信用证软条款面面观

信用证由于能保证卖方及时、安全地收到货款,已成为国际贸易中最流行的一种结算方式。但是信用证软条款的出现和广泛应用,使信用证不仅不能维护卖方的利益,反而会给卖方安全收汇造成相当大的困难和风险。本文试通过对信用证中可能出现的软条款的归纳,使读者对信用证软条款有一个清楚的认识。

The beneficiary is assured safe and timely payment under Letter o f Credit (L/C), and it has become one of the most popular method of payment in i nternational trade. But the emergence and popularity of soft clauses in L/C can no longer protect the beneficiary from default. In fact, soft clauses of L/C hav e exposed the beneficiary to risk and been a great danger to the beneficiary. Th e article tries to make a summary of the soft clauses in L/C to make readers und erstand soft clauses better.