下面提供一些常見的軟條款（The Soft Clause）:

a.開證申請人（買方）通知船公司、船名、裝船日期、目的港、驗貨人等，受益人才能裝船。此條款使賣方裝船完全由買方控制。

b.信用證開出后暫不生效，待進口許可證簽發后通知生效，或待貨樣經申請人確認后生效。此類條款使出口貨物能否裝運，完全取決于進口商，出口商則處于被動地位。出口商見信用證才能投產，生產難安排，裝期緊，出運有困難。

c.1/3正本提單逕（直）寄開證申請人。買方可能持此單先行將貨提走。

d.記名提單，承運人可憑收貨人合法身份證明交貨，不必提交本提單。

e.信用證到期地點在開證行所在國，有效期在開證行所在國，使賣方延誤寄單，單據寄到開證行時已過議付有效期。

f.信用證限制運輸船只、船齡或航線等條款。

g.含空運提單的條款，提貨人簽字就可提貨，不需交單，貨權難以控制。有的信用證規定提單發貨人為開證申請人或客戶，可能被不法商人利用此特殊條款進行無單提貨。

h.品質檢驗證書須由開證申請人或其授權者簽發，由開證行核實，并與開證行印簽相符。采用買方國商品檢驗標準，此條款使得賣方由于采用本國標準，而無法達到買方國標準，使信用證失效。

i.收貨收據須由開證申請人簽發或核實。此條款使買方托延驗貨，使信用證失效。

j.自相矛盾，即規定允許提交聯運提單，又規定禁止轉船。

k.規定受益人不易提交的單據，如要求使用CMR運輸單據(我國沒有參加《國際公路貨物運輸合同公約》，所以我國的承運人無法開出u201cCMRu201d運輸單據。

l.一票貨物，信用證要求就每個包裝單位分別繕制提單。

m.設置質量檢驗證書障礙，偽造質檢證書。

n.本證經當局（進口國當局）審批才生效，未生效前，不許裝運。

o.易腐貨物要求受益人先寄一份提單，持此單可先行提貨。

p.貨款須于貨物運抵目的地經外匯管理局核準后付款。

q.賣方議付時需提交買方在目的港的收貨證明。

r.產地證書簽發日晚于提單日期，這會被懷疑未經檢驗，先裝船，裝船后再檢驗。

s.延期付款信用證下受益人交單在先，銀行付款在后，風險大，應加具保兌。

t.不接受聯合發票，進口國家拒絕接受聯合單據。

u.信用證規定指定貨代出具聯運提單，當一程海運后，二程境外改空運，容易被收貨人不憑正本聯運提單提貨。

v.信用證規定受益人在貨物裝運后如不及時寄1/3提單，開證申請人將不寄客檢證，使受益人難以議付單據。

舉例如下：

1.The certificates of inspection would be issued and signed by authorized the applicant of L/C before shipment of cargo, which the signature will be inspected by issuing bank.

2.The goods will be shipped upon the appointing vessel by the applicant of L/C and adding a cable/telex amendment of L/C by issuing bank to advising bank, which an amendment should be negotiated accompanied with the original documents.

3.The goods will be shipped upon receipt of shipping advice issued by opener of L/C appointing the name of vessel, which will be issued by way of an amendment to this credit by the issuing bank.

4.Commercial invoice in triplicate, all duly signed and counter-signed by MR. ** and MR. *** of L/C applicant whose signatures must be in conformity with the specimen signatures held in *** bank.

5.Quality confirmation issued and signed by authorized person of applicant (whose signature must be conform with that held in your file), certifying that goods are in good condition, and stating date, value, quantity of goods and dated not later than Sept, 10, 1998.