IMPORT AND EXPORT.ppt

Unit One Import and Export Lead-in 1. International trade is hot and new. 2. Trade comes into being because there is supply-demand relationship. 3. The advanced technology promotes the development of international trade. 4. International trade becomes more profitable and makes people get more satisfaction. Listening International trade is one of the hottest industries of the new millennium International trade is one of the hottest industries of the new millennium. But it’s not new. Think Marco Polo. Think the great caravans of the biblical age with their cargoes of silk and spice. Think even further back to prehistoric man trading shells and salt with distant tribes. Trade exists because one group or country has a supply of some commodity or merchandise that is in demand by another. And as the world becomes more and more technologically advanced, as we shift in subtle and not so subtle ways toward one-world modes of thought, international trade becomes more and more rewarding both in terms of profit and personal satisfaction. Spot Dictation Procedures of Export and Import An export or import business is so 1_______________ that it may take quite a long time to 2_________________. Varied and complicated procedures have to be gone through 3______________ export or import transaction. From the very beginning to the end of the transaction, the whole operation generally 4__________________: preparing for exporting or importing, business negotiation, 5_____________________, and settlement of disputes (if any). Each stage covers some specific steps. Since the export and import are two sides of the same coin, and one country’s export is another country’s import, we will take the procedures of export transaction to 6_______________ the general procedures of export and import transaction at the same time. Listening