国际商务英语函电CHAP8 Establishment of and Amendment to LC

CHAPTERVIIIEstablishmentofandAmendmenttoL/CObjectives:213Beacquaintedwiththecharacteristicsoftheletterofcredit;MasterhowtourgetheestablishmentofL/Candtherelevantsentencesandexpressions;UnderstandhowtoexamineandamendanL/C;.Afterlearningthischapter,youwill3MasterthewritingskillsofamendmenttotheL/CorextensionoftheL/Candtherelevantsentencesandexpressions.544BeabletowritereplyletterstotheaboveforbothbuyersandsellersLesson19(A)UrgingEstablishmentofL/C（B）ConfirmingL/CApplicationLesson20(A)AmendmenttoL/C（B）ReplytotheaboveLesson21(A)AskingforExtensionofL/C（B）ReplytotheaboveWhenatransactionisconcludedonL/Cterms,thebuyerisusuallyundertheobligationtoestablishanL/Cwithhisbankwithinthetimelimitstipulatedinthesalescontract.Especiallyforbulksaleorthecommoditiesproducedaccordingtobuyer’srequest,itisveryimportantforthebuyertoopentheL/Cintime;otherwise,thesellercan’tarrangetheproductionandcommodities.Normally,thebuyer’sL/Cshouldreachtheseller15days(or30days)priortothedateofshipmentsoastogivethesellersufficienttimetomakepreparationsforshipment.Butinpractice,foreigncustomersmayfailtoestablishtheL/CordelayopeningtheL/Cwhenthemarketconditionchangesortheshortageoffundarises.Therefore,thesellershouldurgethebuyertoexpeditetheL/Catanearlydate.Whateverthecausemaybe,itisalwaysannoyingtotheseller,butnosuggestionofannoyancemustbeallowedtoappearinhisletter,emailorFAX.Itwouldbewrong,exceptinspecialcircumstances,tostartofftoostronglybyblamingthebuyerfornon-performanceofcontract.ThefirstmessagesentshouldthereforebeapolitenotesayingthatthegoodsorderedarereadybuttherelevantL/Chasnotyetcometohand.Ifthefirstmessagebringsnoreply,asecondonewillbesent.Thisone,thoughstillrestrained,willexpressdisappointmentandsurprise.IntroductionMessagesurgingestablishmentofL/Cmustbewrittenwithtact.Theiraimistopersuadethebuyertoco-operatemorecloselyandinfacttofulfillhisobligations;otherwisetheywillgiveoffencetothebuyerandbringaboutunhappyconsequences.OnreceivingtherelevantL/C,theseller(exporter)shouldfirstofallmakeathoroughexaminationtoseewhethertheclausessetforthintheL/Careinfullconformitywiththetermsstatedinthesalescontract(confirmation).Thisstepisessential.Aminordifferencebetweenthetwo,ifnotdiscoveredordulyamended,maycausethesellermuchinconveniencebecausethenegotiatingbankwillrefusenegotiationofthedocumentsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbytheopeningbank.Therefore,ifanydiscrepanciesorsomeunforeseenspecialclausestowhichthesellerdoesnotagreearefoundintheL/C,thesellershouldsendanadvicetothebuyer,askinghimtomakemayarise.Inthiscase,anamendmenttotheoriginalL/Cwillalsoberequired.NotonlycantheselleraskforamendmenttoanL/C,thebuyercanlikewiseaskforamendmentifhefindssomethingintheL/Cneedstobealtered.TheusualprocedureisthatthebuyershouldfirstobtainconsentfromthesellerandtheninstructtheopeningbanktoamendtheL/C.Sometimesthesellermayfailtogetthegoodsreadyforshipmentintimeorthebuyermayrequestthattheshipmentbepostponedforonereasonoranother;thenthesellerwillhavetoaskforextensionoftheexpirydateaswellasthedateofshipmentoftheL/C.LettersconcerningL/CamendmentandextensionshouldbewrittenwithcourtesybecauseamereamendmenttoorextensionofL/Cwillneedtimeandmoney,whichisalwaysanannoyingthingtothebuyer.WritingTipsWhenurgingthebuyertoestablishtherelativeL/C,thesellershoulddrafttheletteroremailskillfullybyusingproperlanguagetoshowyourdeterminationbutnottoharmtherelationshipbetweentwoparties.UsuallyaletteroremailfocusingonurgingthebuyertoestablishtherelativeL/Cbytheselleroftenconsistsofthefollowingparts:1)MentiontheContractNo.,OrderNo.ofthegoodsintheopeningsentences;2)StatethereasonswhyyouneedtoinformorurgethebuyertoopentheL/C;3)UrgethebuyertoopentheL/CASAP.WritingTipsWhenaskingforamendmenttoanL/C,itisessentialto:1)intheopeningsentencesthankthecustomerfortheL/Cyoureceivedandgiveadetaileddescriptionaboutit;2)givethereasonswhyyouhavetoaskfortheamendmenttotheL/C;3)tenderapologies,shouldwebetheresponsibleparty.Ifnot,omitthisstep;4)expressyourappreciationfortheamendmentandstateyourgoodwilltomakepromptshipment.WhenaskingforextensionofanL/C,itoftenconsistsofthefollowingparts:1)intheopeningsentencesexpressyourthanksfortheL/Cyoureceivedandgiveadetaileddescriptionaboutit;2)givethereasonswhyyouhavetoaskfortheextensionoftheL/C;3)putforwardthedetailedrequirementsofshipmentandvalidityextension;4)expressyourappreciationfortheextensionandmakesureyouwillmakepromptshipment.Lesson19Abouttheletter:(A)Inthisletter,thesellersgivethereasontoconvincethebuyertoopentheL/Cimmediatelyandactaccordingly.Alsoadditionalinformationisgiven.Inordertoavoidanyfurtherdelay,pleaseseetoitthattheL/Cstipulationsareinexactaccordancewiththetermsofthecontract.Thisisimportantasitwillenablethesellertoeffectshipmentsmoothly.(B)ImmediatelyafterestablishingtheL/CthebuyerwouldsendaletternotonlyforexplanationbutalsoforconfirmationoftheL/C.Itisausualpractice(A)UrgingEstablishmentofL/CDear Jeremy Weiner,WithreferencetotheslippersunderthesubjectedsalescontractFP992041w-1,wewishtodrawyourattentiontothefactthatthedateofdeliveryisapproaching,butuptothepresentwehavenotreceivedthecoveringL/C.Pleasedoyourutmosttoexpediteitsestablishment,sothatwemayexecutetheorderwithintheprescribedtime.Inordertoavoidanyfurtherdelay,pleaseseetoitthattheL/Cstipulationsareinexactaccordancewiththetermsofthecontract.Welookforwardtoreceivingyourfavorableresponseatanearlydate.Bestregards,AliciaFrom:alicia0618@tchina.comTo:Jeremy Weiner@hotmail.comSent:Monday,November15,20103:45PMSubject: EstablishmentofL/CforS/CFP992041w-1.