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SALES PROCEDURE FOR ICUMSA 45 (NON-NEGOTIABLE)

I. The buyer issues a Letter of Intent (LOI) or Irrevocable Corporate Purchase Order (ICPO)
to C.I.S. with full company details and a copy of the signatory's passport.
II. The seller issues a complete Full Corporate Offer (FCO).
III. The buyer signs and seals the FCO page and returns it to the seller.
IV. The Seller issues a Draft Sales Agreement (SPA) containing the full terms and conditions.
V. The Buyer signs and seals EACH page of the SPA and returns it to the Seller.
VI. The Seller completes, signs, seals and issues a Proforma Invoice and sends it to the
Buyer.
VII. The bank-to-bank Proof of Funds (POF), RWA/BCL is sent to the seller's bank.
VIII. The seller's bank sends a Proof of Production Capacity.
IX. The buyer sends a final SBLC/DLC draft to the seller for review and approval (to avoid
errors and unnecessary expenses).
X. For the 12-month contract, the buyer issues a SBLC (Stand By Letter of Credit)/DLC
(Documentary Letter of Credit), transferable, operational, divisible, sight dated for 12
months and one day.
XI. The Buyer issues a SBLC (Stand By Letter of Credit)/DLC (Documentary Letter of Credit),
in the amount of 01 (one) month's supply.
XII. The seller's bank sends the Proof of Product (POP) via Swift MT199 (bank-to-bank)
within 10 banking days after the seller's bank confirms the Swift MT760 (for the SBLC) /
Swift MT700 (for the DLC). The seller's bank sends the SGS report with all the
information of quantity and quality of the goods as Proof of Product (POP) and GAAC
REGISTRATION.
XIII. Payment will be made upon receipt of shipping documents by the buyer or buyer's bank.
The payment will be made within a period not exceeding 5 (five) days.
XIV. All original documents (shipping documents) will be sent to the Buyer's bank via the
Seller's bank FOR PAYMENT and the original package will be sent to the Buyer via DHL
or similar courier.
XV. The Seller's bank will issue a Performance Bond Guarantee (2%) within ten (10) business
days of the Swift MT760/Swift MT700 confirmation of the SBLC/DLC sent to the Seller's
bank.
XVI. The buyer's bank makes the payment to the seller's bank immediately (Swift MT103)
after loading the goods with the Bill of Lading (BL) and an audited SGS report is provided,
known and accepted by both companies as an independent auditor/assessor.

NOTES

I. GUARANTEE 1: THIS PROCEDURE IS FOR DLC AND SLBC INSTRUMENTS, THEY WILL
CARRY THE SAME PROCEDURE. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS MUST BE TRANSFERABLE,
DIVISIBLE, CONFIRMED OPERATIVE AT SIGHT. WE DON'T ACCEPT THE DLC REVOLVING.
II. GUARANTEE 2: THE SBLC (STAND-BY LETTER OF CREDIT)/DLC (DOCUMENTARY LETTER
OF CREDIT), TRANSFERABLE, OPERATIONAL, DIVISIBLE, IN SIGHT, DURABLE FOR 12
MONTHS AND ONE DAY. IF THE CONTRACT IS MORE THAN 500.000MT MONTHLY, THE
GUARANTEE (SBLC OR DLC) IS EXTENDABLE TO 18 MONTHS.
III. GUARANTEE 3: THE GUARANTEE MUST BE FROM A TOP 25 BANK'S LIST IN THE WORLD
AND ALSO THE CONFIRMING BANK, MUST ALSO BE IF NEEDS CONFIRMING BANK IT'S
NECESSARY.
IV. PERFORMANCE BOND: THE 2% PB FOR TRIAL WILL NOT BE SENT BY THE SELLER. ONLY
2% PB WILL BE SENT FOR ANNUAL CONTRACTS AND ONCE THE INSTRUMENT IS
RECEIVED AND CONFIRMED BY THE SELLER'S BANK NEVER BEFORE RECEIVING THE
INSTRUMENT.
V. PREVIOUS DOCUMENTS AND PROOF OF PREVIOUS SHIPMENTS: FOR LEGAL AND
CONFIDENTIAL REASONS, WE DO NOT PROVIDE HISTORICAL DATA FROM OTHER
BUYERS, SUCH AS PREVIOUS SHIPMENT INVOICES, BILLS OF LADING, SHIPPER INVOICES,
SGS REPORTS, LABORATORY TESTS, PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES, PROOF OF PRODUCT
(POP), CONTRACTS, ETC., GACC REGISTRATION, OR ANY SAMPLE DOCUMENTS THAT
VIOLATE ICC (INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) RULES AND MAY BE
PLAGIARIZED OR FALSIFIED. WE CANNOT DISCLOSE PAST PERFORMANCE OR PROVIDE
COPIES OF DOCUMENTS, CERTIFICATES AND THE LIKE. WE AND OUR COUNTERPARTS,
CLIENTS AND CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DOCUMENTS USED
ILLEGALLY BY COMPANIES/BROKERS OPERATING IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE
MARKET. PROOF OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE SELLER'S BANK TO THE
BUYER'S BANK AT THE TIME SPECIFIED IN THE PROCEDURES, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
THE SITUATION AT THAT TIME. PLEASE DO NOT INSIST, AS WE UNDERSTAND THAT ANY
COMMUNICATION THAT IS NOT BANK TO BANK IS ALSO OF NO VALUE TO US OR THE
BUYER / CLIENT / CUSTOMER. WE RESPECT OUR CUSTOMERS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME
WE EXPECT THEM TO FOLLOW CERTAIN RULES TO MAKE THE SYSTEM WORK.
VI. VISITING: VISITING THE FACTORY/PLANT, OVERFLYING OR POINTING OUT THE FACTORY
THAT SUPPLIES THE PRODUCT TO THE SELLER IS NOT ALLOWED. THE BUYER MAY
ACCOMPANY THE LOADING OF THE VESSEL DIRECTLY AT THE PORT, WITH THE
AUTHORIZATION OF A MAXIMUM OF 2 PEOPLE AT THE PORT.
VII. BAGS: THE BAGS ARE A STANDARD MODEL WITH THE LEGAL INFORMATION FOR THE
EXPORT OF THE GOODS. WE DON'T STAMP THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT IS THE
BUYER OR THE NAME OF THE FINAL USER OF THE GOODS.
VIII. PORTS: THE UPLOAD IS DONE ONLY TO ANY SECURITY PORTS AROUND THE WORLD
(ASWP).
IX. SWIFTS: THE SWIFT 700 (FOR THE DLC) AND THE SWIFT 760 (FOR THE SBLC) ARE MODES
OF TRANSMISSION OF THE GUARANTEE, IT'S A PAYMENT. THE PAYMENT IS MADE
THROUGH SWIFT MT103.

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