The primary methods of paymwent for foreign trades, ranked in the order of most secure to least secure for the exporter is: open account, consigmnet, letter of credit/time draft, and cash in advance consignment, letter of credit/time draft, cash in advance, and open account cash in advance, letter of credit/time draft, consignment, and openaccount cash in advance, letter of credit/time draft, open account, and consignment