（B）ConfirmingL/CApplicationDearAlicia,Wehavereceivedyouremail15thofNovember,urgingustoestablishthecoveringL/CforSalesContractFP992041w-1.WeverymuchregrettheinconvenienceyouwerecausedbythedelayopeningourL/Caswehadtogothroughthenecessaryformalitiestoapplyfortherelevantimportlicence.NowwearepleasedtoinformyouthatwehaveestablishedandattachedtheIrrevocableDocumentaryCreditApplicationinyourfavor.InordertoavoidsubsequentamendmentstoL/C,pleasecheckandconfirmthetermsandconditionsoftheL/Capplication.Ifyoufinditinorder,pleasee-mailusyourconfirmationASAP.Shouldanyoftheclausesbeunacceptabletoyou,pleaseletusknowyouramendments.WewillopenandsendtheL/Cthroughourbankinafewdaysuponreceiptofyourconfirmation.Yourpromptattentionwillbeappreciated.B.rgds/JeremyFrom:Jeremy Weiner@hotmail.comTo:alicia0618@tchina.comSent:Tuesday,November16,20109:45AMSubject: ConfirmationofL/CApplication1.UrgeEstablishmentofL/CandConfirmationofL/CApplication信用证是国际贸易中最常用的支付方式，若买卖双方以信用证方式成交，出口方应当催促进口商及时开立相关信用证，以免由于进口方未能及时开立相关信用证而造成装运延误。同时，为避免因修改信用证产生的费用，进口商指示银行开立信用证之前，常发送给供货方一份开立信用证的#申请#，以便供货方审查和确认信用证各项条款，如信用证金额、所需单据名称和数量、有效日期和交货地点、时间等，是否与合同一致。2.with/inreferenceto…关于……Withreferencetopayment,wecannotdootherwisethanL/C.关于付款方式，我方只选择信用证。NotesNotes3.doone’sutmost尽某人最大的努力Wehopethatyouwilldoyourutmosttogetshipmentreadybeforethedeadlinestipulatedinthesalescontract.我方希望贵方尽最大努力，在销售合同期限内装船完毕。4.expeditev.加快、加速（进程等）；促进（措施等）；迅速处理（事务）PleasetryyourbesttoexpeditetheestablishmentoftherelativeL/C.请尽力加快相关信用证的开立。5.prescribev.规定WereferyoutoyourL/CNo.687whichprescribesthattransshipmentisnotallowed.请查阅你方第678号信用证，该信用证规定不允许转船。Notes6.see(toit)that注意（使），务必（使）Wehopeyouwillseetoitthateverythingisreadybeforetheendofthismonth.请你们务必保证本月底前一切都已准备就绪。Pleaseseetoitthatthegoodssentarewhatweneed.务请确信所发货物是我们所需要的。7．inaccordancewith与……一致；根据，按照inexact/full/strict/preciseaccordancewith与……严格一致Pleasenotethatthequalityofthegoodsweorderedmustbeinexactaccordancewiththesample.请注意我方所订货物的质量必须与样品严格一致。8.gothrough办理Howlongwillittaketogothroughthecustomsformalities?办理通关手续需要多长时间？Notes9.IrrevocableDocumentaryCreditApplication不可撤销的跟单信用证申请书10.insb.’sfavor/infavorof以……为受益人以……为抬头WehavealreadyappliedtoBankofChina,FuzhoufortheestablishmentofanL/Cinyourfavor.我方已向中国银行福州分行申请开立以你方为受益人的信用证。11.inorder正确的，正常的，就绪Alltheshippingdocumentsareinorder.所有的装运单据都已就绪。（A）要求展证阿恩真斯：感谢贵方通过你方银行开来的有关销售确认书FP992041w-1项下的6000双羊皮拖鞋的不可撤销的信用证。根据该信用证的规定，你方货物定于9月15日前发运，尽管我们作了巨大努及时订舱位，但非常遗憾的是，我们从签订合同的航运公司处得知，因天气恶劣，在9月15日前没有轮船起航。因此，我们无法按时运出你方货物，特此函告，谨要求你方延长信用证的装船期和有效期分别展至10月15日和10月30。因事情紧急，请电改信用证。如蒙你方照此办理，将不胜感激。商祺/艾丽西亚杰瑞米：关于我方第FP992041-1售货确认书项下的拖鞋，交货期日益迫近，而有关信用证迄今仍未收到，这一事实请你方予以注意。请速开信用证，以便这笔订货得以顺利执行。为免再有延误，务请开立的信用证条款与合同条款完全一致。盼早复。商祺/艾丽西亚（A）催开信用证艾丽西亚：我们已收到你方11月15日催促我方速开信用证的邮件由于我方须办理申请进口许可证的必要手续，很抱歉延误了开立信用证。兹告知你方我们已开立了以你方为受益人的信用证。为了避免随后修改，请确认信用证申请书的条款。如果认为无误的话，请尽快回邮确认。如你方不能接受某项条款，请让我们知道。一俟收到你们的确认书我们就会通过我方银行寄出信用证。商祺/艾丽西亚（B）确认信用证申请书ExercisesI.Translatethefollowingexpressions:A.FromEnglishintoChinese:1.importlicense2.seetoitthat3.gothrough4.withreferenceto5.termsandconditions6.infavorof进口许可证注意办理关于付款条件以……为受益人ExercisesB.FromChineseintoEnglish:1．