实用商贸英语函电.ppt

Useful sentences: Urging shipment: 1. As the season is rapidly approaching, our customers are badly in need of the goods. We shall appreciate it if you can effect shipment without any delay, thus enabling them to catch the brisk demand at the beginning of the season. 2. We have to point out any delay in shipment will be detrimental to our future business. 3. Our customers are pressing us for immediate shipment and therefore it is impossible for us to extend the shipment to the time you indicated. Apologizing for late shipment: 1. We are sorry to inform you that we have to delay the execution of your order for … because of the embargo on the export of …(products) to your country. 2. We very much regret to inform you that we have to delay the shipment of your Order No. 339 for 3,000 men’s suits because of the new quota restrictions on the export of garments to the United States. Sending shipping advice: 1. We have the pleasure of informing you that the goods under Contract No … have been shipped today by … (ship) from port A to port B. 2. The goods you ordered will be shipped under deck. 3. We regret that S.S. “Dalian” loaded only half of your order because of short space. Giving shipping instruction: 1. S.S. “Fengqing” is to close for cargo on October 10. 2. Please ship the goods by S.S. “Dalian” sailing on Friday instead of S.S .“Captain” as we informed you last week. Unit Eightpayment by L/C Terms of payment define the conditions under which the seller and buyer agree to settle the financial amount of the sales contract. The basic points are: 1. mode of payment； 2. amount; 3. place and date of payment; 4. method of remittance; 5. cost relating to the payment Mode of payment: Remittance: M/T mail transfer T/T telegraphic transfer D/D demand draft Documents against payment (D/P) D/P at sight D/P after sight Documents against acceptance (D/A) Letter of credit 信用证 Kinds: (to name just a few) Irrevocable/ Revocable letter of credit 不可撤消的/可撤消的信