This transaction is used to create a liability approval for an amendment.
By default, incoming messages are routed to “Request of Amendment” or “Advise an Amendment”. If this transaction is to be used, the incoming message needs to be manually routed to the transaction.
For information about handling and presentation of amended fields, refer to Handling of Amendments.
An existing Export L/C contract which is advised and not closed.
The number of amendments must be less than 999.
Channel | Description | MT | Description | Comment |
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S | SWIFT | 707 | Amendment to a Documentary Credit | |
T | TradeConnect | T35 | Acceptance/Refusal of an Amendment under Exp L/C |
For incoming allNETT / RIVO messages see Overview of Incoming messages - allNETT / RIVO.
None
In line with entries made, the transaction generates an auto-registration for the “Advise an Amendment” or “Internal Amendment” transaction.
For more information see TRNDIA Diaries.
None
No binding liabilities are posted; amended amount if any is internally updated.
Details on creation of messages can be found under DOCEOT Messages. For outgoing allNETT / RIVO messages see Overview of Outgoing messages - allNETT / RIVO.
Name of Message | Receiver | Message ID | SWIFT | TCO | DTA/DTE | Comment |
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Liability Approval | Own | LETINT1 |
Signature required
Amendment
Amendment
Confirmation
Narrative
Overview
Additional Amount
Details
Auto-Extension
Parties
Goods (Amend.)
Goods
Doc's (Amend.)
Documents
Add. Con. (Amend.)
Add. Conditions
Spe. pay conditions Ben (Amend.)
Special Paymt Cond. Beneficiary
Spe. Pay. Cond. Bank only(Amend)
Special Paymt Cond. Bank only
Further Bank Instructions
Instructions to P, A, N. Bank
Transfers and Back-to-Back L/C
Revolving Details
Liability
Settlement Details
Settlement
Bookings
Cash Cover
DTAEA Fields
DTALC Fields
Completion
Incoming Tag 72/79
Messages
Compliance
Attachments
Fee Conditions
DTAG Fields
Datafield | Description |
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Own Reference | cf Appendix A, Table LED field OWNREF |
Amendment Date | This field specifies the date on which the relevant party considers the contract to be amended. |
Amendment Number | Number of the current amendment to be used in external communication. Originally set either from incoming message or from actual AMENBR of contract. This field was used in outgoing amendment messages. |
Number of Amendments | cf Appendix A, Table LED field AMENBR |
Currency | cf Appendix A, Table CBB field CUR |
Nominal Amount | cf Appendix A, Table CBB field AMT |
Amount Tolerance - Positive | cf Appendix A, Table LED field NOMTOP |
Amount Tolerance - Negative | cf Appendix A, Table LED field NOMTON |
Currency | cf Appendix A, Table CBB field CUR |
Maximum Amount | cf Appendix A, Table CBB field AMT |
Amendment Amount | This field contains the amendment amount of the contract. |
Total Amendment | This field displays the total amount of the amendment. |
New Nominal Amount | This field contains the new nominal amount. This is calculated by adding the amendment amount to the old nominal amount. |
New Positive Tolerance | This field specifies the new positive percentage tolerance for the documentary credit. In order to calculate the new maximum amount, the positive tolerance amount is added to the new nominal amount. |
New Negative Tolerance | This field specifies the new negative percentage tolerance for the documentary credit. |
Amount Specification (Amendment) | This field further qualifies the documentary credit amount. |
Expiry Date | This field contains the expiry date of the L/C. cf Appendix A, Table LED field EXPDAT |
Shipment Date | This date field specifies the latest date of shipment. When checking documents presented under the L/C, this field is compared with the actual shipment date in order to check for L/C compliance. The presentation period, being the date difference between latest date of shipment and expiry date, can be calculated from this field. cf Appendix A, Table LED field SHPDAT |
Expiry date (Amendment) | This field contains the new (amended) expiry date of the L/C. |
Shipment date (Amendment) | This field contains the new (amended) date of shipment. |
Shipment period (Amendment) | This field specifies the new period of time during which the goods have to be shipped in order for the documents to be L/C compliant. |
Shipment from (Amendment) | This field specifies the new place of dispatch, or transfer of goods or loading on board. |
Air-/Port of Departure | This field contains the port or airport of departure. |
Air-/Port of Destination | This field contains the port or airport of destination. |
Shipment to (Amendment) | This field specifies the new final destination of the goods shipped under the L/C. |
Additional amount covered (Amendment) | This field specifies any amendments to the additional amount covered, such as insurance, freight, interest etc. |
Additional Amount Flag | This flag controls the storage of an additional amount for a contract. Unchecking this flag automatically eliminates existing additional amounts when the transaction is saved. To introduce additional amounts this flag first has to be checked. |
Additional Amount | This field holds the new additional amount if the amount has changed. When the transaction is saved, additional amounts are adjusted to this amount. |
