To open an account in a bank, you must first apply for a bank account opening license issued by the People's Bank of China. Only with this permit can you open a basic account or ordinary account in the bank. If you want to settle foreign exchange for import and export, you need to go to SAFE to handle the collection and payment of foreign exchange for the record, and then go to the settlement bank to handle the foreign currency settlement and foreign debt account.

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Foreign trade companies should be alert to the "trap" of letters of credit;

Foreign trade companies should pay more attention when acting as agents for import and export trade, and try to prevent the "trap" of letters of credit and possible fraud of letters of credit.

1. Foreign trade companies should choose their trading partners carefully. When accepting import and export entrustment, foreign trade companies must strictly examine the credit standing of the consignor and foreign businessmen. When looking for trading partners and trading opportunities, we should try our best to contact and fully understand customers through formal channels, find out each other's real background and reputation, and don't do business with customers who don't know or have bad credit.

2. Strictly review the contents of the letter of credit. Resolutely refuse to accept "soft terms" that are impossible or difficult to implement, otherwise, the initiative will be completely in the hands of foreign businessmen. At the same time, foreign trade companies should establish contract terms equally, reasonably and cautiously when signing contracts with foreign investors, such as "advance payment performance bond, quality bond, commission and agency fee" and other terms should be strictly examined and judged to avoid mistakes and traps.

3. When opening a letter of credit, we should consider the foreign trade background, the other party's business reputation and other specific circumstances. Fully estimate the degree of trade risk, collect the corresponding letter of credit deposit, and the letter of credit should also be a long-term or revocable letter of credit to reduce trade risk.

4. Payment method: Try to settle each bill in time to avoid "one bill to one bill". (that is, the second batch of goods arrives, and the first batch of goods will be paid), otherwise it is easy to have unexpected situations such as economic disputes.

Foreign trade companies should strictly control the opening, customs declaration, delivery and delivery of letters of credit. We can't "only open letters of credit to collect agency fees" and ignore other links. We should pay special attention to the possible loopholes in the circulation of a single letter of credit and overcome the paralyzed thought that "everything is fine with the original bill of lading in hand".

6. Foreign trade companies should strictly manage foreign trade salesmen. Strictly implement relevant rules and regulations, find problems and rectify them in time, plug loopholes and prevent problems before they happen.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Foreign Trade Company