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What is a Letter of Credit? Also commonly known as a Documentary Credit, a Letter of Credit (often abbreviated to just L/C) is a type of international trade payment means of getting paid by your customers. In short, it is a guarantee of payment given by a bank that says if you satisfy the terms, conditions and...
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Making sure your business gets paid for its export shipments is usually top of the priority list for exporting companies. This is not just limited to ensuring the payment is received but also making sure it arrives as quickly and efficiently as possible, so there are no adverse effects on cash flow. Broadly speaking, there...
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Here at Access to Export, we help many companies export a diverse range of products to many worldwide markets by providing export services such as Export Documentation, Letter of Credit management, Export Compliance and Incoterms® advice. Whilst we actively encourage companies to export, for those companies contemplating exporting for the first time, we want you enter the world of export with...
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Incoterms® are a very important consideration when trading on the global stage, probably more so than many exporting companies realise. Incoterms® are very often mis-used in international trade transactions. Devised by the International Chamber of Commerce, these globally recognised trade terms should always be incorporated in to export sales contracts to specify where responsibilities and...
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Back in 2012, the UK Government set a target to get a further 100,000 UK companies exporting, to increase the U.K’s exports to £1 trillion by 2020. Although this ambitious target may not be reached, we would encourage any U.K company not currently trading internationally to export their goods and services. Here’s why; 1. Technology...
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