
本书以进出口公司往来商务活动的整个过程为主线,涵盖了确立业务关系、询盘、报盘与还盘、包装与装运、下订单与签订合同、付款、产品纠纷处理等细节。
Chapter I Layout and Transmission of a Business Letter
Composition of a Business Letter 商务信函的构成
Layout of a Business Letter 商务信函的格式
Envelope Addressing 信封的写法
E-mail 电子邮件
Professional Advice
Chapter II Establishment of Business Relations
Lesson One Attempt to Establish Business Relations with the Buyer
Lesson Two Online Promotional Letter
Lesson Three Request for Credit Information
Additional Specimens
Skill Training for the Establishment of Business Relations
Useful Expressions for Chapter II
Professional Advice
Chapter III Enquiries and Replies
Lesson Four
(A) A General Enquiry
(B) A Reply to the Above
Lesson Five A Specific Enquiry
Additional Specimens
Skill Training for Enquiries and Replies
Useful Expressions for Chapter III
Professional Advice
Chapter IV Offers, Counter-Offers and Counter-Counter-Offers
Lesson Six A Non-Firm
Lesson Seven A Counter-Offer
Lesson Eight A Counter-Counter-Offer
Additional Specimens
Skill Training for Offers, Counter-Offers and Counter-Counter-Offers
Useful Expressions for Chapter IV
Professional Advice
Chapter V Conclusion of Business
Lesson Nine Placing an Order
Lesson Ten
(A) Sending a Contract
(B) Sending a Copy of Contract with Countersignature
Lesson Eleven
(A) Placing a Repeat Order
(B) Declining a Repeat Order
Additional Specimens
Skill Training for Conclusion of Business
Useful Expressions for Chapter V
Professional Advice
Chapter VI Payment
Lesson Twelve
(A) Asking for D/P
(B) Declining D/P
Lesson Thirteen
(A) Modifying Terms of Payment
(B) Agreeing to the Above Proposal
Lesson Fourteen Answering the Request for Payment by D/A
Additional Specimens
Skill Training for Payment
Useful Expressions for Chapter VI
Professional Advice
Chapter VII Establishment of L/C and Amendment
Lesson Fifteen
(A) Urging Establishment of L/C
(B) A Reply to the Above
Lesson Sixteen Asking for the Extension of L/C
Lesson Seventeen Asking for L/C Amendment
Additional Specimens
Skill Training for Establishment of L/C and Amendment
Useful Expressions for Chapter VII
Professional Advice
Chapter VIII Packing
Lesson Eighteen Packing Requirements
Lesson Nineteen Packing Arrangement
Lesson Twenty Shipping Marks
Additional Specimens
Skill Training for Packing
Useful Expressions for Chapter VIII
Professional Advice
Chapter IX Shipment
Lesson Twenty-One
(A) Urging Shipment
(B) Reply to Urging Shipment
Lesson Twenty-Two
(A) Asking for Partial Shipment and Transshipment
(B) Reply to the Above
Lesson Twenty-Three Shipping Advice
Additional Specimens
Skill Training for Shipment
Useful Expressions for Chapter IX
Professional Advice
Chapter X Insurance
Lesson Twenty-Four Asking for CFR Terms
Lesson Twenty-Five
(A) Asking the Seller to Cover Insurance
(B) Reply to the Insurance Request
Lesson Twenty-Six Insurance Clause
Additional Specimens
Skill Training for Insurance
Useful Expressions for Chapter X
Professional Advice
Chapter XI Complaints and Claims
Lesson Twenty-Seven Complaint of Late Delivery
Lesson Twenty-Eight
(A) Importer’s Claim for Inferior Quality
(B) Reply to the Claim for Inferior Quality
Lesson Twenty-Nine
(A) Importer’s Claim for Improper Packing
(B) Declining the Claim
Additional Specimens
Skill Training for Complaints and Claims
Useful Expressions for Chapter XI
Professional Advice
Chapter XII Agency
Lesson Thirty
(A) Asking for Sole Agency
(B) An Unfavorable Reply
Lesson Thirty-One A Favorable Reply to the Request for Sole Agency
Additional Specimens
Skill Training for Agency
Useful Expressions for Chapter XII
Professional Advice
Appendixes
1. Quotation
2. Commercial Invoice
3. Packing List
4. Documents List for Factory Ethical Audit
5. Supplier Profile Form
References