Generate Amendment Message | If checked, the current transaction generates an outgoing amendment message. If an amendment message has been generated in an xxxRAM transaction, the corresponding xxxAME transaction will no longer generate an outgoing amendment message. In this case, when the transaction starts the field is not filled. |
Datafield | Description |
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Purpose of Message | This field specifies the purpose of the outgoing message as required for the outgoing SWIFT MT707 message, such as the Issuance of an L/C Amendment in transaction LITAME or the advise of a L/C Amendment in transaction LETAME. |
Days of presentation period | cf Appendix A, Table LED field PREPERS18 |
Presentation period text | cf Appendix A, Table LED field PREPERTXTS18 |
Presentation Period | cf Appendix A, Table LET field PREPER |
Datafield | Description |
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Nominal L/C Amount | This field contains the nominal amount of the letter of credit cf Appendix A, Table CBB field AMT |
Additional Amount | If this box is checked, additional amounts are available under the contract and an additional panel is available to enter details. |
Currency | cf Appendix A, Table CBB field CUR |
Open Amount | This field contains the amount which is still available under the letter of credit. cf Appendix A, Table CBB field AMT |
Revolving Flag | cf Appendix A, Table LED field REVFLG |
Available by | cf Appendix A, Table LED field AVBBY |
Red/Green Clause | cf Appendix A, Table LED field REDCLSFLG |
Opening Date | cf Appendix A, Table LED field OPNDAT |
Shipment Date | cf Appendix A, Table LED field SHPDAT |
Date of Expiry | cf Appendix A, Table LED field EXPDAT |
Place of Expiry | cf Appendix A, Table LED field EXPPLC |
Form of Documentary Credit | cf Appendix A, Table LED field LCRTYP |
Name | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field NAM |
Reference for Address (Optional) | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field REF |
Name | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field NAM |
Reference for Address (Optional) | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field REF |
Name | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field NAM |
Reference for Address (Optional) | The Beneficiary is the exporter of the good's. cf Appendix A, Table PTS field REF |
Confirmation text | This field contains a short description concerning the type of the letter of credit. |
Confirmation Instructions from Iss.Bank | cf Appendix A, Table LED field CNFDET |
Datafield | Description |
---|---|
Direct rejection | cf Appendix A, Table LED field REJFLG |
Responsible User | cf Appendix A, Table LED field OWNUSR |
Reserved Contract | cf Appendix A, Table LED field RESFLG |
Additional Amount | If this box is checked, additional amounts are available under the contract and an additional panel is available to enter details. |
Amount Tolerance - Positive | cf Appendix A, Table LED field NOMTOP |
Amount Tolerance - Negative | cf Appendix A, Table LED field NOMTON |
Collateralized L/C | cf Appendix A, Table LED field COLLFLG |
Amount Specification | cf Appendix A, Table LED field NOMSPC |
Incoming Transfer | cf Appendix A, Table LED field INCTRF |
Currency | cf Appendix A, Table CBB field CUR |
Maximum L/C Amount | This field contains the amount which can be utilzed maximal under the letter of credit and is calculated by using the face amount of the letter of credit plus any positive tolerances. Utilzations are deducted from this amount. Any additional amounts are not taken into account. cf Appendix A, Table CBB field AMT |
Date Pre-advised | cf Appendix A, Table LED field PREADVDT |
Date Released on | cf Appendix A, Table LED field ADVDAT |
Maximum Tenor | cf Appendix A, Table LED field TENMAXDAY |
Confirmation Status / Confirmed by us | cf Appendix A, Table LED field CNFSTA |
Confirmation Date | cf Appendix A, Table LED field CNFDAT |
Currency | cf Appendix A, Table CBB field CUR |
Amount | cf Appendix A, Table CBB field AMT |
Partial Confirmation | cf Appendix A, Table LED field PARTCON |
Applicable Rules | cf Appendix A, Table LED field APPRUL |
Other Applicable Rules | cf Appendix A, Table LED field APPRULTXT |
Partial Shipment | cf Appendix A, Table LED field SHPPAR |
Partial Shipment | cf Appendix A, Table LED field SHPPARS18 |
Transshipment | cf Appendix A, Table LED field SHPTRS |
Transhipment | cf Appendix A, Table LED field SHPTRSS18 |
External Key | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field EXTKEY |
Address Block | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field ADRBLK |
External Key | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field EXTKEY |
Address Block | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field ADRBLK |
External Key | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field EXTKEY |
Address Block | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field ADRBLK |
Non-Bank Issuer | cf Appendix A, Table LED field NONBAN |
Assignment of Proceeds | cf Appendix A, Table LED field AOPFLG |
Auto-Extension | cf Appendix A, Table LED field AUTRNWFLG |
Domestic L/C | cf Appendix A, Table LED field DOMFLG |
Datafield | Description |
---|---|
Available with | cf Appendix A, Table LED field AVBWTH |
External Key | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field EXTKEY |
