Certified Documentary Credits Expert (CDCE)

To enroll on the CDCE you need to meet a minimum of one of these requirements:

• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a trade finance or treasury role, with extensive experience of managing documentary credits
• Have completed and passed a related certification such as the CDCS or CTFP
• Have a letter of recommendation from your employer or ICC National Committee.

When you register for the CDCE on ICC Academy's website, you will have an opportunity to provide evidence that you meet one of these criteria.

Our final exam consists of a 2-hour examination which is live proctored via the internet. The exam is comprised of 70 multiple-choice questions and 2 case-based essay questions.   The passing grade is 85%.  Upon passing the examination, learners will be issued a ICC digital certificate of achievement.

Lesson & workshop 1: Documentary credits - parties and fundamental terms and conditions

Lesson & workshop 2: Issuance of a documentary credit and amendments

Lesson & workshop 3: Presentation of the required documents and payment

Lesson & workshop 4: Modalities of documentary credits and other guarantee instruments

Miguel Angel Bustamante Morales
Former president of ICC Banking Commission and ICC DOCDEX expert

The CDCE curriculum has been developed by Miguel Angel Bustamante. Miguel has more than 40 years of experience in the banking industry and is former president of the ICC Banking Commission. Since 1997, he has been an ICC DOCDEX expert for the resolution of conflicts on documentary credits, standby letters of credit
and demand guarantees. Miguel is a member of the ICC working group for the revision of the following trade finance rules: UCP, ISBP, ISP98, URDG, URBPO, eUCP and eURC. He is also the author of the book Los Creditos Documentarios en el Comercio Internacional, now in its sixth edition.