Check your trade documents like a documentary examiner
Structured, rule-based guides on LC document checking, pre-shipment LC workability checks, responding to bank discrepancies and Incoterms on the Bill of Lading — written for exporters and trade operations teams.
LC document checking
2 guidesHow to Check LC Documents Before Sending Them to the Bank
A practical workflow for checking LC documents before bank presentation—from document completeness and cross-checks to shipment dates and discrepancies.
LC document checkingLC Document Checking Software vs Manual Checking: What Can Actually Be Automated?
What can LC document checking software actually automate? Compare AI and manual checking across extraction, discrepancies, rules, evidence and professional judgement.
Document discrepancies
4 guidesCommercial Invoice Doesn't Match the Letter of Credit: What Actually Needs to Match?
Invoice doesn't exactly match the LC? Learn what must correspond, what may differ, and how to identify genuine commercial invoice discrepancies under an LC.
Document discrepanciesBill of Lading Under an LC: The Discrepancies Banks Actually Look For
A practical guide to Bill of Lading discrepancies under an LC—on-board dates, carrier signatures, ports, consignee, endorsements, freight and transshipment.
Document discrepanciesPO, Invoice, LC and Bill of Lading Don't Agree: Which Document Should You Fix?
PO, invoice, LC and Bill of Lading don't agree? Learn how to identify the source of the mismatch before changing the wrong document.
Document discrepanciesThe Bank Found an LC Discrepancy: What Happens Next?
The bank found an LC discrepancy. Learn how refusal and waiver work, when documents can be corrected, and what to check before responding.
Insurance & document dates
2 guidesYour LC Says CIF/CIP: Is the Insurance Document Actually Compliant?
Check whether an LC insurance document is actually compliant—document type, 110% coverage, currency, shipment date, route and required risks.
Insurance & document datesLatest Shipment Date vs LC Expiry vs Presentation Period
Understand the difference between LC latest shipment date, presentation period and expiry—and calculate the real deadline for presenting documents.
Pre-shipment & Incoterms
2 guidesCan We Ship Under This LC? A Pre-Shipment Workability Check
A practical pre-shipment LC workability check covering documents, issuers, shipment terms, insurance, timing and conditions that may need amendment.
Pre-shipment & IncotermsFreight Prepaid or Freight Collect? When Incoterms, LC and Bill of Lading Conflict
Freight Prepaid or Freight Collect? Learn how Incoterms, LC requirements and Bill of Lading freight notation interact—and when a conflict is actually a discrepancy.
Export finance
3 guidesExport Factoring Before the Next Order: How a Mid-Sized Firm Protected a USD 192,000 Working-Capital Release
An illustrative German mid-sized firm case showing how a USD 240,000 shipment could unlock up to USD 192,000 of working capital — and why document reconciliation matters before submission.
Export financeEDPMS Closure for Exporters: Why Realised Payments Still Show as Outstanding
Buyer paid but EDPMS still shows outstanding? Learn how export realisation, Shipping Bill, bank remittance and EDPMS closure connect, including RBI’s INR 110 lakh relaxation.
Export financeeBRC Generation and Export Realisation: How Shipping Bill, Invoice and Remittance Need to Match
Learn how eBRC generation works, what IRM means, how Shipping Bill, invoice and remittance data connect, and what to check when eBRC is not generating.
India export records & customs
3 guidesShipping Bill Errors, LEO and EGM: What Exporters Should Check Before and After Shipment
Understand Shipping Bill, Let Export Order (LEO), EGM filing and common SB001-SB006 errors. Learn what exporters should check before and after shipment.
India export records & customsShipping Bill Amendment After LEO: What Can Be Changed, When and How
Can a Shipping Bill be amended after LEO or EGM? Understand Section 149, post-EGM amendment, evidence, timing and practical exporter steps.
India export records & customsExport Refund Stuck? How EGM, SB005, IGST Refund, Drawback and RoDTEP Are Connected
Export refund or incentive pending? Understand SB005, EGM errors, IGST refund validations, drawback scrolls and RoDTEP troubleshooting.
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