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II.Reasons for international trade *Resource reasons *Economic reasons *Other reasons * * A brief introduction to international trade and general procedures of export and import transaction Chapter 1: 1.Concept of international trade 2.Reasons for international trade 3.Invisible trade 4.Benefits of international trade 5.General procedures of export and import transaction Key points: Words and phrases: I.Concept of international trade: *Basic concept International trade,also known as world trade or overseas trade,is the fair and delibrate exchange of goods and services across national boundaries. It concerns trade operations of both import and export and includes the purchase and sale of both visible and invisible goods. *Characteristics of international trade Text III.Invisible trade: #How many forms of invisible trade are there? Including: *Tourist expenditures abroad; *Remittance that immigrants send back home; *Government expenditures abroad; *Net dividend and interest earnings from Investment abroad; Etc. IV.Benefits of international trade *Greater variety; *Cheaper goods and services; *Wider markets for the supplying country; *Economic Growth. V.General procedures of export and import transaction 1.General procedures of export transaction 1)preparation for exporting * research on the countries and regions * research on the market * research on the customer 2) Business negotiation * enquiry; * offer and counter-offer; * acceptance; * conclusions of sales contract. * preparing goods for shipment; * inspection application; * reminding,examining and modifying L/C; * chartering and booking shipping space; * customs formalities; * insurance; * documents preparation for bank negotiation; 3) Implementation of contract 4) Settlement of disputes * arbitration; * litigation; * conciliation. 2.General procedures of import transaction *To conduct market investigatio