BACKTOBACK LETTERS OF CREDIT
Back-To-Back Letters Of Credit: translation
Two letters of credit (LCs) used together to help a seller finance the purchase of equipment or services from a subcontractor. With the original LC from the buyer's bank in place, the seller goes to his own bank and has a second LC issued, with the subcontractor as beneficiary. The subcontractor is thus ensured of payment upon fulfilling the terms of the contract.
Like most LCs, back-to-back LCs are used primarily in international transactions, with the first LC serving as collateral for the second.