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Trade Services (Other charges)

Past due import bills and loans
Import DC / Collection sight bills not paid within one month after date of receipt BHD 25 per month or part of a month thereafter
Import DC usance / Collection DA bills not accepted within one month after date of receipt BHD 25 per month or part of a month thereafter
Import DC usance bills not paid within one week from due date. BHD 25 per week or part of a week thereafter
Import collection DA bills not paid within one month from due date BHD 25 per month or part of a month thereafter
Import loans not paid within one week from due date BHD 10 per week or part of a week thereafter plus penalty interest as advised
Past due export bills and loans
Sight export bills not paid within one month from date of dispatch BHD 25 per month or part of a month thereafter
Usance export bills not accepted / paid within one month from dispatch / due date BHD 25 per month or part of a month thereafter
Export loans not paid within one week from due date BHD 10 per week or part of a week thereafter plus penalty interest as advised
Other miscellaneous charges (a)
Endorsement fees (for import collections consigned to HSBC without permission) BHD 50 (USD 130)
Additional SWIFT messages (b) BHD 12 per message
Additional courier fees BHD 20 per document
Faxes sent at customer request Within Bahrain: BHD 3 per page
Outside Bahrain: BHD 5 per page
Free services
E mail copy of SWIFT export DC advised Free
E mail copy of export / import advices Free
Hard copy of advice of transactions Free
Personalized advice Free
Access to HSBC's worldwide network of over 9000 offices in 80 countries Free. Detailed training can be arranged at an appropriate cost

Notes:

(a) HSBC reserves the right to levy additional charges for services provided at our sole discretion.
(b) SWIFT messages sent as follow up on export bills at HSBC's discretion will be charged at a reduced rate of BHD 5 per message.
(c) Bulk documents will be charged according to their weight.

Effective August 2008