全书共十章,内容涵盖国际贸易概述、国际贸易形式、国际贸易实务、国际贸易术语、国际销售合同、商品术语、进出口单证、国际货物运输、国际货运保险、国际贸易支付、保险、检验、索赔、不可抗力和仲裁、海外营销机构、国际商务、关贸协定与世界贸易组织的几本内容等。

In international trade, a transaction of goods, which involves sending goods from one country to another, can be a risky business and incurs various other costs. So the pricing problem an exporter and an importer deal with is far more complicated than that in domestic trade. In addition to the cost covered in the calculation of export price, the price quotation of export trade should also indicate who is to bear the expenses of freightage, insurance and other relevant charges, and who is to bear the risks of the goods at a particular time? Who is ,responsible for customs clearance or bear the relevant charges? In international contracts, the seller and buyer had better to make clear their respective obligations at the very beginning of each deal. This also adds to both parties' time and expense if they have to go over this ground every time they set an order price.
Module 1 International Trade Terms
International trade terms are a universally recognized set of definitions of some international conventions in trade practices. They define trade contract responsibilities and liabilities between the buyer and the seller. They are an invaluable and cost saving tool. The exporter and the importer need not undergo lengthy negotiations about the conditions of each transaction. Once they have agreed on using a commercial term like FOB, they can sell and buy at FOB without needing to discuss who will be responsible for the freight, cargo insurance, and other costs and risks.
Definition of International Trade Terms
When quoting prices to his overseas buyer, an exporter will naturally take into account payment of the various expenses involved in getting the goods from the factory or warehouse in his own country to the buyer's premises. In a sale of goods contract, apart from discussing the goods being sold, it is important that the seller and the buyer discuss the issues regarding time, place and manner of transfer of such goods. Such issues are so-called trade terms. Thus simply defined, trade terms are the sets of responsibilities of the buyer and seller in a sale relating to delivery of goods i.e. the method of delivery, the payment of costs such as shipping,insurance and customs as well as the arranging of the performance of these activities. ……

Unit 1 An Overview of International Trade
Project I Reasons for International Trade
Module 1 Resources Reasons
Module 2 Economic Reasons
Module 3 Other Reasons
Project II The International Trade Policy
Module 1 Gains from Free Trade
Module 2 Reasons for Trade Protectionism
Module 3 Different Means of Protection
Case Remark
Practice Unit 2 International Trade Terms
Project I Brief Explanations of Trade Terms
Module 1 International Trade Terms
Module 2 International Rules & Practices on Trade Terms
Project II Contents of Trade Terms
Module 1 An Overview of Incoterms 2010
Module 2 Difference between Incoterms 2000 and Incoterms 2010
Module 3 A Brief Explanation of the Terms in Incoterms 2010
Module 4 Clauses Commonly Used about the Trade Terms in Contracts
Project III Expression and Choice of Trade Terms
Module 1 Expression of Trade Terms
Module 2 Choice of Trade Terms
Case Remark
Practice Unit 3 Terms of Commodity
Project I Name of Commodity
Project II Quality of Commodity
Module 1 Sale by Sample
Module 2 Sale by Description
Project III Quantity of Commodity
Module 1 Units of Measurement
Module 2 Calculation of Weight
Module 3 More or Less Clause
Project IV Packing of Commodity
Module 1 Functions of Packing
Module 2 Types of Packing ,
Project V Marking of Commodity
Module 1 Shipping Marks
Module 2 Indicative / Warning Marks
Module 3 Additional Marks
Case Remark
Practice Unit 4 International Cargo Transportation
Project I Ocean Freight
Module 1 Major Types of Cargo Vessels
Module 2 Major Modes of Ocean Vessels
Project II Air Transport
Module 1 Characteristics of Air Transportation
Module 2 Types of Air Transportation
Project III Other Means of International Cargo Transportation
Module 1 Road Transport
Module 2 Rail Transport
Module 3 Inland Waterway Transport
Module 4 Containerization
Module 5 Palletization
Module 6 Pipelines
Module 7 International Multimodal Transport
Project IV Transportation Documents
Module 1 Bill of Lading
Module 2 Other Types of Transportation Documents
Project V Clause of Shipment in the Sales Contract
Module 1 Time of Shipment
Module 2 Port of Shipment and Port of Destination
Module 3 Shipping Advice
Module 4 Partial Shipment and Transshipment
Case Remark
Practice Unit 5 International Trade Payment and Settlement
Project I Payment Instruments of International Trade
Module 1 Bill of Exchange
Module 2 Promissory Notes
Module 3 Checks
Project II Methods of Payment
Module 1 Remittance
Module 2 Collection
Module 3 Letter of Credit
Case Remark
Practice Unit 6 International Cargo Transportation Insurance
Project I Fundamental Concepts in International Cargo Insurance
Module 1 Parties Involved
Module 2 Some Concepts
Project II Marine Transportation Insurance
Module 1 Risks Covered by Marine Insurance
Module 2 Losses Covered by Marine Insurance
Module 3 Expenses Incurred for the Rescue of Insured Cargo
Module 4 Major Categories of General Insurance Coverage
Module 5 Procedures of Marine Insurance
Case Remark
Practice Unit 7 Inspection & Force Majeure
Project I Commodity Inspection
Module 1 Importance of Commodity Inspection
Module 2 Inspection Agency and Certificate
Module 3 Inspection Operation
Project II Force Majeure
Module 1 Definition of Force Majeure
Module 2 Consequences of Force Majeure
Module 3 Force Majeure Clause
Case Remark
Practice Unit 8 Claim & Arbitration
Project I Claim
Module 1 Liabilities of Breach of Contract
Module 2 The Claim Clause in the Contract
Module 3 Settlement of Claim
Project II Arbitration
Module I Definition of Arbitration
Module 2 Procedure of Arbitration
Module 3 Arbitration Clause
Case Remark
Practice Unit 9 Export & Import Documentations
Project I Role of and Requirements for Documentation
Module 1 Role of Documentation
Moudle 2 Requirements for Documentation
Project II Official Documents
Module 1 Export License
Module 2 Import License and Foreign Authorization
Module 3 Certificate of Origin
Module 4 Certificate of Inspection
Module 5 Consular Invoice
Module 6 Customs Invoice
Project Ill Commercial Documents
Module 1 Pro Forrna Invoice
Module 2 Commercial Invoice
Module 3 Quality Certificate
Module 4 Weight Certificate
Project IV Financial Documents
Module 1 Application Form for International Money Transfer
Module 2 Draft
Module 3 Promissory Notes
Module 4 Application for Documentary Letter of Credit
Module 5 Letter of Credit
Project V Transportation Documents
Module 1 Bill of Lading
Module 2 Shipping Note/Advice
Module 3 Packing List
Module 4 Air Waybill
Project VI Insurance Documents
Module 1 Insurance Policy
Module 2 Insurance Certificate
Module 3 Open Policy
Case Remark
Practice Unit 10 E-commerce
Project I E-commerce and Its Historical Development
Module 1 Definition orE-commerce
Module 2 Historical Development orE-commerce
Project II Categories orE-commerce
Project III Business Process and Models of E-commerce
Module 1 Business Process orE-commerce
Module 2 Business Models of E-commerce
Project IV Advantages of E-commerce
Project V Limitations of E-commerce
Case Remark
Practice
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