Product Introduction

A letter of reference is a written document that certifies a corporate client’s credit standing and transaction history with the Bank. It is primarily used in scenarios of pre-qualification or bidding stages of engineering, trade, or service projects; documentary presentation under letters of credit or other settlement activities; registration and filing with government authorities; shortlisting or annual review for government, large enterprise or institution e-commerce platforms.

A letter of credit intention for project tendering/bidding is a written document issued during the tender invitation or pre-qualification stage of an engineering project, in which the Bank makes a conditional commitment to provide certain credit support to the bidder upon successful bid award. This includes conditional undertakings to issue bank guarantees.

Notes

The letter of reference service is available at Bank of China's domestic branches and selected overseas institutions. The letter of credit intention for project tendering/bidding service is available only at BOC's domestic branches.

The information is for reference only. For details on eligible clients, application procedures and required documents, please consult local BOC branches.