Bangladesh Bank has decided to get Foreign LC Data from the Banks as XML data upload.

Following are
the rules to compile the Foreign LC Data:

1 Data must be in XML Format.

2 Each AD Branch will upload their respective XML File.

Data format is defined as follows:

Date Format must be YYYY-MM-DD, Some fields are mandatory and some fields may be null. But for Null
values you must Specify NA

Foreign LC Data Format:

Field Name Data Type Null Value Description Sample XML Tag

SLNO Number Not null Record <SLNO>1</SLNO>

Sequence
Number
LC_NUMBER Alpha-numeric Not Null Foreign <LC_NUMBER>19461TE
LC/Contract ST2120249</LC_NUMB
Number ER>
LC_DATE Date Format Not null Foreign <LC_DATE>2012-04-
(YYYY-MM-DD) LC/Contract Date 10</LC_DATE>
CURRENCY_CODE Numeric Not null Currency Code, <CURRENCY_CODE>001
download from </CURRENCY_CODE>
Online system
COUNTRY_CODE Numeric Not null Country Code, <COUNTRY_CODE>1
download from </COUNTRY_CODE>
Online system
AMOUNT Numeric Not null Foreign LC <AMOUNT>1766.9</A
Amount MOUNT>
TOLERANCE Numeric Not null Value in % must <TOLERANCE>5</TOLE
be <=100 RANCE>
LC TYPE CHAR(1) Not null L=LC, C= Contract <LC_TYPE>L</LC_TYPE>
IMPORTER CHAR(50) NA For Null Importers name <IMPORTER>NA</IMP
ORTER>
PROCEEDS_DATE Date Format NA For Null Expected <PROCEEDS_DATE>NA<
(YYYY-MM-DD) Proceeds /PROCEEDS_DATE>
Realization Date
COMISSION Number(5,2) NA For Null Value in % must <COMISSION>NA</CO
be <=100 MISSION>
COMISSION_AMOUNT Number(15,2) NA For Null Commission <COMISSION_AMOUNT
amount >NA</COMISSION_AM
OUNT>
BB_PERMISSION_DATE Date Format NA For Null If commission is <BB_PERMISSION_DAT
(YYYY-MM-DD) more than 5% E>NA</BB_PERMISSIO
then must be N_DATE>

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 specified
otherwise NA
BB_REF_NO CHAR(50) NA For Null If commission is <BB_REF_NO>NA</BB_
more than 5% REF_NO>
then must be
specified
otherwise NA
AREA_CODE CHAR(2) Not null Export Area <AREA_CODE>01</ARE
code, download A_CODE>
from Online
System
ERC CHAR(50) Not null ERC of Foreign <ERC>1594</ERC>
LCs Beneficiary
EXPORTER_NAME CHAR(50) Not null Name of Foreign <EXPORTER_NAME>Co
LCs Beneficiary ats Bangladesh
Ltd.</EXPORTER_NAME
>
EXPORTER_ADDRESS CHAR(200) Not null Address of <EXPORTER_ADDRESS>
Foreign LCs Novo Tower,270
Beneficiary Tejgaon
I/A,Dhaka</EXPORTER_
ADDRESS>

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XML Schema Definition:

<xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="qualified"

xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:element name="FLC">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="FLC_INFO" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element type="xs:byte" name="SLNO"/>
<xs:element type="xs:string" name="LC_NUMBER"/>
<xs:element type="xs:date" name="LC_DATE"/>
<xs:element type="xs:byte" name="CURRENCY_CODE"/>
<xs:element type="xs:float" name="COUNTRY_CODE"/>
<xs:element type="xs:float" name="AMOUNT"/>
<xs:element type="xs:byte" name="TOLERANCE"/>
<xs:element type="xs:string" name="LC_TYPE"/>
<xs:element type="xs:string" name="IMPORTER"/>
<xs:element type="xs:string" name="PROCEEDS_DATE"/>
<xs:element type="xs:string" name="COMISSION"/>
<xs:element type="xs:string" name="COMISSION_AMOUNT"/>
<xs:element type="xs:string" name="BB_PERMISSION_DATE"/>
<xs:element type="xs:string" name="BB_REF_NO"/>
<xs:element type="xs:byte" name="AREA_CODE"/>
<xs:element type="xs:int" name="ERC"/>
<xs:element type="xs:string" name="EXPORTER_NAME"/>
<xs:element type="xs:string" name="EXPORTER_ADDRESS"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>

Sample XML Data:

<FLC>
<FLC_INFO>
<SLNO>1</SLNO>
<LC_NUMBER>19461TEST2120249</LC_NUMBER>
<LC_DATE>2012-04-10</LC_DATE>
<CURRENCY_CODE>001</CURRENCY_CODE>
<COUNTRY_CODE>1 </COUNTRY_CODE>
<AMOUNT>1766.9</AMOUNT>
<TOLERANCE>5</TOLERANCE>
<LC_TYPE>L</LC_TYPE>
<IMPORTER>NA</IMPORTER>

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 <PROCEEDS_DATE>NA</PROCEEDS_DATE>
<COMISSION>NA</COMISSION>
<COMISSION_AMOUNT>NA</COMISSION_AMOUNT>
<BB_PERMISSION_DATE>NA</BB_PERMISSION_DATE>
<BB_REF_NO>NA</BB_REF_NO>
<AREA_CODE>01</AREA_CODE>
<ERC>1594</ERC>
<EXPORTER_NAME>Coats Bangladesh Ltd.</EXPORTER_NAME>
<EXPORTER_ADDRESS>Novo Tower,270 Tejgaon I/A,Dhaka</EXPORTER_ADDRESS>
</FLC_INFO>
<FLC_INFO>
<SLNO>4</SLNO>
<LC_NUMBER>TEST/VFC/MBM-51-SUM12</LC_NUMBER>
<LC_DATE>2011-12-26</LC_DATE>
<CURRENCY_CODE>001</CURRENCY_CODE>
<COUNTRY_CODE>0000</COUNTRY_CODE>
<AMOUNT>118777.44</AMOUNT>
<TOLERANCE>5</TOLERANCE>
<LC_TYPE>C</LC_TYPE>
<IMPORTER>NA</IMPORTER>
<PROCEEDS_DATE>NA</PROCEEDS_DATE>
<COMISSION>NA</COMISSION>
<COMISSION_AMOUNT>NA</COMISSION_AMOUNT>
<BB_PERMISSION_DATE>NA</BB_PERMISSION_DATE>
<BB_REF_NO>NA</BB_REF_NO>
<AREA_CODE>01</AREA_CODE>
<ERC>8006</ERC>
<EXPORTER_NAME>MBM GARMENTS LTD</EXPORTER_NAME>
<EXPORTER_ADDRESS>M-19 &amp; M14 (PART), SECTION 14 MIRPUR,
DHAKA-1206</EXPORTER_ADDRESS>
</FLC_INFO>
</FLC>

For technical Information please contact:

Hasan Al Mamun
Systems Analyst (Joint Director)
IT Operation and Communication Department
Bangladesh Bank,
Head Office,
Email: hasan.mamun@bb.org.bd.com
Office: 7126101-20 ext-3386
Cell No: 01911-195113
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