国际贸易实务--第九讲.pptVIP

Proportion Who has the right to decide the more or less term The payment for the over-load or under-load If not, the payment for the over-load or under-load will be made according to the contract price or at the market price at the time of shipment. * Main Points of this Chapter Calculating Units of Quantity of the Goods Methods of Calculating Weight Chapter 6 Quantity of Commodity Introduction Quantity clause is one of the essential terms and conditions for the conclusion of a transaction in the contract. Convention requires that the quantity of goods delivered should be identical to that called for in the contract, otherwise the buyer is entitled to reject the portion of goods excessive in quantity, and to claim against the seller if the quantity is found to be less than that called for in the contract. refers to the weight, number, length, volume, area, capacity, etc. which are indicated by different measuring units. Because different countries have different systems on calculating units such as length, capacity and weight, the units of measurement vary from a country to another. Furthermore, the same unit of measurement may represent different quantities. Section One Calculating Units of Quantity of the Goods e.g. “ton” The commonly used systems in the world are the Metric System, the British System and the U. S. System. Units of Measurement Weight gram (g), kilogram (kg), ounce (oz), pound (Ib), metric ton (M/T), long ton, short ton, etc. Number piece (pc), package (pkg), pair, set, dozen (doz), gross (gr) ream (rm),etc. Length meter (m), centimeter (cm), foot (ft), yard (yd),etc. Area square meter (sq m), square foot (sq ft), square yard (sq yd) ,etc. Volume cubic-meter (cu m) cubic centimeter (cu cm), cubic foot (ct ft), cubic yard (cu yd) ,etc. Capacity liter (1), gallon (gal), pint (pt), bushel (bu),etc. 长度换算 Metric System公制 Chinese System 中国 市制 Britain/American System? 英美制 Meter 米 Centimeter 厘米 Chi 尺 Yard 码 Foot 英尺 F