#International Trade Finance

ITF 15 Aug 2026

IIBF ITF: transferable letter of credit rules under UCP 600

A transferable letter of credit is the instrument that lets a trading house or middleman exporter pass on all…

ITF 13 Aug 2026

Understanding buyers credit for imports for JAIIB and CAIIB 2026

For JAIIB, CAIIB and IIBF International Trade Finance (ITF) candidates, one structure keeps showing up in nume…

ITF 12 Aug 2026

ECGC export credit insurance: cover, ECIB and claims for banks

ECGC export credit insurance is the risk-transfer layer that sits between an Indian exporter, the bank that fu…

ITF 11 Aug 2026

IIBF ITF: documentary collections under URC 522 explained

In an IIBF International Trade Finance paper, the fastest marks come from knowing what a bank does not promise…

ITF 10 Aug 2026

SWIFT MT Messages in Trade Finance: MT700, MT760 and Message Flow

Every documentary credit, bank guarantee and cross-border payment that moves through a bank's international di…

ITF 09 Aug 2026

Forfaiting in Export Finance: Mechanism, Costs and Comparison (IIBF ITF)

Forfaiting in export finance lets an exporter sell a medium-term export receivable to a specialist forfaiter a…

ITF 08 Aug 2026

RoDTEP Scheme for Exporters: Rates, Claim Process and Banking Role (IIBF ITF)

If you are revising for the IIBF International Trade Finance paper, the RoDTEP scheme for exporters is a topic…

ITF 07 Aug 2026

Incoterms 2020 in Export-Import Trade Explained (IIBF ITF)

Every export or import contract must answer one basic question. Who pays the freight, who insures the goods, a…

ITF 06 Aug 2026

Standby Letter of Credit: ISP 98, UCP 600 and Bank Practice (IIBF ITF)

A standby letter of credit protects a beneficiary when the applicant fails to perform. Indian banks issue a st…

ITF 05 Aug 2026

UCP 600 and Document Discrepancies: Examination, Refusal and Waiver (IIBF ITF)

Every negotiating, confirming or issuing bank handling a letter of credit eventually runs into the same moment…

ITF 02 Aug 2026

Bills of Exchange and Bill of Lading in Trade Finance

Every export or import transaction ultimately rests on a small stack of paper — or, increasingly, its digital…

ITF 01 Aug 2026

Deemed Exports and Duty Drawback: Export Benefits (IIBF ITF)

For IIBF's International Trade Finance (ITF) paper, deemed exports and duty drawback sit at the intersection o…