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ChapterEightCommercialDocumentsin

InternationalTrade8.1Introduction8.2CommercialInvoice8.3ProFormaInvoice8.4MarineBillofLading8.5OtherTransportDocuments8.6InsuranceDocument

8.1Introduction

Theimportanceofdocumentsinmoderninternationalsettlementcanbeseenfromthefollowingperspectives.Themoderninternationalsettlementcentersondocuments.Themoderninternationalsettlementhasevolvedfromcashsettlementstonon-cashsettlementswherecreditinstrumentshavetakentheplaceofcashasmediumsofexchange.Inthesettlementprocess,therelevantparties,thatis,thetradersandthebanksaredealingwithdocumentsratherthanthephysicalgoods.

Commercialdocumentsaretheevidenceofperformanceofthesalescontract.Asalescontractwillnormallydescribeandstipulatetheconditionsofthegoods,itsshipmentandinsurancerequirementsandpaymentterms.Allofthesewillbereflectedinthecorrespondingcommercialdocuments.Forexample,thecommercialinvoice,thepackinglistandtheinspectioncertificatewilldescribetheprice,packing,quantityandqualityofthegoods.Thetransportdocumentswillshowevidencethatthegoodsarenotonlydelivered,butalsodeliveredinthetimelyfashionrequired.Similarly,theinsurancepolicywillindicatewhetherthegoodsarecorrectlycoveredandpaymentmethodswillexpressclearlythewaytocollect/demandpayment.

Documentsrepresenttitletothegoods.Withthedevelopmentininternationalsettlement,somecommercialdocumentshaveevolvedtobecometitledocumentssignifyingtheownershipoftheholdertothephysicalgoods.Therefore,itissafetomaketheconclusionthattitledocumentsareequaltothephysicalgoods.Forthisreason,bankswilleffectpaymentagainstcorrectdocuments;theexporterwillbedeemedtomakedeliveryoncehesubmitsthedocumentsandtheimporterisconsideredtobeinpossessionofthegoodswiththetitledocumen