信用证(Letter of Credit ,L/C)是指由银行(开证行)依照(申请人的)要求和指示或自己主动,在符合信用证条款的条件下,凭规定单据向第三者(受益人)或其指定方进行付款的书面文件。即信用证是一种银行开立的有条件的承诺付款的书面文件,也是银行有条件保证付款的证书,成为国际贸易活动中常见的结算方式。按照这种结算方式的一般规定,买方先将货款交存银行,由银行开立信用证,通知异地卖方开户银行转
1 The discrepancies in L/C In the international trade under the L/C settlement mode, when the full set of documents for negotiation presented by the seller (beneficiary) do not agree with the terms o