What happens when your supplier requires payment assurance but you prefer not to use a documentary credit (DC)? Our Documentary Collections against payment (D/P) and against acceptance (D/A) are simple and cost effective ways to offer protection to your supplier. Under D/P terms, import documents, which usually include title to the goods, are released to you upon payment. Under D/A terms, documents are released to you against your promise to pay. Some benefits of documentary collections are: