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Air Waybill Examination under Letter of Credit

An air transport has profoundly accelerated the pace of international trade. Although restated, UCP600 Article 23(Air Transport Document) is substantially similar to UCP500 Article 27(Air Transport Document) but it changes the rule regarding date of shipment and raises some question regarding transhipment. Under UCP600 Article 23(a) (ⅲ), where the air transport document contains a specific notation, it is deemed to be the date of shipment whether or not the credit requires statement of the actual date of shipment. Since there has been no policy change regarding transhipment, UCP 600 Article 23(c) interprets as the same as UCP500 Article 27(c). The bank should disregard the non-documentary condition. However, data in any stipulated documents must not conflict with the non-documentary condition. If the consignee of air waybill is applicant instead of issuing bank, beneficiary takes risks. Applicant raises the discrepancies despite his receipt of cargo.