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International charges

General services
Typical tariff per item
Currency accounts
Maintenance fee (includes transfer to/from sterling account)
£5 per month, payable half yearly
Cash paid in or out
£2 per £100 (minimum £3) plus £10 administration fee
Cheque paid
£5
Other
Status enquiries
£20 each (including VAT)
Telex request (optional)
An additional £10 each (including VAT)
Letters of introduction
£20 each (including VAT)
Note: Where the transaction is in a different currency from the account (including sterling) the appropriate rate of exchange will be advised to you at the time of the transaction
Sending money abroad
Typical tariff per item
Standard International Moneymover
For less urgent payments (excluding euro) – normally received by the beneficiary within three to five working days
25p per £100 (minimum £13; maximum £40) inclusive of transmission and one chaser* in case of non-receipt
Express International Moneymover
For urgent payments (excluding euro) the fastest way to send money overseas – normally received by the beneficiary within three working days
As Standard International Moneymover plus £6
Euro International Moneymover (via a branch or Corporate Customer Service Centre)
Normally received by the beneficiary same day or within three working days
25p per £100 (minimum £16; maximum £40) inclusive of transmission and one chaser* in case of non-receipt
Euro International Moneymover (via LloydsLink)
Normally received by the beneficiary same day or within three working days
  • £10 flat fee for payments less than €50,000
  • £30 flat fee for payments over €50,000 inclusive of transmission and one chaser* in case of non-receipt
International Draft Payable Abroad
Drafts can be supplied in various currencies
£10
Cancellation/Amendments
Applicable to all payment types.
International Drafts cannot be amended once issued
£20
Note: We cannot guarantee the cancellation, as funds may already have been paid to the beneficiary.  If this happens, we will refund the recall fee.  Where the transaction is in a different currency from the account to be debited (including sterling), the appropriate rate of exchange will be advised to you at the time of the transaction
*Chasers
Chasers for non-receipt
£10 - £15 each
Receiving money from abroad
Typical tariff per item
Bank transfer
A handling charge will be deducted unless the person sending the money has elected to pay this
  • Up to £100, £2
  • Over £100, £7
Cheque negotiation
We retain the right of recourse if the cheque is later returned unpaid
  • Up to £100, £5
  • Over £100, 25p per £100, per currency, per country (minimum £8; maximum £80)
Cheques expressed in a different currency from the country upon which the cheque is drawn.  There will be an interest charge for the number of days Lloyds TSB is out of funds for cheques expressed in sterling drawn on a country other than the UK
  • Up to £100, £5
  • Over £100, 25p per £100, per cheque (minimum £15; maximum £80)
Cheque collection
Depending on the country involved, collection can take from a few days to over a month – the charge is taken whether the cheque is paid or not
  • Up to £100, £5
  • Over £100, 25p per £100, per cheque (minimum £15; maximum £80).
Unpaid cheques
For negotiations the value of the cheque will be debited to your account using the prevailing exchange rate.  This means that the amount debited to your account may differ to the amount originally credited
£5 handling charge
Note: Where the transaction is in a different currency from the account (including sterling), the appropriate rate of exchange will be advised to you at the time of the transaction
Letters of Credit
Typical tariff per item
Import Credits (excluding Standby Letters of Credit)
Letters of Credit up to £25,000
£150 up to six months (£75 for each additional three months or part thereof)
Letter of Credit over £25,000:
Validity up to six months
Validity over six months
60p per £100 (minimum £150)
30p per £100 (minimum £75 per three month period or part thereof)
Other fees for import credits
Additional payment/examination of documents
20p per £100 (minimum £40; maximum £120)
Additional month’s acceptance/deferred payment undertaking
12.5p per £100 per month or part thereof (minimum £40)
Cancellations
£40
‘On the spot’ checking of documents
£50
Transfers
40p per £100 (minimum £60)
Export credits
Pre-advising
£25
Advising
£40
Confirming
Subject to arrangement*
Payment
0.125% (minimum £75) applicable to all presentations per set of documents
Presentation with discrepancies
£40
Amendments
£40 plus any confirming charge
Cancellations
£50
Acceptances/deferred payment undertakings
Subject to arrangement
‘On the spot’ checking of documents
£50
 *For documentary credits issued by us or bearing our confirmation, increases and extensions will attract additional confirming commission plus amendment commission, if appropriate
Collections
Typical tariff per item
Inward collections - Documentary
Documents (with or without a Bill of Exchange) relating to imports received from banks abroad for collection
Up to £10,000             £40
£10,001 - £50,000      £60
Over £50,000             £80
Inward collections - Clean
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes without documents received from banks abroad
Up to £10,000            £20
£10,001 - £50,000      £40
Over £50,000             £60
Inward collections – both Documentary and Clean
Received from remitters abroad other than banks
As above plus £30
Inward collections - Cheques
Drawn by you and received for payment: sterling
Usual tariff for routine money transmission services applies
Currency
If drawn on currency account with Lloyds TSB£5
If drawn on sterling account with Lloyds TSB£13
Notes: These charges will be levied in addition to any handling charges taken from correspondent banks
 
Outward collections - Documentary
Documents (with or without a Bill of Exchange) relating to exports sent for collection by Lloyds TSB
25p per £100 (minimum £30; maximum £80)
Outward collections - Clean
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes without documents sent for collection by Lloyds TSB
25p per £100 (minimum £15; maximum £80)
Notes: Additional charges will be taken where appropriate to cover out-of-pocket expenses and any extra work undertaken

  Euro services

We are able to offer a comprehensive range of euro services as Lloyds TSB is a full member of various euro payments and clearing systems

Sending money abroad
Typical tariff per item
Euro International Moneymover (via a branch or Corporate Customer Service Centre)
Normally received by the beneficiary same day or within three working days
25p per £100 (minimum £16; maximum £40) inclusive of transmission and one chaser* in case of non-receipt
Euro International Moneymover (via LloydsLink)
Normally received by the beneficiary same day or within three working days
  • £10 flat fee for payments less than €50,000
  • £30 flat fee for payments over €50,000 inclusive of transmission and one chaser* in case of non-receipt
Economy International Moneymover
For low value, non-urgent payments – normally received by the beneficiary within five to seven working days
£5.50 (not inclusive of first chaser*)
*Chasers
Chasers for non-receipt
£10-£15 each
International Draft payable abroad
£10
Cheques presented by banks overseas
The payee will normally be charged by their own Bankers to clear the cheque
£5
Note: As banks abroad are involved, we cannot give an absolute guarantee of delivery timescales
Receiving money from abroad
Typical tariff per item
Bank transfer
A handling charge will be deducted unless the person sending the money has elected to pay this
  • Up to £100 (or euro equivalent), £2
  • Over £100 (or euro equivalent), £7
Cheque negotiation
We retain the right of recourse if the cheque is later returned unpaid
  • Up to £100 (or euro equivalent), £5
  • Over £100 (or euro equivalent), 25p per £100, per currency, per country (minimum £8; maximum £80)
Cheque collection
Depending on the country involved, collection can take from a few days to over a month – the charge is taken whether the cheque is paid or not
  • Up to £100 (or euro equivalent), £5
  • Over £100 (or euro equivalent), 25p per £100, per cheque (minimum £15; maximum £80)
Domestic Euro payment
Typical tariff per item
Cheques
Presented through UK Euro Clearing
Euro 80 cents
Transfer between your Lloyds TSB account
Typical tariff per item
To other currency accounts
No charge
To sterling accounts
No charge