Field-tested guides on UCP 600, SWIFT MT700 and ISBP 745 — written for exporters, freight forwarders and documentary-credit teams who need to present clean the first time. Every guide is distilled from real bank discrepancy patterns.
Over 50% of first Letter of Credit presentations are rejected. Learn the top 5 UCP 600 & ISBP 745 discrepancy traps — description of goods, late presentation, transport notations, non-documentary conditions and insurance — and how to prevent each.
An expert field-by-field SWIFT MT700 audit checklist — 31D expiry, 44C latest shipment, 45A goods description, 46A/47A documents and conditions, and 48 presentation period — with UCP 600 / ISBP 745 rules and red flags.
The essential ocean Bill of Lading compliance checklist under UCP 600 Article 20 and ISBP 745 (E1–E28): carrier signing standards, dated shipped-on-board notations, port consistency and clean transport documents.