改证函
TIFERT TRADING CO., LTD.
86, Zhujiang Road, Tianjin, China
15-Apr.-2007
ITOCHU CORPORATION
6, OSACY STREET, OSAKA, JAPAN
Dear madam or sir,
We are very glad to have received your L/C No. ABL-AN107 issued by ASAHI BANK LTD, TOKYO
dated Apr.5, 2007. On perusal we found some discrepancies unacceptable to us. Please amend the
credit as follow:
1) 40 FORM OF DOC. CREDIT
Please amend revocable to irrevocable. A credit is irrevocable even if there is no indication to
that effect in accordance with.
2) 31D DATE AND PALCE
0615 as contracted to be the 15th day after the date of The expiry date should be extended to 07
shipment.
The expiry place should be “in China” as contracted. While please change the negotiating bank
“ASAHI BANK, LTD NEW YORK BRANCH” in the clause “41D AVAILABLE WITH/BY”. It
is inconvenient for us to negotiate in NEW YORK. You should choose a negotiating bank in
china.
3) 50 APPLICANT
Your address is “6, OSACY STREET, OSAKA, JAPAN”, not “6, SACY STREET, OSAKA,
JAPAN”.
4) 59 Beneficiary
Our address is “86, ZHUJIANG RODA, TIANJIN, CHINA”, not “68, ZHUJIANG ROAD,
TIANJIN, CHINA”.
5) 32B AMOUNT
The amount of your L/C is insufficient. The total amount is 16903.20 instead of 16484.70
6) 42C DRAFTS AT…
The draft should be paid at sight as contracted, instead of at 30 days’ sight.
7) 43T TRANSHIPMENT
The transshipment should be allowed as contracted, instead of prohibited. It is doubtful whether
the direct steamer will be rented from Chinese ports to Osaka. 8) 45A DESCRIPTS. OF GOODS
The name of commodity is “100% COTTON LADIES SHIRT”, not “100% COTTON LADIES
APRON”.
The quantity of STY No. 49394 is 3960 instead of 3690.
The trade terms are “CIF OSAKA DETAILES AS PER S/C NO. TF0710”, not “CIF C3 OSAKA
DETAILES AS PER S/C NO. TT0710”.
9) 46A DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
+ Please amend “2/3 of original clean on board ocean bills of lading…” to “Full set (3/3) original
clean on board ocean bills of lading…” and consequently delete the wording “ one set of original
B/L and” in the clause “Beneficiary’s certificate stating that… sent directly to the applicant…
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after shipment”.
+ We have also noticed that you increased the insurance amount to 120% of the invoice value
instead of 110%. You also change the covering “all risks and war risk as per china insurance
clauses dated 1/1/1981” to “the institute cargo clauses (A), the institute war clauses”. This will
incur the additional premium, which is contracted to be borne by you. Please confirm the change.
And check the insurance clauses.
10) 47 ADDITIONAL COND.
+ Please amend “inspection is to be effected before shipment and relevant certificates/reports are
issued and signed by the authorized person of applicant and whose signature is the same as that
kept in our record” to “are issued and signed by China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine
Bureau”.
11) 71B DETAILS OF CHARGES
The opening fee is to be borne by the applicant according to the usual practices. So please amend
to “All banking charges outside country of issue are for account of beneficiary”.
12) 48 PRESENTATION PERIOD
The presentation period is usual 10 to 15 days after the shipment. So please amend to
“documents to be presented within 15 days after the date of shipment but within the validity of
the credit”.
We are waiting for your amendment with keen interest so that we can effect shipment within the contracted time. Thank you for your cooperation in advance!
Yours sincerely,
Tifert Trading Co., Ltd.
泰佛贸易有限公司
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