信用证支付方式是目前国际贸易中的主要支付方式。我国出口贸易虽然也采用多种结算方式,但出于安全性考虑,主要的收汇方式仍然是信用证。近年来信用证中软条款的不断出现,给外贸企业带来很大危害。本文结合一些典型的软条款实例,分析它们可能使出口方面临的风险并指出应对方法,希望能给贸易实务工作者有所帮助。 Letter of credit payment is the main payment method in international trade. Although China’s export trade also adopted a variety of settlement methods, but for security reasons, the main method of exchange is still a letter of credit. In recent years, the continuous appearance of soft terms in letters of credit has brought great harm to foreign trade enterprises. In this paper, we combine some typical examples of soft clauses, analyze the risks they may make to the exporters and point out the coping methods, hoping to help the trade practitioners.