Import Letter of Credit
IMPORT LETTER OF CREDIT
Following steps are required to open an LC against an import
purchase order:
PURCHASE ORDER
1.
Create purchase order with
bank document type ‘Letter of Credit’
2.
Complete purchase order
details
LETTER OF CREDIT OPENING
3.
Go to manage tab in
purchase order window and click on ‘Letter of credit / import collection button’
4.
Mentioned the following
information in the following tabs:
a.
General
i.
Application date
ii.
Bank document number –
usually it is a LC number issued by bank
iii.
Select bank and agreement
iv.
Select facility type
v.
Date of receipt
b.
Lines
i.
Add shipment lines
ii.
Specify each shipment
amount
iii.
Select expected and actual
maturity dates
c.
Bank document
i.
Select documentary credit
type
ii.
Documentary credit nature
iii.
Select tolerance type i.e.
none, plus, minus, plus/minus
iv.
Specify tolerance
percentage
v.
Select expiration date – LC
expiration date
vi.
Mention place of expiration
d.
Bank details
i.
Advising bank – vendor advising
bank
ii.
Date of issue
iii.
Available with
e.
Terms
i.
Partial shipment i.e.
allowed/not allowed
ii.
Transshipment i.e.
allowed/not allowed
iii.
Port of loading
iv.
Latest shipment date
v.
Destination port
vi.
Description of goods
vii.
Incoterms i.e. FOB, CIF
etc.
viii.
Documents required
ix.
Special instructions
x.
Bank charges – to be bear
by party, company or both
xi.
Draft i.e. at sight
xii.
Period of presentation
xiii.
Confirmation instructions
xiv.
Additional information for
issuing bank
f.
Insurance
i.
Insurance status
ii.
Insurance vendor number
iii.
Insurance number
5.
Confirm the purchase order
6.
Go to LC document and
confirm it
PRODUCT RECEIPT / GOODS RECEIPT NOTE (GRN)
7.
Create product receipt
8.
Select Shipment (LC shipment
number) with product receipt
9.
Post the documents – Note: Make
sure the amount of receiving goods should be matched with LC shipment selected
or should be under the range of tolerance
PURCHASE INVOICE
10.
Go to Invoice tab and click
on Invoice button
11.
Mentioned vendor invoice number
12.
Select shipment
13.
Post the invoice
PAYMENT
14.
Go to Payment Journal
15.
Create payment line against
the vendor
16.
Settlement the payment with
an invoice which has bank document attached with
17.
Close the form
18.
Verify the bank transaction
type ‘settlement’ from payment journal lines payment tab
19.
Post the payment
SETUP REQUIRED
1.
Cash and bank management
parameters – mark the bank documents > Letter of credit
2.
Facility groups
3.
Facility types
4.
Facility agreements
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