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A. Match these terms with their definitions.

1. invoice a) document that shows details of goods being transported; it entitles

2. clean collection the receiver to collect the goods on arrival


b) list of goods sold as a request for payment
3. documentary collection
c) bank that issues a letter of credit (i.e. the importer’s bank)
4. bill of exchange
d) bank that receives payment of bills, etc. for their customer’s
5. bill of lading
account (i.e. the exporter’s bank)
6. document of title
e) document allowing someone to claim ownership of goods
7. issuing bank
f) payment by bill of exchange to which documents are not attached
8. collecting bank g) signed document that orders a person or organization to pay a
9. confirming bank fixed sum of money on demand or on a specified date
10.letter of credit h) bank that confirms they will pay the exporter on evidence of
shipment of goods
i) method of financing overseas trade where payment is made by a
bank in return for delivery of commercial documents, provided
that the terms and conditions of the contract are met
j) payment by bill of exchange to which commercial documents (and
sometimes a document of title) are attached

Answer: 1-b; 2-f; 3-j; 4-g; 5-a; 6-e; 7-c; 8-d; 9-h; 10-i

B. Find a word or phrase in the text that has a similar meaning.


1. promise or guarantee given to or by a bank
u…………………..
2. load of goods sent to a customer
c……………………
3. person or company that acts as a middleman in a transaction
i……………………
4. date when a bill of exchange is due for payment
m………………………
Answer: 1-undertake; 2-consignment; 3-intermediary; 4-maturity
C. Use an appropriate form of the words in the box to complete the sentences
which describe the procedure for documentary collection.
Draw accept dishonour release remit forward dispatch present
present
1. The first step the exporter takes is to ask his bank to ….draw….. a bill of exchange
on the overseas buyer.
2. The exporter’s bank ………………. the bill of exchange, together with the
commercial documents, to the importer’s bank.
3. At the same time, the exporter…………………. the goods.
4. The exporter must take care to ………………….the correct documents to the bank.
5. When the importer………………….the bill of exchange, the bank
will……………….the documents of title to the goods.
6. If the importer…………………..the bill, the exporter may have to find an
alternative buyer or ship the goods back again.
7. In some parts of the world, banks may be slow to ………………………..payment
to the exporter’s bank.
Answer: 1-draw; 2-forwards; 3-dispatchs; 4-present; 5-accepts, release; 6-dishonours;
7-remit

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