10.1.6 Filling out a Bill of Exchange汇票的填写

10.1.6 Filling out a Bill of Exchange汇票的填写

When a documentary credit or documentary collection is selected as the method of payment,a bill of exchange is usually used as instrument to effect the payment.Generally,your bank provides a blank bill which you fill out and shall be delivered to the drawee for payment or promise to pay.Bills of exchange are generally made in duplicate,and no legal difference exists between the first and the second copy.After one copy is cashed,the other copy will be automatically voided.

Now,let’s try to figure out how to fill out a bill of exchange(see Figure 10-3 and Table 10-1).

Figure 10-3 A Sample Bill of Exchange

Table 10-1 How to Fill out a Bill of Exchange

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