Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Objective 1
Key terms 1
1.1 Exporting and importing 2
1.2 Terms and conditions of contract 2
1.3 Procedures of importing and exporting business 3
1.4 The laws and usual practices of the international trade 4
Summary 4
Key words,phrases and special terms 6
Reading material 6
Chapter 2 International Trade Ternms 8
Objectives 8
Key terms 8
2.1 Trade terms and international trade usages 8
2.2 The trade terms of group E、F、C in Incoterms 2000 11
2.3 The trade terms of group D in Incoterms 2000 18
2.4 IncotermsR2010 19
2.5 The choice of trade terms in practice 21
Summary 22
Key words,phrases and special terms 22
Basic skill training 24
Reading material 26
Chapter 3 Terms of Commodity 28
Objectives 28
Key terms 28
3.1 Name and quality of commodity 28
3.2 Quantity of commodity 32
3.3 Packing of commodity 35
Summary 40
Key words,phrases and special terms 40
Basic skill training 40
Reading material 43
Chapter 4 International Cargo Transport 46
Objectives 46
Key terms 46
4.1 Modes of transportation 46
4.2 The shipment clause 53
4.3 Shipping documents 57
Summary 62
Key words,phrases and special terms 63
Basic skill training 64
Reading material 68
Chapter 5 Insurance—Marine Cargo Insurance 71
Objectives 71
Key terms 71
5.1 The scope of marine cargo insurance coverage 72
5.2 Conditions of marine cargo insurance 75
5.3 London Insurance Institute cargo clauses 78
5.4 Insurance clauses in the contract and forms of insurance contract 80
Summary 85
Key words,phrases and special terms 86
Basic skill training 87
Reading material 89
Chapter 6 Terms of Price 92
Objectives 92
Key terms 92
6.1 About the price 92
6.2 Pricing methods 95
6.3 Selection of money of account and the price clause 97
Summary 99
Key words,phrases and special terms 100
Basic skill training 100
Reading material 101
Chapter 7 International Payment 104
Objectives 104
Key terms 104
7.1 Instruments of payment 104
7.2 Modes of payment 110
7.3 Combination of different modes of payment 125
7.4 Payment clause in a contract 126
Summary 127
Key words,phrases and special terms 128
Basic skill training 130
Reading material 134
Chapter 8 Inspection and Clatms 138
Objectives 138
Key terms 138
8.1 Inspection 138
8.2 Claims 144
Summary 150
Key words,phrases and special terms 152
Basic skill training 153
Reading material 155
Chapter 9 Force Majenre and Arbitration 157
Obiectives 157
Kev terms 157
9.1 Force majeure 157
9.2 Arbitration 159
Summary 165
Key words,phrases and special terms 166
Basic skill training 167
Reading material 169
Chapter 10 Negotiation of Contrart 172
Objectives 172
Key terms 172
10.1 The steps of signing a contract 172
10.2 The form and contents of a contract 178
Summary 183
Key words,phrases and special terms 183
Basic skill training 184
Reading material 186
Chapter 11 Implementation of Contract 189
Objectives 189
Key terms 189
11.1 performance of export contract 189
11.2 performance of import contract 194
11.3 The main import and export documents 197
Summary 204
Key words,phrases and special terms 205
Basic skill training 206
Reading material 208
Chapter 12 Modes of International Trade 210
Obiectives 210
Key terms 210
12.1 Exclusive sales and agency 210
12.2 Invitation to tender and submission of tender 213
12.3 Auction and consignment 217
12.4 Counter trade and processing and assembling trade 220
Summary 222
Key words,phrases and special terms 223
Basic skill training 225
Reading material 226
Appendix 229
Test 1 229
Test 2 232
Test 3 235
Bibliography 239