本书集合作者多年从事外贸实务、国际结算、保险等实践经验和高校国际贸易实务双语教学的经验,参照相关国外教材的体例,对国际贸易过程中的各个环节进行了详细阐述。全书用语浅显,内容易懂,结构合理,体系完整,各章均配有实用的案例分析,其教学方法体现了涉外经济类专业的特点,采用中文和英文双语结合的办法,凸现双语教学特色,有助于提高外贸专业人才的实际培养效果。

chapter 1 introduction
1.1 what are we going to learn in this course?
1.2 what is international trade?
1.3 what are characteristic of international trade in goods?
1.4 some other basic concepts of international trade
1.5 what are the basic procedures of export business?
1.6 what are the basic procedures of import business?
1.7 what are the general contents of an international contract for sale of goods? 
1.8 what laws are applicable to international sales contract?
chapter 2 subject matter of an international sales contract
2.1 name of goods
2.2 quality of goods
2.3 quantity of goods
2.4 packing & marking
chapter 3 trade terms
3.1 international convention of trade terms
3.2 six main international trade terms in incoterms 2000
3.3 other 7 trade terms
3.4 pricing and quotation of exports
3.5 setting of price clause in a sales contract
chapter 4 delivery of goods
4.1 sea transport/ocean transport
4.2 air transport
4.3 international rail and road tr