Letter of Credit Services for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Letter of Credit Services for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Letter of Credit Services for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

This service is designed for straightforward commercial trades. If your transaction is above two million United States dollars, we will place it through our large-ticket process.
Bottom line: you receive a bank-ready letter of credit package, credible issuing bank options, and hands-on execution through first draw. We validate the purchase order or sales contract, complete know-your-customer and counterparty checks, and design the right instrument with clear shipment timing, presentation rules, and settlement mechanics.

What We Arrange

Instruments
  • Commercial letters of credit under the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, publication number 600.
  • Standby letters of credit for payment or performance under the International Standby Practices, publication number 98.
  • Demand guarantees under the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees, publication number 758, when a guarantee fits better than a standby letter of credit.
Risk and Routing
  • Issuer selection based on the buyer relationship and country limits.
  • Confirmation or silent confirmation when issuer or country risk requires it.
  • Clear reimbursement paths and value dates so funds arrive without delays.
Wording and Presentation
  • Field-by-field draft wording with shipment windows, tolerances, and presentation periods.
  • Document templates for invoices, transport documents, insurance, and certificates.
  • Discrepancy prevention and a straightforward checklist for your team and counterparties.

Who This Helps

  • Exporters that want payment at sight on compliant documents.
  • Importers that need a workable usance or a split between sight payment to the seller and deferred payment by the buyer.
  • Project and equipment suppliers that need a clean standby letter of credit or a demand guarantee for performance or advance payments.

How the Process Runs

  1. Scope and checks. We confirm the commercial terms, International Commercial Terms, shipment plan, and insurance, and we complete know-your-customer and sanctions checks on all parties.
  2. Wording. We draft the instrument in full, set shipment timing, presentation rules, and original document counts, and align the language with the contract.
  3. Bank route. We propose issuing banks that can approve the file and we place confirmation when the seller needs payment certainty.
  4. Reimbursement and settlement. We decide on direct payment or a reimbursing bank, and we map authenticated bank-to-bank messages over the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) network.
  5. Presentation support. We give your team document templates, review drafts before the shipment, and fix issues before they become discrepancies.
  6. Closing and first draw. We manage conditions precedent, amendments, and acceptance tracking, and we remain on the file for sixty days after funding to make sure settlement works as planned.

What You Receive

  • A complete bank-ready wording pack with a checklist for documents and timelines.
  • A shortlist of issuing and confirming banks with expected fees and timing.
  • A reimbursement map and a plan for authenticated messages between banks.
  • A simple weekly status report until first draw is completed.

Pricing

Item Details
Advisory retainer Nine thousand six hundred and fifty United States dollars, payable at engagement.
Success fee on letters of credit or standby letters of credit Two and one-half percent of the face amount issued, with a minimum of fifteen thousand United States dollars, payable at issuance or at first draw. Escrow is available.
Bank charges Issuing, advising, confirmation, and message fees are paid to the banks. We negotiate these charges and we push to remove junk fees.

Eligibility

  • A real trade with a verifiable purchase order or sales contract and a clear shipment plan.
  • Company directors available for know-your-customer checks with full corporate documents.
  • Willingness to assign proceeds and accept sensible controls that protect all parties.
  • No cryptocurrency dealings and no paper trading. Clean sanctions screening for every party involved.
We work on a best-efforts basis and all outreach is chaperoned. We do not arrange fake balances, rented accounts, or anything off-ledger. If the file looks questionable, we close it.

Ready to set up your letter of credit

Share your purchase order or sales contract, your shipment plan, and your target tenor. We will confirm the route, expected fees, and next steps.

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This page is for corporate users. Nothing here is a commitment to lend or a promise to issue an instrument. All services are subject to know-your-customer checks, anti-money laundering controls, sanctions screening, and bank approvals.

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