ICC Digital Library Forum

I'm managing with an l/c with a description of goods as the following "S/FACTURA PROFORMA NR.XYZWK".
In the invoice we have the a/m description alongwith the accurate details of the goods issued. In the apposite box of the C/O we have only a brief description of the goods dispatched indicated in the invoice but not even a short mention at the description indicated in field 45A.
What is your opinion? Is it an incontestable discrepancy?

On the face of it, this is not a discrepancy. Documents other than the invoice are not required to give a full LC description and given that those other descriptions are not inconsistent with the LC description, this is o.k.

Laurence

ISBP, para. No. 198 relates to your question. It says that the C/O must appear to relate to the invoiced goods. The goods description in the C/O may be shown in general terms not inconsistent with that stated in the credit or by any other reference indicating a relation to the goods in a required document.

So provided that the goods description or any other reference on C/O makes it possible to relate the C/O to the goods in question and there is not inconsistency with the descr. of goods stated in the credit and/or with any other presented required document, it is acceptable.

Best regards,

Pavel Andrle