សារព័ត៍មានពាណិជ្ជកម្មកម្ពុជា

Main Documents Used in International Commodity Trade Documents are the key issue in a letter of credit transaction. Banks deal in documents, not in goods. They decide on the basis of documents alone whether payment, negotiation, or acceptance is to be effected. If proper documents are presented, banks will make payment whether or not the actual goods shipped comply with the sales contract. Thus, special attention has to be given to the correct list of documents since a slight omission or discrepancy between required and actual documents may cause additional cost, delays and extra work for both buyer and seller and may prevent the merchandise from being exported. This can result in the exporter not getting paid, or even in the seizure of the exporter's goods by national or foreign government customs. Even before the letter of credit is issued the buyer and seller should clearly decide on the documents that are needed for the accomplishment of the sale transaction. The letter