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Trade Execution and Compliance Guides

Transaction-specific diligence, instrument selection, documents and destination controls

Guides

UCP 600UCP 600: Documentary CreditsHow UCP 600 works when expressly incorporated into a documentary credit URDG 758URDG 758: Demand GuaranteesHow URDG 758 works when expressly incorporated into a demand guarantee ISP98Standby Credits and ISP98Standby credits under expressly incorporated ISP98 or, to the extent applicable, UCP 600 INCO 2020Incoterms® 2020Selecting the appropriate rule for the transport mode and exact named port or place AMLSanctions, AML and KYCTransaction-specific screening across parties, goods, services, routes, banks and jurisdictions

A framework for transaction qualification

Sarpah sources across multiple origins and coordinates delivery planning to agreed international destinations. Every proposed transaction is tested against the actual product, parties, ownership, origin, destination, route, vessel, service providers, banks and documents.

These guides explain common workstreams. They are not legal, tax, customs or banking advice, and they do not establish that a cargo is lawful, bankable, insurable or clearable. The parties should use current primary sources and their appointed professionals.

Instrument rulebooks

URDG 758 demand guarantees: applies only when a demand guarantee expressly incorporates URDG 758.
UCP 600 documentary credits: applies only when a documentary credit expressly states that it is subject to UCP 600.
Standby credits under ISP98 or UCP 600: ISP98 applies when expressly incorporated; a standby may instead expressly incorporate UCP 600 to the extent applicable.

These rulebooks govern different instruments. They are not interchangeable, do not become the governing law of the sale contract, and do not replace sanctions or regulatory analysis.

An Incoterms® 2020 rule should be paired with the exact agreed named port, place or point. It allocates specified delivery obligations, costs and risk. It does not determine title, payment mechanics, sanctions legality or every customs responsibility.

International execution topics

Incoterms® 2020: mode-based rule selection, exact named ports or places, and the limits of the rules.
Sanctions, AML and KYC: case-specific review of counterparties, ownership, routes and financial services.

Market Guides

Market Guides contain separate jurisdiction-specific planning checklists. They are not universal import instructions or transaction approval. Rules, appointments, rates and procedures change, so the live position must be confirmed for the product, HS code, importer, origin and shipment date.

Sarpah's role

Sarpah may coordinate information, action lists and communication between buyer, seller and their appointed professionals. We do not:

Issue, advise, confirm or guarantee a bank instrument
Determine legal or sanctions compliance
Classify goods or calculate the importer's tax
Issue inspection or conformity certificates
Act as customs agent, carrier or insurer
Promise regulatory approval, payment, delivery or release

Buyer and seller remain responsible for diligence, contracting and performance. Banks and professional service providers make their own decisions.

Start with the transaction

Useful inputs are the commodity, specification, quantity, declared origin options, destination, named delivery place, shipment window, intended end use and end user where relevant, inspection and document requirements, and proposed payment structure.

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