Address Block | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field ADRBLK |
Available in | cf Appendix A, Table LET field AVBWTHTXT |
Deferred Payment Details | cf Appendix A, Table LET field DEFDET |
Drafts at | cf Appendix A, Table LET field DFTAT |
External Key | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field EXTKEY |
Address Block | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field ADRBLK |
Shipment from | cf Appendix A, Table LED field SHPFRO |
Port of Loading | cf Appendix A, Table LED field PORLOA |
Port of Discharge | cf Appendix A, Table LED field PORDIS |
For Transportation to | cf Appendix A, Table LED field SHPTO |
Shipment Period | cf Appendix A, Table LET field SHPPER |
Mixed Payment Details | cf Appendix A, Table LET field MIXDET |
Presentation Period | cf Appendix A, Table LET field PREPER |
Days of presentation period | cf Appendix A, Table LED field PREPERS18 |
Presentation period text | cf Appendix A, Table LED field PREPERTXTS18 |
Additional Details to Charges Condition | cf Appendix A, Table LET field FEETXT |
Fee settlement - our fee to be debited to | cf Appendix A, Table LED field CHATO |
Country Code (for Statistics) | cf Appendix A, Table LED field STACTY |
Datafield | Description |
---|---|
Count of Advised Subcontracts without Documents | cf Appendix A, Table LED field ADVNBR |
Notify Period | cf Appendix A, Table LED field NOTNBR |
Extension Period | cf Appendix A, Table LED field RNWNBR |
Final Expiry Date | cf Appendix A, Table LED field EXPDATFIN |
Notification Information | cf Appendix A, Table LET field NOTTXT |
Datafield | Description |
---|---|
Confirmation Status of 1st Advising Bank | cf Appendix A, Table LED field CNFSND |
External Key | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field EXTKEY |
Address Block | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field ADRBLK |
Reference for Address (Optional) | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field REF |
External Key | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field EXTKEY |
Address Block | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field ADRBLK |
Reference for Address (Optional) | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field REF |
Confirmation Instructions to 2nd Advising Bank | cf Appendix A, Table LED field CNFINS |
External Key | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field EXTKEY |
Name | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field NAM |
Send Directly to Applicant's Bank | cf Appendix A, Table LED field APLBNKDIRSND |
External Key | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field EXTKEY |
Address Block | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field ADRBLK |
Reference for Address (Optional) | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field REF |
External Key | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field EXTKEY |
Address Block | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field ADRBLK |
Reference for Address (Optional) | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field REF |
External Key | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field EXTKEY |
Name | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field NAM |
Reference for Address (Optional) | cf Appendix A, Table PTS field REF |
Datafield | Description |
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Description of Goods | cf Appendix A, Table LET field LCRGOD |
Goods Code (for Statistics) | cf Appendix A, Table LED field STAGOD |
Datafield | Description |
---|---|
Additional Conditions (History) | cf Appendix A, Table LET field ADLCNDAME |
Red/Green Clause Currency | cf Appendix A, Table LED field REDCLSCUR |
Red/Green Clause Amount | cf Appendix A, Table LED field REDCLSAMT |
Red/Green Clause Percentage | cf Appendix A, Table LED field REDCLSPRC |
Special payment conditions for beneficiary exists | cf Appendix A, Table LED field SPCBENFLG |
Special Payment Conditions for specified Bank only | cf Appendix A, Table LED field SPCRCBFLG |
Datafield | Description |
---|---|
Additional Conditions | cf Appendix A, Table LET field ADLCND |
ALADI Checkbox | cf Appendix A, Table LED field ALADIFLG |
ALADI Reimb. Code | cf Appendix A, Table LED field ALADICOD |
Instructions to Paying/Accepting/Negotiating Bank | cf Appendix A, Table LET field INSBNK |
Datafield | Description |
---|---|
Special payment Conditions for beneficiary (History) | cf Appendix A, Table LET field SPCBENAME |
Datafield | Description |
---|---|
Special Payment Conditions for Beneficiary | cf Appendix A, Table LET field SPCBEN |
Datafield | Description |
---|---|
Special Payment Conditions for Bank Only (History) | cf Appendix A, Table LET field SPCRCBAME |
Datafield | Description |
---|---|
Special Payment Conditions for Bank Only | cf Appendix A, Table LET field SPCRCB |
Datafield | Description |
---|---|
Instruction to Paying/Accepting/Negotiating Bank (History) | cf Appendix A, Table LET field INSBNKAME |
Datafield | Description |
---|---|
Revolving Type | cf Appendix A, Table LED field REVTYP |
Credit is Marked as Cumulative | cf Appendix A, Table LED field REVCUM |
Allowed Revolving Times | cf Appendix A, Table LED field REVTIMES |
Number of Revolvings under L/C | cf Appendix A, Table LED field REVNBR |
Revolving Date | cf Appendix A, Table LED field REVDAT |
Revolving Clause | cf Appendix A, Table LET field REVCLS |
Notes to Beneficiary | cf Appendix A, Table LET field REVNOTES |