issuing in origin → Advising in GCC → Confirmer with corridor appetite. Sanctions screening and routing notes are critical.
ASEAN to U.S.
Issuing in origin → Advising in U.S. → Confirmer in U.S. or EU. Tight timelines for sight LCs. Align presentation windows with ocean schedules.
LATAM to EU
Issuing in origin → EU advising → EU confirmer. Commodity inspections and weight/quality tolerances must be precise.
Typical Timeline
| Stage |
What Happens |
Indicative Time |
| File intake |
SPA, PI/PO, draft LC, KYC pack, shipment plan |
Same day |
| Confirmer indication |
Pre-check country appetite and fee band |
24–72 hours |
| Issuance and advice |
Issuing bank sends LC, advising confirms receipt |
Bank-dependent |
| Add confirmation |
Confirmer adds risk cover and advises beneficiary |
On receipt of clean terms |
Document Pack We Use
- Company KYC and sanctions questionnaires
- SPA or purchase order and shipment calendar
- Draft LC wording with clean, UCP-aligned clauses
- Inspection, weight, and quality wording that matches port reality
- Beneficiary bank details and contact for advising
How We Get It Confirmed
1) Redline
We clean the LC draft to avoid re-confirmation and silly discrepancies.
2) Route
We pick issuing → advising → confirming banks with appetite for your corridor.
3) Price
We secure fee bands and settlement expectations before issuance.
4) Execute
We keep the banks moving so the LC is confirmed before your ship window hits.
Deliverables
- Named confirming path with bank roles
- Indicative confirmation fee band and cost breakdown
- Clean LC wording pack and presentation checklist
- Issuance-to-advice timeline matched to your shipment plan
Client Reviews
★★★★★ "Supplier rejected our local bank. Confirmation was in place within days and payment landed first presentation."
– COO, Metals Trading Firm
★★★★★ "They fixed the wording and lined up a confirmer with real appetite for our corridor."
– Director, Agri Exporter
★★★★★ "Clear fees, clear timeline, no drama. We shipped on schedule."
– CFO, Chemicals Distributor
★★★★★ "They know which banks actually pay at sight and which ones stall."
– Head of Trade, Energy Buyer
Get Confirmed LC Terms Today
Upload your draft LC, SPA or PO, and shipment plan. We respond with a confirming route, fee band, and timeline matched to your cut-offs.
Start the Process
Information on this page is indicative. Any confirmation is subject to bank due diligence, credit approval, KYC and AML checks, and executed documentation. Terms vary by issuing bank, country risk, transaction profile, and market conditions.