Chapter One Brief Introduction to International Trade 1
Section 1 International Trade 1
Section 2 The Main Payment Terms 5
Chapter Two Contract 19
Section 1 Introduction to Contract 19
Section 2 Signature of Contract 21
Chapter Three Letter of Credit 34
Section 1 General View of Letter of Credit 34
Section 2 Examination of Letter of Credit 40
Section 3 SWIFT Letter of Credit 47
Chapter Four Layout and Principles of Documents 58
Section 1 General View of Documents 58
Section 2 The Principles and Procedure of Documentation 60
Chapter Five Financial Documents 67
Section 1 Bill of Exchange/Draft 67
Section 2 Promissory Note 71
Section 3 Cheque 74
Chapter Six Commercial Documents 82
Section 1 Commercial Invoice 82
Section 2 Other Invoices 85
Chapter Seven Packing Documents 91
Section 1 Packing List 91
Section 2 Weight List 94
Chapter Eight Shipping Documents 98
Section 1 Bill of Lading 98
Section 2 Other Transport Documents 104
Chapter Nine Insurance Documents 113
Section 1 General View of Insurance 113
Section 2 Insurance Documents 117
Chapter Ten Official Documents 125
Section 1 Certificate of Origin 125
Section 2 Inspection Certificate 128
Chapter Eleven Other Kinds of Certificates 135
Section 1 Shipping Advice＆Instruction 135
Section 2 Beneficiary's Certificate 139
Chapter Twelve Check Negotiating Documents 147
Section 1 General Principles and Method for Documents Checking 147
Section 2 Main Checklists for Documents Checking 150
Section 3 Frequently Noted Discrepancies in Documents Checking 155
Appendix 163
Appendix Ⅰ Commonly Used Vocabulary in International Trade 163
Appendix Ⅱ Commonly Used Abbreviations in International Trade 172
Appendix Ⅲ Commonly Used Shipping Documents 177
Reference 190