4.1.3.2 Quantity tolerance in UCP 600《跟单信用证统一惯例》中的...
However,when it comes to delivery under a letter of credit,you need to obtain a proper understanding of the wording about quantity tolerance delineated in the credit.
For example,article 30a of UCP 600 states that:“The words“about”or “approximately”used in connection with the amount of the credit or the quantity or the unit price stated in the credit are to be construed as allowing a tolerance not to exceed 10% more or 10% less than the amount,the quantity or the unit price to which they refer.”
And article 30b of UCP 600 states:“A tolerance not to exceed 5%more or 5% less than the quantity of the commodities is allowed,provided the credit does not state the quantity in terms of a stipulated number of packing units or individual items and the total amount of the drawings does not exceed the amount of the credit.”This implies that a quantity tolerance does not apply when the credit states the quantity in terms of a stipulated number of packing units or individual items,for example,a certain number of laptop computers.