The Trade Letter of Credit Details Inquiry enables you to retrieve information on an Import Letter of Credit issued by Citibank, an Export Letter of Credit advised by Citibank, or a transferred Export Letter of Credit. Use the Criteria Tab to enter search criteria to obtain the information you need.
To specify search criteria and submit a Trade Letter of Credit Details Inquiry:
On the CitiDirect navigation bar, click Inquiries. Click Trade Services Inquiries and then click Trade Letter of Credit Details Inquiry. The Trade Letter of Credit Details Inquiry summary form appears.
Click the Criteria Tab. A red ( * ) asterisk identifies required fields.
In the Base Number equals field, click the Library Look-Up button and select from the available list. To select multiple base numbers, drag the cursor down sequential lines or hold the CTRL key as you select individual lines that are not sequential.
In the Product Group equals field, the product group defaults to All. If you would like to change the product group, click the drop-down arrow and select either Imports or Exports.
To view a specific transaction, enter all or part of one of the following fields: LC Reference, Importer Reference, or Issuing Bank Reference. No additional search criteria is needed.
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To view a range of transactions, enter criteria in one or more of the following fields: Counterparty Country equals, CCY equals, Outstanding LC Amount, Book Date, or Expiry Date. For specific inquiry results, enter as much information as possible.
Click Submit. The Trade Letter of Credit Details Inquiry is run and the results appear on the Trade Letter of Credit Details Inquiry: LC Summary Tab.
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To save the specified criteria as default criteria used to automatically run this inquiry in the future, click Default Search Criteria Options. Click here for more information on saving default search criteria options.
Notes:
There are two options for viewing information: Page View and Split View.
To ensure that the search criteria you enter is complete and accurate and that all related fields are populated, it is best to click Library Look Up buttons, where available, and select criteria from library results lists.
To help you find exactly what you need, CitiDirect provides operators for most criteria fields. Click here for more information on selecting operators when specifying search criteria for inquiries.
To print a listing of the search criteria used for this inquiry, click Print or click the Print Button at the bottom of the left side of the page.
To submit a new inquiry, click Clear Criteria, enter new search criteria, and click Submit.