Comprehensive Guide to Hydrocarbon Procedures
1. DELIVERY DURATION CIF – SHIPMENT TIME 15 DAYS TO 21 DAYS
2. DELIVERY DURATION FOB – SHIPMENT TIME 2 DAYS TO 3 DAYS
3. INSPECTION PRODUCT – SGS OR EQUIVALENT
4. SPECIFICATION – STANDARD SPECIFICATION OR BUYER’S REQUEST
5. PROCEDURES NO.1 – FOB INTO BUYER’S STORAGE TANK ONLY 1
6. PROCEDURES NO.2 – FOB STORAGE TANK TO STORAGE TANK ONLY 2
7. PROCEDURES NO.3 – FOB WITH BANKING PROCEDURES
8. PROCEDURES NO.4 – FOB STORAGE TANK TO VESSEL ONLY
9. PROCEDURES NO.5 – PROCEDURES FOR CIF WITH DLC MT700 OR SBLC/BG SWIFT MT760
10. PROCEDURES NO.6 – PROCEDURES FOR CIF WITH DLC SWIFT MT700
11. PROCEDURES NO.7 – FOB WITH TTM PROCEDURES
PROCEDURE NO.1
BUYER COMMITMENT:
Buyer’s signs and returns Draft Contract + CI + NCND IMFPA + TSA to seller. Seller will complete Verification on the TANK FARM of the buyer before making their tow (2) days tank lease payment.
SELLER AND BUYER COMMITMENT:
Seller leases and pays the buyer’s tank for 2 days for the Injection Process. Buyer pays his Tank Farm Company for his three (3) days’ tank storage costs, (totaling a five (5) day TSR) after his Tank Farm Company has received the payment from Seller Company two (2) days cost.
FINAL PAYMENT:
Buyer conducts Dip test on the product and makes the payment for the total value of product injected into the tanks through the means of MT103- TT.
PROCEDURE NO.2
BUYER COMMITMENT:
Buyer’s signs and returns Draft Contract + CI + NCND IMFPA + TSA to seller. Seller will complete Verification on the TANK FARM of the buyer before making their tow (2) days tank lease payment.
SELLER AND BUYER COMMITMENT:
Seller leases and pays the buyer’s tank for 2 days for the Injection Process. Buyer pays his Tank Farm Company for his three (3) days’ tank storage costs, (totaling a five (5) day TSR) after his Tank Farm Company has received the payment from Seller Company two (2) days cost.
FINAL PAYMENT:
Buyer conducts Dip test on the product and makes the payment for the total value of product injected into the tanks through the means of MT103- TT.
PROCEDURE NO.3
BUYER COMMITMENT:
Buyer bank within 4 days issues Operative Irrevocable Confirmed Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) MT-760 or Swift MT700 Via DLC to seller nominated bank and sends swift Copy to Seller FINAL
PAYMENT:
Buyer conduct dip test in hired tanks by SGS or Agent and Buyer authorize Payment for the Fuel via MT103 or T/T and Seller transfer the ownership of the tank to buyer and along with Title documents to buyer. Proforma Invoice using MT-103 / TT by Wire transfer delivered into vessel, 100% payable for each shipment within 1-2 banking days upon the cargo passed SGS.
PROCEDURE NO.4
BUYER COMMITMENT:
Buyer itself complete CPA with Seller Shipping Company. Seller Shipping Company issued Q88 to buyer. Q88 and All Shipping Documents must contain the Seller name as Supplier and the buyer as the tenant.
FINAL PAYMENT:
Upon Buyer lift fuel into their own Vessel and after the buyer make payment via MT103/T/T against lifted quantity to Seller nominated bank.
PROCEDURE NO.5
BUYER COMMITMENT:
Buyer within 5 banking days, buyer’s bank sends SWIFT MT760 via SBLC/BG or SWIFT MT700 via DLC to seller nominated bank and send swift copy to Seller. Buyer within seven (7) banking days, buyer’s bank sends SWIFT MT700 via DLC to seller nominated bank and send swift copy to Seller. But if the buyer fails to issue sends SWIFT MT760 via SBLC/BG or SWIFT MT700 via DLC within Five 5 Banking days, as an alternative provision buyer pays via MT103 TT the shipping cost to seller, the amount of the shipping cost depends on the location of the country and continental port. Upon the confirmation of the shipping cost, the Seller will proceed with the loading of the product without any delay, which will be deducted from the product’s invoice value when final payment is made by the buyer after discharge of product at the destination port.
