Chapter One Practice on International Trade 1
Section One International Trade 1
Section Two Laws and Regulations and Practices 5
Chapter Two Name and Quality of Goods 9
Section One Name of Commodity 9
Section Two Importance of Quality 12
Section Three Ways to Express Quality 13
Section Four Quality Clause in Contract 21
Chapter Three Quantity 27
Section One Importance of Quantity 27
Section Two Measurement Units 28
Section Three Measurement System 30
Section Four Measurement Methods 31
Section Five Quantity Clause of Contract 34
Chapter Four Packing 38
Section One Importance of Packing 38
Section Two Sorts of Packing 40
Section Three Factors Affecting Packing 42
Section Four Marks of Packing 43
Section Five Neutral Packing and Brand Designation 47
Section Six Packing Clause in Contract 49
Chapter Five International Transportation 51
Section One Ocean Marine Transport 51
Section Two Rail Transport 58
Section Three Air Transport 59
Section Four Container Transport 60
Section Five Transport Clause in Contract 62
Section Six Transportation Documents 69
Chapter Six Trade Terms 81
Section One Definition and Function of Trade Terms 81
Section Two Main Practice on Trade Terms 83
Section Three Trade Terms of INCOTERMS 2000 85
Section Four Other Trade Terms of INCOTERMS 2000 95
Section Five Choice of Trade Terms 99
Chapter Seven Insurance 101
Section One Basic Principles of Insurance 101
Section Two Sorts of Risks for Ocean Cargo Transport 103
Section three Sorts of Losses 104
Section Four Coverage for Ocean Marine Cargo Transport 106
Section Five ICC Clause 111
Section Six Cargo Insurance for Overland Transport,Air Transport and Parcel Post Transport 112
Section Seven Calculation of Premium 114
Section Eight Insurance Clause in Contract 115
Chapter Eight Price of Commodity 121
Section One Principles of Pricing 121
Section Two Factors Affecting Pricing and Composing of Price 122
Section Three Pricing Methods 124
Section Four Calculation of Price 127
Section Five Conversion of Exchange Rate 129
Section Six Price Conversion 130
Section Seven Price Clause of Contract 134
Chapter Nine Settlement of Proceeds 138
Section One Means of Payment 138
Section Two Modes of Payment 149
Section Three Payment Clause of Contract 167
Chapter Ten General terms and Conditions of Contract 171
Section One Commodity Inspection 171
Section Two Claims 183
Section Three Force Majeure 187
Section Four Arbitration 191
Chapter Eleven Negotiation of Contracts for Export 195
Section One Preparation before Negotiation 195
Section Two Contents and Form of Negotiation 198
Section Three Procedures of Negotiation 199
Section Four Sign a Contract in Writing 213
Chapter Twelve Performance of an Export Contract 221
Section One Goods 221
Section Two Preparation for Letter of Credit 226
Section Three Ships Booking,Customs Declaration,Insurance and Shipment 231
Section Four Documentations for Negotiation 240
Section Five Succeeding Procedures for Export 247
Chaoter Thirteen Import Trade 249
Section One Negotiation of an Import Contract 249
Section Two Performance of an Import Contract 250
References 256