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DLC MT700, SBLC MT760, UCP 600, Incoterms 2020 oraz dokumenty stojące za bezpieczną transakcją.

Stack of commodity trade documents: letter of intent, purchase order and sale contract
Bankowość, finanse i umowy · 4 min czytania

LOI vs ICPO vs SPA: The Document Chain of a Physical Commodity Transaction

From letter of intent to irrevocable corporate purchase order to sale and purchase agreement: what each document commits the parties to, which are legally binding, and how the chain continues through the letter of credit, inspection and bill of lading.

12.10.2026Czytaj artykuł →
Bank relationship manager reviewing a SWIFT MT799 message on screen
Bankowość, finanse i umowy · 4 min czytania

BCL, RWA and POF: How Banks Actually Confirm a Buyer's Readiness (MT799 Explained)

Bank comfort letters, "ready willing and able" letters and proof of funds are asked for in nearly every diesel and gold offer. What an MT799 can and cannot say, what a bank will really sign, and how institutional sellers check a buyer without any of it.

05.10.2026Czytaj artykuł →
Signed supply contract and bank guarantee documents on a trading desk
Bankowość, finanse i umowy · 4 min czytania

The 2% Performance Bond: Who Issues It, When It Is Drawn and How Sellers Abuse the Term

A 2% performance bond is a bank guarantee issued by the seller's bank after the buyer's letter of credit is in place. How it works under URDG 758 and ISP98, when a buyer can draw it, and why "PB first" offers for sugar and copper are a red flag.

28.09.2026Czytaj artykuł →
Bulk carrier loading at a port terminal
Bankowość, finanse i umowy · 4 min czytania

Incoterms 2020 for Bulk Cargo: FOB, CFR, CIF and DAP in Practice

Where risk passes, who pays freight and insurance, and which inspection certificate counts under each term. A practical reading of Incoterms 2020 for tanker and dry-bulk cargoes, including what the rules deliberately leave out.

24.09.2026Czytaj artykuł →
Bank trade finance desk with SWIFT terminal and printed guarantee text
Bankowość, finanse i umowy · 4 min czytania

SBLC MT760 "Monetisation" Myths: What a Standby Letter of Credit Can and Cannot Do

A standby letter of credit sent by MT760 is a bank undertaking to pay on default, not an asset to be "monetised", leased or traded. What ISP98 and UCP 600 actually allow, and how SBLC offers are used in diesel deals.

21.09.2026Czytaj artykuł →
Bank trade finance documents and SWIFT messages on a desk
Bankowość, finanse i umowy · 4 min czytania

DLC MT700 vs SBLC MT760 in Physical Commodity Deals

A documentary credit pays against documents; a standby pays against default. Why the choice of MT700 or MT760 changes the whole procedure, what UCP 600, ISP98 and ISBP 821 govern, and where MT799 and MT103 fit in.

17.09.2026Czytaj artykuł →
Bulk carrier alongside a terminal berth with shore cranes, cargo documents in hand
Bankowość, finanse i umowy · 4 min czytania

MT103 Against Bill of Lading: How Payment on Delivery Really Works in Bulk Commodity Trades

What "MT103 against bill of lading" means in a physical diesel or sugar contract, why a bank wire is not a payment guarantee, and how documentary collection and letters of credit replace it in institutional trades.

14.09.2026Czytaj artykuł →