Trade Finance Cut-off & Processing Times

Trade Finance Cut-off & Processing Times

Plan ahead with our cut-off schedule

Trade Finance Cut-off & Processing Times

Plan ahead with our cut-off schedule

Trade Finance Cut-off & Processing Times

The cutoff timings published below are applicable only to submissions made via DBS IDEAL or at the following trade counters. 

Estimated Processing time is subject to the completeness of all required documents, currency cut-off timings, and relevant approvals that may be associated with the processing of the transaction. Submission and Processing timelines are based on working days (weekdays) only and exclude public holidays[1]
 

Trade Counters: 

Marina Bay Financial Centre Trade Counter 
DBS Asia Central 
12 Marina Boulevard, #12-01 
Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3 
Singapore 018982 
Operating Hours: Weekdays, 9am–6pm (closed on public holidays) 

Jurong Gateway Trade Counter   
Perennial Business City  
1 Venture Ave, #05-06,  
Singapore 608521   
Operating hours: Weekdays, 9am–6pm (closed on public holidays) 

Category  Service  Submission
Cut-off Time  
Estimated Processing Time  
Import Letter of Credit Letter of Credit Issuance  6pm Same day
Inward Bills under Letter of Credit 5pm Same day

Trust Receipt /Bills Receivable Purchase

4.30pm Same day
Export Letter of Credit

Financing / Presentation under Export Letter of Credit

Financing under Export Collection  

Clean/Discrepant: 5pm

Payment Advice: 6pm

Same day
Letter of Credit Advising / Confirmation

Advising: 6pm

Confirmation: 12pm

Same day
Letter of Credit Transfer Letter of Credit Transfer  4.30pm Same day
Documentary Collection Import / Documentary Collection 6pm Same day
Export / Documentary Collection 6pm Same day
Shipping Guarantee / Air Waybill Endorsement Shipping Guarantee/ Airway Bill Endorsement 6pm Within 1 hour
Trade Financing Purchase Invoice Financing 4.30pm  
Sales Invoice Financing 4.30pm  
Loan Packing Credit 6pm  
Bankers Guarantee / Standby Letter of Credit Banker’s Guarantee /Standby Letter of Credit Issuance

12pm (via DBS IDEAL) 

5pm (via DBS Trade Counters) 

Same day 

Within 24hrs

 

[1] The estimated processing time provided above serves as a guideline for our operational turnaround time to process an application. It does not constitute a binding obligation for us to process or complete any trade service within the specified timeframe. Your request for a trade service, as well as our fulfilment of that request, remains subject to the terms and conditions that we have agreed upon or will agree upon for that trade service.