Contents
Introduction,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1
Section 1 Introduction to International Trade,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2 Section 2 Reasons for International Trade,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7 Section 3 International Trade Restrictions ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,10 Section 4 Forms of International Trade ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,14
Chapter One Name, Quality, Quantity and Package of Commodity ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,21
Section 1 Name of Commodity ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,22 Section 2 Quality of Commodity,,,,,,,,,,,,,23 Section 3 Quantity of Commodity ,,,,,,,,,,27 Section 4 Packaging of Commodity,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,31
Chapter Two Trade Terms,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,37
Section 1 Trade Terms and Incoterms 2000 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,38 Section 2 Main Trade Terms in Incoterms,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,44 Section 3 Other Trade Terms in Incoterms,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,50 Section 4 Annotation to Incoterms 2000 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,53
Chapter Three International Cargo Transportation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,55
Section 1 Ocean Transport,,,,,,,56 Section 2 Ocean Transport Documents ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,61 Section 3 Container Transport ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,66 Section 4 Other Modes of Transport ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,68 Section 5 Transportation Clause,,,,,,,,,,,,73
Chapter Four Cargo Transportation Insurance,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,79
Section 1 Brief Introduction of Cargo Transportation Insurance,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,80
International Trade Practice
Section 2 The Content of Cargo Transportation Insurance ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,82 Section 3 Marine Insurance Coverage and Clauses,,,,,,,,,,,86 Section 4 London Insurance Institute Clause,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,91 Section 5 Insurance of Land, Air and Postal Transportation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,93 Section 6 Insurance Clauses in Sales Contract,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,94 Section 7 Practice on Marine Cargo Insurance,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,95
Chapter Five Means of Payment in International Trade,,,,,,,,,,,99
Section 1 Currency Payment ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100 Section 2 Bill of Exchange ,,,,,,101 Section 3 Promissory Note and Check ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,105
Chapter Six Commercial Letter of Credit ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,107
Section 1 The Concept of Letter of Credit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,108 Section 2 The Procedures of Letter of Credit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,111 Section 3 The Characteristic and Function of Letter of Credit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,114 Section 4 Types of Letter of Credit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,115 Section 5 The Clauses Concerned L/C in Sales Contract,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,121
Chapter Seven Other Payment Terms,,,,,,,,,,,125
Section 1 Remittance,,,,,,,,,,,,,,126 Section 2 Collection,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,128 Section 3 Letter of Guarantee and Standby Letter of Credit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,133 Section 4 International Factoring ,,,,,,,,,136 Section 5 The Option for Varied of Settlement,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,136
Chapter Eight The Methods to Price the Imports and Exports,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,137
Section 1 Price Principles Strategy and Method ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,138 Section 2 The Selection of Money of Account and Precautions,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,143 Section 3 Foreign Exchange Rate ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,144 Section 4 Commission and Discount ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,146 Section 5 The Price Calculation of Export,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,148 Section 6 Price Clause in Sales Contract ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,151
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Chapter Nine Customs Formalities and Commodity Inspection ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,153
Section 1 Customs Formalities for Import and Export,,,,,,,154 Section 2 Commodity Inspection ,,,,,,,,,158
Chapter Ten General Procedures of Import ・Export Transaction,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,165
Section 1 The Necessary Works before Import and Export Transaction,,,,,,,,166 Section 2 General Procedures of Business Negotiation ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,168 Section 3 Implementation of Contract,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,174 Section 4 Import Procedures ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,177 Section 5 Export Procedures ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,179
Chapter Eleven Checks and Amendment of Letter of Credit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,183
Section 1 Checks of Letter of Credit ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,184 Section 2 The Checks of Documents,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,187
Chapter Twelve Other Common Methods of Trade,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,193
Section 1 Distribution and Agency ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,194 Section 2 Consignment and Fair with Sales ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,197 Section 3 Invitation for Tender, Submission of Tender and Auction,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,199
Chapter Thirteen Claim, Force Majeure and Arbitration,,,,,,,,203
Section 1 Claim ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,204 Section 2 Force Majeure,,,,,,,,,208 Section 3 Arbitration ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,209
Appendix One UCP600(English-Chinese Bilingual Version),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,215
Appendix Two United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980),,,,,,,,,252