催证2.必要手续3．与……严格一致4.信用证申请书urgeestablishmentofL/CthenecessaryformalitiesinexactpreciseaccordancewithL/CApplicationExercisesII.Fillintheblankswithaproperword:1.Thesellershould,ifnecessary,requirethebuyertomakeanamendment_________theL/C_________shipment.2.________reference______8000pairsofSheepskinSlippers_______thesalesconfirmationNo.578,wehavenotreceivedyour________L/C____todate.3.Wewouldliketo_______yourattention_____the______thattheshipmentdateis__________,wemustpointoutthatunlessyourL/C__________usbytheendofthismonth,weshallnotbeableto________shipment________thecontractedtime.4.Weapologize_______you________nothavingestablishedtherelativeL/Cintime.5.Wewishtocallyourattentiontothevalidity______theL/C,sincethereisnopossibility_____L/Cextension.6.Wewouldliketomakeit______thatthecoveringL/Cshouldbeestablished______time,otherwiseitwillputus______greattrouble.7._______compliance______theterms_____payments_________inthecontract,pleaseopenaconfirmedandirrevocableL/C_____ourfavor.8.TheexpirydateofyourL/Cfalls_____May15,whichwon’tleaveusenoughtime_____negotiation_______thedocument.toforWithtoundercoveringupdrawtofactapproachingreacheseffectwithintoforofofclearintoInwithofstipulatedonforofinExercisesDearSirs,WearegladtoreceiveyourPONo.578andaresendingyouherewithourSalesConfirmationNo.799induplicateagainstyourorder.___________________________________________________(请会签并返还一份供我方存档)。Itisunderstoodthat_________________________________(以我方为受益人的信用证)coveringtheabove-mentionedgoodswillbeestablishedimmediately.Wewishtopointoutthat_____________________________________________________________________________________________________(相关信用证条款与我方销售确认书条款必须严格一致)，inorderto__________________________________________(避免今后修改).____________________________________________________________________________（你方可放心我方将立即装运）uponreceiptofthecredit.Weappreciateyourcooperationandlookforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Bestregards,III.CompletethefollowingletterbytranslatingtheChineseintoEnglish.Pleasecountersignandreturnonecopyforourfile.anL/CinourfavorthatthestipulationsintherelevantcreditshouldstrictlyconformtothetermsstatedinoursalesconfirmationavoidsubsequentamendmentsYoumayrestassuredthatweshallmakeupyourorderLesson20Abouttheletter:ItisimportantinourbusinessroutinetoperusecarefullytheL/Cwereceived.ShouldwefindanythingwrongintheL/Cornotinconformitywiththestipulationsofthecontract,wehavetoaskforamendmentimmediately.WhenaskingforamendmenttoanL/C,itisessentialto:1)thankthecustomerfortheL/Cyoureceivedandgiveadetaileddescriptionaboutit(SeePara.1);2)givethereasonswhyyouhavetoaskfortheamendmenttotheL/C(SeePara.2);3)tenderapologies,shouldwebetheresponsibleparty.Ifnot,omitthisstep;4)expressyourappreciationfortheamendmentandstateyourgoodwilltomakepromptshipment(SeePara.3);AmendmenttoL/CDear Jeremy