DC Advising

• Enables you to start arranging shipment quickly by pre-advising the full text of the DC to you via email
• Helps you to prepare your documents more easily by giving you access to our trade experts who, with thorough trade knowledge and experience, can explain complex DC terms to you and your staff

The Documentary Credit (DC) is one of the most popular ways of conducting international business and offers a good level of protection and security to both buyers and sellers.

When a DC is issued, the issuing bank will send the DC to its correspondent bank (Advising Bank) for authentication and advising to the beneficiary.

Why using HSBC as the advising bank can help your business:

With DCs advised through us, we can develop a good understanding of your business and trade cycle to proactively offer solutions to your needs.

We will provide professional advice and support whenever you need, using our expertise and global network, to enable you to expand into new markets. We can pay against compliant documents even if the issuing bank is unable to pay by adding our confirmation to your export DC For DCs issued by other HSBC offices, communications on your behalf can be more efficient and thus ensures quick receipt.

We offer a full range of post-advising services from document checking, presentation and negotiation to finance.

Additional value-added service offered to you FREE:

Electronic DC Advising - sending you a non-negotiable copy of DC (in SWIFT format) by e-mail.

Open an export account today to take advantage of all of the above and always insist on DC advising through HSBC.

Collecting advised DCs

To collect your DC, go to the 2nd Floor, HSBC Building Sir Baron Jayatilaka Mawatha Colombo 1.

For further information, please call our Customer Service Centre on 4 4722 24 or stop by at your nearest HSBC branch.You could also contact us via e-mail.