信用证业务部分常用术语根据以前收集的一些资料，本人把信用证业务的一些常用术语贴出来供大家参考。随着时代的发展，有些内容已不适合当前的业务形势，因此对部分内容进行了修改，并增加了一些当前普遍使用的术语，希望能给从事外贸行业的各位有所帮助。
信用证类别Kinds of L/C
1.revocable L/C/irrevocable L/C 可撤销信用证/不可撤销信用证
2.confirmed L/C/unconfirmed L/C 保兑信用证/不保兑信用证
3.sight L/C/usance L/C 即期信用证/远期信用证
4.transferable/untransferable L/C 可转让信用证/不可转让信用证
5.divisible L/C/undivisible L/C 可分割信用证/不可分割信用证
6.revolving L/C 循环信用证
7.L/C with T/T reimbursement clause 带电汇条款信用证
8.without recourse L/C/with recourse L/C 无追索权信用证/有追索权信用证
9.documentary L/C/clean L/C 跟单信用证/光票信用证
10.deferred payment L/C/anticipatory L/C 延付信用证/预支信用证
11.back to back L/Creciprocal L/C 对背信用证/对开信用证
12.standby L/C 备用信用证
有关当事人Names of Parties Concerned
1.opener 开证人
(1)applicant 开证人（申请开证人）
(2)principal 开证人（委托开证人）
(3)accountee 开证人
(4)accreditor 开证人（委托开证人）
(5)opener 开证人
(6)for account of ... 付（某人）帐
(7)at the request of ... 应（某人）请求
(8)on behalf of ... 代表某人
(9)by order of ... 奉（某人）之命
(10)by order of and for account of ... 奉（某人）之命并付其帐户
(11)at the request of and for account of ... 应（某人）得要求并付其帐户
(12)in accordance with instruction received from accreditors 根据已收到的 委托开证人得
2.beneficiary 受益人
(1)beneficiary 受益人
(2)in favour of。。。 以（某人）为受益人
(3)in one’s favour 以……为受益人
(4)favouring yourselves 以你本人为受益人
3.drawee 付款人（或称受票人，指汇票）
(1)to drawn on (or :upon) 以（某人）为付款人
(2)to value on 以（某人）为付款人
(3)to issued on 以（某人）为付款人
4.drawer 出票人
5.advising bank 通知行
1.the kinds of drafts 汇票种类
(1)available by drafts at sight 凭即期汇票付款
(2)draft(s) to be drawn at 30 days sight 开立30天的期票
(3)sight drafs 即期汇票 (4)tenor drafts 远期汇票
2.drawn clauses 出票条款（注：即出具汇票的法律依据）
(1)all darfts drawn under this credit must contain the clause “Drafts drawn Under Bank of…credit No.…dated…” 本证项下开具的汇票须注明“本汇票系凭……银行……年……月……日第…号信用证下开具”的条款
(2)drafts are to be drawn in duplicate to our order bearing the clause “Drawn under United Malayan Banking Corp.Bhd.Irrevocable Letter of Credit No.…dated July 12, 1978” 汇票一式两份，以我行为抬头，并注明“根据马来西亚联合银行1978年7月12日第……号不可撤销信用证项下开立”
(3)draft(s) drawn under this credit to be marked：“Drawn under…Bank L/C No.……Dated (issuing date of credit)” 根据本证开出得汇票须注明“凭……银行……年……月……日（按开证日期）第……号不可撤销信用证项下开立”
(4)drafts in duplicate at sight bearing the clauses“Drawn under…L/C No.…dated…” 即期汇票一式两份，注明“根据……银行信用证……号，日期……开具”
(5)draft(s) so drawn must be in scribed with the number and date of this L/C 开具的汇票须注上本证的号码和日期
(6)draft(s) bearing the clause：“Drawn under documentary credit No.…(shown above) of…Bank” 汇票注明“根据……银行跟单信用证……号（如上所示）项下开立”
发 票Invoice
1.signed commercial invoice 已签署的商业发票 in duplicate 一式两份 in triplicate 一式三份 in quadruplicate 一式四份 in quintuplicate 一式五份 in sextuplicate 一式六份 in septuplicate 一式七份 in octuplicate 一式八份 in nonuplicate 一式九份 in decuplicate 一式十份
2.beneficiary’s original signed commercial invoices at least in 8 copies issued in the name of the buyer indicating (showing/evidencing/specifying/declaration of) the merchandise, country of origin and any other relevant information. 以买方的名义开具、注明商品名称、原产国及其他有关资料，并经签署的受益人的商业发票正本至少一式八份
3.Signed attested invoice combined with certificate of origin and value in 6 copies as reuired for imports into Nigeria. 以签署的，连同产地证明和货物价值的，输入尼日利亚的联合发票一式六份
4.beneficiary must certify on the invoice…have been sent to the accountee 受益人须在发票上证明，已将……寄交开证人
5.4% discount should be deducted from total amount of the commercial invoice 商业发票的总金额须扣除4%折扣
6.invoice must be showed: under A/P No.… date of expiry 19th Jan. 1981 发票须表明：根据第……号购买证，到期日为1981年1月19日
7.documents in combined form are not acceptable 不接受联合单据
8.combined invoice is not acceptable 不接受联合发票
提 单Bill of Loading
1.full set shipping (company’s) clean on board bill(s) of lading marked “Freight Prepaid“ to order of shipper endorsed to … Bank, notifying buyers 全套装船（公司的）洁净已装船提单应注明“运费付讫”，作为以装船人指示为抬头、背书给……银行，通知买方
2.bills of lading made out in negotiable form 作成可议付形式的提单
3.clean shipped on board ocean bills of lading to order and endorsed in blank marked “Freight Prepaid“ notify: importer(openers,accountee) 洁净已装船的提单空白抬头并空白背书，注明“运费付讫”，通知进口人（开证人）