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1. Concept of international trade 2.History of international trade 3.Outline of import export 3.1 import procedures 3.2 export procedures 4. Problems in international trade History of international trade In primitive society, production was extremely low. What people could produce just kept them alive .There were no surplus of products. Therefore, in primitive society there was no class, no country , and consequently there was no foreign trade . In the slave society , slaves became the prominent commodity in the foreign trade of the European countries . At that time , Athens (Greece) was the center of slave trade . In Chinese history , as far back as the Zhou Dynasty (1027-256BC) , horse traders became essential to the Chinese . As the legend goes , Lu Buwei , Qin Shihuang’s first prime minister , was a horse dealer—his native state of Zhao exported horses. In the feudal society ,luxuries were the major commodities in international trade –the West shipped to the Orient wine and woolen piece goods in exchange for silk ,jewelry ,spices ,tea and handicrafts. Here are two examples: 1. In 138 BC Zhang Qian was sent by Emperor Han Wudi to Western Turkestan to try forge an alliance against the Xiongnu. His diplomatic mission was successful but he impressed the emperor with the magnificent horses with which he returned ;trade with the north-west flourished in successive reigns .Caravans moving along the central Asian “Silk Route” were to be important over the next 1500years for both China and West . 2. In the Ming Dynasty ,between 1405 and 1433,China sent out seven maritime expeditions , led by a Moslem eunuch, Zheng He. Chinese vessels sailed far down the east coast of Africa .China’s compass and gunpowder were introduced to the West and in return native produce and gods seed strain of the western countries were brought back to China . Und