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Buyer provides a Letter of intent describing requirements.
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Seller responds with a soft corporate offer indicating ability to fill demand, and price of product.
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Buyer responds with an irrevocable corporate purchase order indicating illingness to enter into contract at specified price
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Seller responds with firm corporate offer officially offering product at indicated price and payment terms, and requesting bank endorsement
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Buyers signs FCO, and provides banking comfort letter, on bank letter head.
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Seller provides a contract, which can be negotiated back and forth with buyer.
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Buyer sends pre-advice irrevocable revolving documentary letter of credit.
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IRDLC in hand, seller provides POP documentation, which is communicated from the seller’s bank to the buyer’s bank.
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POP activates the IRDLC, the activation of which is communicated from the buyer’s bank to the seller’s bank.
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Product is loaded and, all shipment, certification, specification, quality and origination documentation, as per contract, is forwarded from the seller’s bank to the buyer’s bank to release payment.
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