ISBP changes.doc

International Standard Banking Practice for the Examination of Documents under Documentary Credits subject to UCP 600 (ISBP) CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS The application and issuance of the credit GENERAL PRINCIPLES Abbreviations Certifications and declarations Corrections and alterations Dates Documents for which the UCP 600 transport articles do not apply Expressions not defined in UCP 600 Conflicting data in the documents Issuer of documents Language Mathematical calculations Misspellings or typing errors Multiple pages and attachments or riders Originals and copies Shipping marks Signatures Title of documents and combined documents DRAFTS AND CALCULATION OF MATURITY DATE Tenor Maturity date Banking days, grace days, delays in remittance Endorsement Amounts How the draft is drawn Drafts on the applicant Corrections and alterations INVOICES Definition of invoice Name and address Description of the goods and other general issues related to invoices TRANSPORT DOCUMENT COVERING AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORT Application of UCP 600 article 19 Full set of originals Signing of multimodal transport documents On board notations Place of taking in charge, dispatch, loading on board and destination Consignee, order party, shipper and endorsement, notify party Transhipment and partial shipment Clean multimodal transport documents Goods description Corrections and alterations Freight and additional costs Goods covered by more than one multimodal transport document BILL OF LADING Application of UCP 600 article 20 Full set of originals Signing of bills of lading On board notations Ports of loading and ports of discharge Consignee, order party, shipper and endorsement, notify party Transhipment and partial shipment Clean bills of lading Goods description Corrections and alterations Freight and additional costs Goods covered by more than one bill of lading CHARTER PARTY BILL OF LADING Appl