Weiner,WearepleasedtohavereceivedyourL/CNo.ELC-TFS-981520againstS/CNo.FP992041w-1.However,onexaminingitcarefully,weregretfullyfindthatsomepointsarenotinconformitywiththetermsstipulatedinthecontract.Itcontainsquiteafewdiscrepanciesandtherefore,wewouldappreciateitverymuchifyouwillmakethefollowingnecessaryamendmentsasearlyaspossiblesoastofacilitateourshippingarrangementFrom:alicia0618@tchina.comTo:Jeremy Weiner@hotmail.comSent:Tuesday,November18,201011:16AMSubject: AmendmenttoL/CNo.ELC-TFS-981520Attachment:LETTEROFCREDIT1)Amend“FOBFUZHOU”toread“FOBC2FUZHOU”.2)Theplaceofexpiryshouldbe“Fuzhou,China”not“Palermo,Italy”.3)TheBillofLadingshouldbemarked“freightcollect”insteadof“freightprepaid”.4)PleasedeleteinsuranceclauseasourpriceisonFOBbasis.5)“TRANSHIPMENTNOTALLOWED”shouldread“TRANSHIPMENTALLOWED.”6)“PERIODFORPRESENTATION”shouldbe“WITHIN15DAYS”insteadof“WITHIN5DAYS”.Asthestipulatedtimeofshipmentisdrawingnear,pleasemakethenecessaryamendmentsbyfaxatanearlydatesothatwecaneffectshipmentintime.BestregardsAliciaWuLETTEROFCREDIT*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------27SEQUENCEOFTOTAL1/140AFORMOFDC:IRREVOCABLE20DCNO:ELC-TFS-98152031CDATEOFISSUE:10120540EAPPLICABLERULESUCPLATESTVERSION31DEXPIRYDATEANDPLACE:110215Palermo,Italy50APPLICANT:ALABRASUBTRADINGEST.94017REGALBUTOCATANIA,ITALY59BENEFICIARY:FUJIANORIENTALFOOTWEARI.E.CO.LTD9/F,MINFABUILDINGNO88DONGSHUIROADFUZHOU,CHINA32BDCAMT:USD21645.1241DAVAILABLEWITH/BY:CITICINDUSTRIALBANKBEIJINGBYPAYMENT43PPARTIALSHIPMENTS:ALLOWED43TTRANSSHIPMENT:NOTALLOWED44ALOADING/DISPATCHAT/FM:FUZHOUPORT,CHINA44BPORTOFDISCHARGE：CATANIAPORT,ITALY44CLATESTDATEOFSHIPMENT：11013145AGOOODSORSERVICES：‘FAILFASCIA’BRANDSLIPPERASPERPROFORMAINVOICENO.WW0803015ADATED15NOV2010.DELIVERYTERMS:FOBFUZHOUPACKING:EACHPAIRINPOLYBAG,TIEDTOGETHERINNYLONTHREAD,WITHHOOKANDSHOWING.46A/DOCUMENTSREQUIRED:+SIGNEDCOMMERICALIN5COPIES,STATINGL/CNO.ELC-TFS-981520ANDCONTRACTNO.+FULLSETOFCLEANONBOARDBILLOFLADING,MADEOUTTOTHEORDEROFFRANCISSUBSPAMARKED‘FREIGHTPREPAID’ISSUEDBYABXLOGISTICS(CHINA)LIMITED.+CERTIFICATEOFORIGINGSPFORM.A.+PACKINGLISTINFIVECOPIES.+INSURANCEPOLICYINTHECURRENCYOFTHECREDITENDORSEDINBLANKEDFORTHEFULLINVOICEVALUEPLUS10PCTCOVERINGALLRISKSOFPICCCLAUSES.47AADDITIONALCONDITINONS:+ALLDOCUMENTSMUSTBEINENGLISHLANGUAGE+ALLDOCUMENTSMUSTINDICATETHISCREDITNUMBER+THEOPENINGBANKISOBLIGEDTOPAYMENTONLYAFTERGOODSARESHIPPEDTOTHEPORTOFDESTINATION.+FOREACHSETOFDOCUMENTSPRESENTEDWITHDISCREPANCY(IES),ADISCREPANYFEEOFUSD90,00ANDTHERELATIVETELEX/SWIFTCOSTWILLBEDEDUCTEDFROMTHEPROCEEDSNOMATTERTHEBANKINGCHARGESAREFORWHOEVERA/C.71BDETAILSOFCHARGES:ALLFOREIGNBANKCHARGESAREONACCOUNTOFBENEFICIARY.48PERIODFORPRESENTATION:DOCUMENTSMUSTBEPRESENTEDWITHIN5DAYSAFTERB/LONBOARDDATEBUTWITHINCREDITVALIDITY.78INSTRUCTIONSTOTHEPAYING/ACCEPTING/NEGOTIATINGBANK:+UPONRECEIPTOFDOCUMENTSINCOMPLIANCEWITHALLTHETERMSANDCONDITIONSOFTHECREDIT,WEWILLPAYYOUASPERYOURINSTRUCTIONS.57AADVISETHRU:CIBKCNBJ350CHINACITICBANK(FUZHOUBRANCH),FUZHOU,CHINA*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------（B）ReplytotheaboveDearAlicia,Thankyouforyoure-maildatedNovember18askingustoamendthesubjectL/C.Incompliancewithyourrequestsinyoure-mail,wehaveaccordinglyamendeditthroughourbank.Pleasereadtheattachmentande-mailusyourconfirmationimmediately.Wewillaskourbanktofaxtheamendmentstoyourbankuponreceiptofyourconfirmation.Wethankyouforyourkindcooperation.Welookforwardtoyourtimelyshipment.B.rgds/JeremyFrom:Jeremy Weiner@hotmail.comTo:alicia0618@tchina.comSent:Monday,November22,201010:28AMSubject: AmendmenttoL/CNo.ELC-TFS-981520Notes1.amendmentn.修改，修改书WehaveinstructedourbanktomakeanamendmenttotheL/CNo.378asrequested.我方已通知银行按要求修改378号信用证。amendv.修改PleaseamendyourL/Ctoallowpartialshipmentsandtransshipment.请修改信用证允许分批装运和转船。2.(be)inconformitywith与……一致；符合Theshipmentsshouldbeinexactconformitywiththecontractedstipulations.货物应与合同规定完全一致。Notes3.discrepancyn.差异；异样；不符点PleaseamendthediscrepanciesintheaboveL/C.请修改上述信用证中的不符点。Incaseofanydiscrepancybetweenunitpricesandamounts,unitpricesshallgovern.如果单价与总金额之间有出入，应以单价为准。4.readv.内容是，读起来PleaseamendL/CNo.368toread“Thiscreditwillexpireon15May,2010inChina.”请将第368号信用证改为：“该信用证将于2010年5月15日在中国到期”。5.insteadof代替，而不是Asstipulated,paymentistobemadebysightL/CinsteadofL/Cat30days.根据合同规定，付款方式应为即期信用证，而不是30天期信用证。Notes6.freightn.运费FreightPrepaid运费预付FreightPaid运费已付FreightCollect运费到付，运费下付7.deletevt.删除，取消Asstipulated,paymentistobemadebysightL/CinsteadofL/Cat30days.根据合同规定，付款方式应为即期信用证，而不是30天期信用证。8.timelyshipment及时装运杰瑞米：我们已收到你方第ELC-TFS-981520号信用证，但很遗憾发现其中有些不符点。因此请做下列修改以便我方能及时安排装运：1）FOBFUZHOU”改为“FOBC2FUZHOU。2）到期地点应改为福州（Fuzhou）到期而不是境外效期。3）提单标明“运费到付”而非“运费预付”。4）删除保险条款。5）应将“禁止转运”改为“允许转运”。6）提交单据是“在15天内”而非“5天内”由于规定的装船时间将至，请尽快修改信用证以便我方能及时装船。商祺/艾丽西亚（A）修改信用证艾丽西亚：谢谢你方11月18日邮件。按照你方要求，我们通过银行对信用证进行相应的修改。请看附件，尽快邮件回复。一俟收到你方确认，我们会把修改书发往你方银行。谢谢你方合作。盼望尽早装运。商祺/杰瑞米（B）答复ExerciseI.Translatethefollowingexpressions:A.FromEnglishintoChinese:1.inconformitywith2.freightprepaid3.moreorless4.documentaryL/C5.timelyshipment6.beneficiary与……一致运费预付或多或少跟单信用证及时装运受益人ExerciseB.FromChineseintoEnglish:1．运费到付2.不符点3．修改信用证4.信用证到期日freightcollectdiscrepancyamendtheL/CexpirydateofL/CExercisesII.TranslatethefollowingL/CstipulationsintoChinese:1.Fullsetofclean“onboard”“FreightPrepaid”OceanBilllfLading,madeouttoorderandblankendorsed,marked:“NotifyChinaNationalForeignTradeTransportationCorporation,attheportofdestination.”全套清洁已装船海运提单注明运费预付，凭指定，空白背书，标明“在目的港通知中国对外贸易运输公司”。Exercises2.Weherebyagreewiththedrawers,endorsers,andbona-fideholdersofdraftsdrawnincompliancewiththetermsofthecreditthatsuchdraftsshallbedulyhonoredonpresentationandpaidatmaturity.3.Acertificatefromtheshippingcompanyortheiragentstatingthatthegoodsareshippedonvessels: -coveredbytheinstitutionclassificationclause.-under15yearsofage.