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Canara Foreign Letter of Credit

Non-fund-based foreign facility that assures the overseas seller of payment when documents comply with the credit terms.

LimitNeed-based non-fund-based limit.RateNot applicable as an interest-bearing loan; the page publishes a commission-based non-fund facility.Eligible customerImporters purchasing raw materials, inputs and capital goods from foreign countries, subject to Canara credit and foreign-exchange requirements.
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Canara Foreign Letter of Credit

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1Do you meet this requirement: Importers purchasing raw materials, inputs and capital goods from foreign countries, subject to Canara credit and foreign-exchange requirements?

Published source: Eligible customer

2Can you provide this required proof: Import contract or proforma invoice, KYC, underlying trade and foreign-exchange documents, and security/limit papers required by sanction?

Published source: Documents

3Do you meet this requirement: The importer must satisfy Canara's credit, trade and foreign-exchange requirements?

4Document checkDo you have at least one of these required documents: Import purchase contract or proforma invoice?

Published source: Documents

5Document checkDo you have this required document or proof: KYC and importer/business records?

Published source: Documents

6Document checkDo you have this required document or proof: Underlying trade and foreign-exchange documents?

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7Document checkDo you have this required document or proof: Security and limit documents as required by sanction?

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Offered byCanara Bank

India; international trade transactions

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Eligible customerImporters purchasing raw materials, inputs and capital goods from foreign countries, subject to Canara credit and foreign-exchange requirements.View source
Complete purpose and undertaking sections reviewed.
Source
Foreign Letter of Credit
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Purpose
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4 Sept 2026
Confidence
high
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Turnover / thresholdNo numeric turnover or importer threshold is published on the reviewed page.View source
Full official page reviewed; no threshold row shown.
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Foreign Letter of Credit
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Complete page
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LimitNeed-based non-fund-based limit.View source
Published non-fund-based and need-based rows reviewed.
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Foreign Letter of Credit
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Type of credit and quantum
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4 Sept 2026
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high
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RateNot applicable as an interest-bearing loan; the page publishes a commission-based non-fund facility.View source
Complete type and commission rows reviewed.
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Foreign Letter of Credit
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Type of credit and commission
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high
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TenureNo fixed LC validity is published on the reviewed page; validity follows the issued credit terms and underlying import transaction.View source
Full page reviewed; no fixed tenor row shown.
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Foreign Letter of Credit
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Complete page
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4 Sept 2026
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high
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SecurityThe reviewed page does not publish a universal collateral requirement; security follows the sanctioned non-fund limit.View source
Full page reviewed; no collateral row shown.
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Foreign Letter of Credit
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Complete page
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high
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CommissionCommission is as per Canara guidelines and may change.View source
Published commission row reviewed.
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Foreign Letter of Credit
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Commission
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4 Sept 2026
Confidence
high
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DocumentsImport contract or proforma invoice, KYC, underlying trade and foreign-exchange documents, and security/limit papers required by sanction.View source
Complete purpose and undertaking sections reviewed.
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Foreign Letter of Credit
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Purpose and undertaking
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high
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AvailabilityIndia for imports from foreign countries; the LC protects both importer and overseas supplier when documents comply.View source
Complete purpose, benefits and undertaking sections reviewed.
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Foreign Letter of Credit
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Purpose and benefits
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Benefits and features

  • Payment protection for importer and overseas supplier
  • Bank honours compliant drafts under terms
  • Documentary control over import payment
  • Need-based non-fund limit

Eligibility

  • The importer must satisfy Canara's credit, trade and foreign-exchange requirements; the official page does not publish a universal turnover or borrower threshold.

Passing a listed condition does not mean the bank will approve an application.

Documents the bank lists

  • Import purchase contract or proforma invoice
  • and importer/business records
  • Underlying trade and foreign-exchange documents
  • Security and limit documents as required by sanction

Related official documents

Foreign Letter of Creditofficial-product-page · current · accessed 4 Sept 2026
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One monthly payment₹21,696twenty-one thousand six hundred ninety-six rupees
Interest paid over the full loan₹27,06,939twenty-seven lakh six thousand nine hundred thirty-nine rupees
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TReDS financing · Eligible customer sellers, corporate/government/ buyers and financiers

This value is copied from Canara Bank export and trade facilities — official page comparison. Check the table notes before relying on it.

Source: Products And Schemes index and linked facility pages · Other Credit Facilities, Export Advances and Non Fund Based Facilities Open official source ↗

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Table 1 · 5 rows · 7 columnsCanara Bank export and trade facilities — official page comparisonView tableHide table

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Canara Bank export and trade facilities — official page comparison
FacilityEligible customerQuantum / limitRate / pricingSecurity / guaranteeTenure / settlementFees
TReDS financing sellers, corporate/government/ buyers and financiersNeed-based Factoring Unit; no fixed cap publishedFinancier auction bid rateFactoring without recourse to seller; no separate collateral publishedMaximum T+2 working days settlementNo TReDS-specific fee published
CGSEDirect/indirect exporters meeting 5%/20%/30% turnover testsUp to 20% of WC limit; maximum ₹50 crore1% below existing WC rate, capped at 10% p.a.100% guarantee; no additional collateral or fresh guarantees4 years incl. 1-year moratorium; 6-month lock-inProcessing NIL; guarantee NIL
Packing Credit / Exporters with export order or overseas ; qualifying supporting manufacturersNeed-based-directed concessional rate; concessional period up to 180 daysNo universal collateral row publishedShort-term; shipping/production-cycle dependentNo fixed fee row published
FDB / FBEExporters with export order or ; qualifying supporting manufacturersNeed-basedAs per directivesNo universal collateral row publishedPost-shipment/document-schedule dependentNo fixed fee row published
Foreign Letter of CreditImporters of foreign raw materials, inputs and capital goodsNeed-based non-fund limitCommission-based; schedule per Canara guidelinesNo universal collateral row published terms dependentCommission as per guidelines
  • Rows transcribed from the complete official Canara pages; where a page does not publish a numeric value it is explicitly identified as not published rather than inferred.
Products And Schemes index and linked facility pages · Other Credit Facilities, Export Advances and Non Fund Based Facilities · accessed 4 Sept 2026Open official source ↗

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