CENTRAL AFRICA LETTER OF CREDIT

CENTRAL AFRICA LC ISSUING BANK CONFIRMING BANK CHARGES 2024

CENTRAL AFRICA LETTER OF CREDIT CONFIRMATION FEE 2024

For Central Africa, when an exporter has concluded a commercial export contract with a Central African importer and the two parties do not know each other, the irrevocable and confirmed letter of credit is the most appropriate instrument to mitigate the risks.

The Central African importer will ask the Central African bank to issue a letter of credit for the benefit of the exporter who will have previously named the name of the notifying and confirming bank to be accepted by the exporter.

For Central Africa, the exporter must choose a confirming bank that has in its network of correspondents the Central African bank that is proposed by the importer but also the one that has an acceptable credit rating so that there is no default of payment from the confirming bank.

A letter of credit issued in Central Africa is usually confirmed by a big number of banks which are prepared to take the risks of Central African banks and make sure the beneficiary of the LC or exporter obtain his payment.

LIST OF CENTRAL AFRICAN BANKS ISSUING LETTERS OF CREDIT AND WHICH ARE ACCEPTED BY THE BANKS OF EXPORTERS

  • Commercial Bank Centrafrique

  • BSIC-RCA

  • BICA

  • CBCA

  • Banque de Crédit Agricole et de Développement (BCAD)

CONFIRMING BANKS FOR LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUED THROUGH CENTRAL AFRICAN BANKS

Banks which are confirm the letters of credit issued in Central Africa by Central African banks are: (please contact us to obtain the list or to be listed as confirming bank).

CENTRAL AFRICA: CONFIRMATION FEE FOR LETTER OF CREDIT FROM A CENTRAL AFRICAN BANK

Confirmation charges and fees for letters of credit issued through Central African banks can be obtained on demand by emailing: info@tradefinance.africa.

TRADEFINANCE.AFRICA COUNTRIES OF EXPERTISE