我们兹向根据本证开出并符合本证条款的汇票的出票人、背书人和正当持票人承诺，只要你们在汇票的效期内向付款行提示或议付（远期汇票在汇票的到期日向付款行提示），将立即得到付款。船证由船公司或其代理签发，证明载货的船舶：符合协会船级条款，船龄15年以下。Exercises4.Beneficiary’sstatementcertifyingthatshipmentfromQingdaotoHamburgwithtransshipmentatHongkongoncarrierMaerskLine5.Documentsmustbepresentedwithin15daysafterthedateofissuanceofthetransportdocumentsbutwithinthevalidityofthiscredit.受益人出具证明：从青岛运往汉堡，在香港转船，由马士基船运公司承运。应在运输单据装运日后15天内但在议付有效期内提交单据.ExercisesIII.PutthefollowingintoEnglish:1.由于所订货物已备妥待运，请即开信用证，我方一收到信用证，立即装运。2.为避免不必要修改，有必要使相关信用证条款与合同规定严格相符。Asthegoodsorderedarereadyforshipment,pleaseopentheL/CASAP.WewilleffectshipmentuponreceiptofL/C.ItisnecessarythatalltheL/Cstipulationsshouldbeinexactaccordancewiththetermsofthecontract,soastoavoidanyunnecessaryamendments.Exercises3.在审阅信用证条款后，我方遗憾地发现某些规定与合同条款不符。4.我们希望在这一方面得到贵方的合作，同时等候贵方银行的信用证修改书。AftercheckingtheL/Ccarefully,weregretfullyfindthatsomepointsarenotinconformitywiththetermsstipulatedinthecontract.WehopetogetyoursupportinthisrespectandwaitforyourbankL/Camendment.Exercises5.根据我方所收到的信用证，付款方式是见票后30天付款，但根据合同应是见票即付，因此，请按说明修改信用证。6.由于规定的装运期就要到了，请按要求尽快修改信用证，以便我方能按时装运。IntheL/Cwereceived,paymentismadebydraftat30dayssight,butascontractedpaymentshouldbeatsight.ThereforepleaseamendtheL/Caccordingly.Astheprescribedtimeofshipmentisapproaching,pleaseamendtheL/Csothatwecanmakeshipmentontime.Lesson21AskingforExtensionofL/CI.Abouttheletter:(A)Inthisletter,thesellersexplainthereasonforextensionoftheL/CandurgethebuyerstoextendtherelativeL/C.(B)Thisisafollow-upletter.Thebuyersarewillingtocooperatewiththesellerandaskforthesellers’cooperationineffectingtheshipmentintime.DearArne Jense,Wethankyouforyourirrevocableletterofcreditopenedthroughyourbankfor6000pairsofSheepskinSlippersunderS/CNo.BS-685.AsstipulatedinS/CNo.BS-685，thegoodsshouldbeshippednotlaterthanSeptember15．Althoughwehavebeenmakinggreateffortstobookshippingontime,but，muchtoourregretweweretoldbytheshippingcompaniescontactedthattherewouldbenosteamshipbeforeSeptember15owingtothebadweather．Undersuchcircumstances，wefinditimpossibletodeliveryourorderintime，andregrethavingtorequestyoutoextendthedateofshipmentandthevalidityofthesaidL/CtoOctober15andOctober31respectively．Sincethisisanurgentmatter,pleaseamendtheL/Cbyfax.Yourcompliancewithourrequestswillbehighlyappreciated．Bestregards,Alicia，From:alicia@hotmail.comTo:Arne Jense@hotmail.comSent:Monday,September13,201010:16AMSubject: ExtensionofL/C（B）ReplytotheaboveDearArne Jense,Wehavereceivedyouremaildated13SeptemberrequestingustoextendtheaboveL/CtotheOctober15andOctober31forshipmentandnegotiationrespectively.Asrequested,wehaveinstructedourbanktoextendtheL/Cuptothedateyourequired,whichisOctober31.Wehopeitcanprovideyouwithenoughtimetosolvethespaceproblemofthegoods.YouwillreceivetheextensionadvicebythisFriday.Weshallbemuchobligedifyouwillmakeapromptshipmentofourorderafterreceiptoftheamendment,thusenablingthemtocatchthebriskdemandatthestartofthesea