In 2025, we're still waiting for documents to arrive by courier, while cargo is already halfway across the globe and the client is on their mobile app checking its real-time GPS status.
The eUCP isn't new. It's not untested. But it remains underused. Why? Because paper feels familiar. Reliable. Tangible. You can sign it, smudge it, courier it, even spill your coffee on it.
But here's the truth: electronic presentation isn't just inevitable, it's already here. Trade has gone digital, and eUCP is the rulebook that brings our practices into alignment with that reality. It's not a leap into the unknown; it's an evolution that protects what we value, compliance, clarity, legal soundness, without the courier slips and smudged signatures.
The time to move is now. Not when it's too late, not when the client insists, not when the market forces our hand. Now.
And yes, you'll still be able to argue over discrepancies. Just digitally. And faster.