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An international payment method that processes the collection of a draft and accompanying shipping documents through international correspondent banks.
An international payment method that processes the collection of a draft and accompanying shipping documents through international correspondent banks.
A documentary collection is a structure under which a bank collects payment directly from a buyer (by presenting documents to the buyer).
Compared with letters of credit (LCs), documentary collections (DCs) are used for smaller transactions, and a smaller total value of transactions.
DC and LC indicative data is summarised below.
=====Average transaction sizes (US exports)=====
DCs: US$ 0.1 - 0.2 million
LCs: US$ 0.5 - 1 million
=====Proportion of world trade in goods=====
DCs: 1 - 2%
LCs: 10 - 15%




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* [[Commercial risk]]
* [[Commercial risk]]
* [[Correspondent banking]]
* [[Correspondent banking]]
* [[Cost and freight]]
* [[Documentary credit]]
* [[Documents against acceptance]]
* [[Documents against acceptance]]
* [[Documents against payment]]
* [[Documents against payment]]
* [[Draft]]
* [[Draft]]
* [[Letter of credit]]
* [[Remitting bank]]
* [[Remitting bank]]
* [[Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit]]
===Other link===
[http://voxeu.org/article/trade-finance-around-world Trade finance around the world, Centre for Economic and Policy Research, 2016]
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[[Category:Trade_finance]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Trade_finance]]

Latest revision as of 09:24, 11 March 2021

(DC).

An international payment method that processes the collection of a draft and accompanying shipping documents through international correspondent banks.

A documentary collection is a structure under which a bank collects payment directly from a buyer (by presenting documents to the buyer).


Compared with letters of credit (LCs), documentary collections (DCs) are used for smaller transactions, and a smaller total value of transactions.

DC and LC indicative data is summarised below.


Average transaction sizes (US exports)

DCs: US$ 0.1 - 0.2 million

LCs: US$ 0.5 - 1 million


Proportion of world trade in goods

DCs: 1 - 2%

LCs: 10 - 15%


See also


Other link

Trade finance around the world, Centre for Economic and Policy Research, 2016