Chapter 1 International Business Negotiation 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Five Ways of Establishing Business Contact 1
1.3 General Procedure ofBusiness Negotiation 3
Chapter 2 Conclusion of Contract 11
2.1 Introduction 11
2.2 Overview 12
2.3 Essential Clauses in Sales Contracts 12
Chapter 3 Explanation of the Most Commonly Used Trade Terms 37
3.1 Introduction 37
3.2 Definition of Price Terms 37
3.3 The Function of Trade Terms 38
3.4 International Trade Usages 39
3.5 The Explanation of INCOTERMS 40
3.6 Price Composition under Different Trade Terms 59
Chapter 4 Terms of Payment 73
4.1 Introduction 73
4.2 Means of Payment 73
4.3 Commonly-used Modes of International Payment 84
Chapter 5 Shipping Documents 151
Chapter 6 Preparing for Goods,Asking for L/C,Issuing L/C,Checking L/C and Amending L/C 199
6.1 Introduction 199
6.2 Issuing L/C,Checking L/C and Amending L/C 200
6.3 Documentary Credit Application Form 202
Chapter 7 Inspecting Commodity,Chartering Vessel and Reserving Space,Clearing for Export and Procuring Insurance 213
7.1 Inspecting Commodity 213
7.2 Chartering Vessel and Reserving Space 213
7.3 Procedures of Booking Space 216
7.4 Customs Clearance 218
7.5 Insurance Arrangment 218
Chapter 8 Assembling Documents and Presenting for Payment 227
8.1 Preparing Documents 227
8.2 Checking Documents 228
8.3 Reviewing the Document Package for Presentation 230
Chapter 9 Countering Foreign Exchange and Refunding on Tax 233
9.1 The Collection Verification and Writing-offofExport Proceeds 233
9.2 Process of Countering Foreign Exchange 234
Chapter 10 Calculating Costs 237
10.1 Calculating Export Costs 237
10.2 Calculating Import Cost 241
Chapter 11 Futures 245
11.1 History:A Hedging Instrument 245
11.2 Brief Introduction of Futures Trading 246
11.3 The Functions of Futures Trading 246
11.4 How to Hedge? 248
11.5 Hedging Strategies 250
Chapter 12 Cyber Trade and E-Commerce 257
12.1 Introduction 257
12.2 What's Electronic Commerce? 258
12.3 The Origin of E-commerce 258
12.4 The Developmental History of Electronic Commerce 259
12.5 E-commerce in International Trade 261
12.6 Problems Limiting Development of International E-commerce 262
12.7 Ways for Enterprises to Engage in Electronic Commerce 264
12.8 How Foreign Trade Enterprises Carry out Trading Through Internet? 264
12.9 CyberPayments Replace L/C 267
附录1 各国公司上班时间 269
附录2 不同国家的公司名称缩略语 273
附录3 外贸海运费用英文大全 277
附录4 外贸公司与外贸工厂的利弊 281
附录5 寻找国外客户的43个方法 285
附录6 SWIFT信用证的格式 293
References 296