FINAL PAYMENT:
IF SHIP TO SHIP OCEAN:
Buyer submits his Vessel information. Q88, CPA and Location Clearance. Vessel Captains contact each other and coordinate boarding of vessel for buyer’s inspectors. Upon successful dip test, Buyer pays for “exact quantity” of product in Proforma Invoice using MT-103 / TT by Wire transfer delivered into vessel, 100% payable for each shipment within 1-2 banking days upon the cargo passedSGS.
IF SHIP TO BUYER’S PORT:
Refinery loads the vessel, inspects the product on-board the vessel and deliver the product at a mutually agreed safe port. At the delivery port, the buyer will conduct his own inspection to ascertain the quantity and quality of the product. Upon successful dip test, Buyer pays for “exact quantity” of product in Proforma Invoice using MT-103 / TT by Wire transfer delivered into vessel, 100% payable for each shipment within 1-2 banking days upon the cargo passed SGS.
PROCEDURE NO.6
BUYER COMMITMENT:
Buyer within 5 banking days, buyer’s bank sends SWIFT MT700 via DLC to seller nominated bank and send swift copy to Seller.
But if the buyer fails to issue sends SWIFT MT700 via DLC within Five 5 Banking days, as an alternative provision buyer pays via MT103 TT the shipping cost to seller, the amount of the shipping cost depends on the location of the country and continental port. Upon the confirmation of the shipping cost, the Seller will proceed with the loading of the product without any delay, which will be deducted from the product’s invoice value when final payment is made by the buyer after discharge of product at the destination port.
FINAL PAYMENT:
IF SHIP TO SHIP OCEAN:
Buyer submits his Vessel information. Q88, CPA and Location Clearance. Vessel Captains contact each other and coordinate boarding of vessel for buyer’s inspectors. Upon successful dip test, Buyer pays for “exact quantity” of product in Proforma Invoice using MT-103 / TT by Wire transfer delivered into vessel, 100% payable for each shipment within 1-2 banking days upon the cargo passed SGS.
IF SHIP TO BUYER’S PORT:
Refinery loads the vessel, inspects the product on-board the vessel and deliver the product at a mutually agreed safe port. At the delivery port, the buyer will conduct his own inspection to ascertain the quantity and quality of the product. Upon successful dip test, Buyer pays for “exact quantity” of product in Proforma Invoice using MT-103 / TT by Wire transfer delivered into vessel, 100% payable for each shipment within 1-2 banking days upon the cargo passed SGS
PROCEDURE NO.7
BUYER COMMITMENT:
The buyer will make a security payment by depositing a total of USD500,000 into an escrow account specifically opened for the purpose of this transaction by the mutually agreed and appointed solicitor governed by the terms and conditions as stated in the FCO whereby the sum shall be refunded to the buyer upon successful completion of the transaction. However, should the buyer fail to comply or breach with any of the terms and conditions stipulated in the sales procedures, the security payment shall be paid and transferred to Seller with immediate effect
Note:
i. Security Payment is not an Advance Money
ii. Lawyer acts as a Transaction Controller, to ensure that the Buyer and Title Holder of Product, 100%, fulfil the responsibility of following procedures by Refinery.
FIRST PAYMENT:
Upon SGS report + POP confirmed by the buyer, buyer issue 30% payment MT 103 / TT to title holder account.
FINAL PAYMENT:
Seller inject to buyer’s tank or vessel; buyer confirm loading or injection and remit balance 70%.
TRANSACTION PROCEDURE FOB SPOT CI DIP & PAY FOR PORT OF HOUSTON / ROTTERDAM / PRIMORSK STORAGE TANK TO STORAGE TANK
STEP 1
Seller issues to Buyer:
- Official FCO
- Template ICPO Format
- Template BCL Format
STEP 2
Buyer issues to Seller:
- Official ICPO.
- Buyer’s Scan Passport
- Buyer’s Company Profile d) Buyer’s Latest BCL. e) Tank Storage Agreement (TSA)
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