subject--quantity.pptVIP

Main contents Chapter 2 Name and Quality of Commodity Chapter 3 Quantity of Commodity Chapter 4 Packing of Commodity Chapter 3 Quantity of Commodity 1. Importance of Quantity 2. Unit and System of Measurement 3. Methods of Calculating Weight 4. Quantity Clause 1. Importance of Quantity One of the essential contract clauses. According to CISG, if the quantity delivered is more than agreed upon, the buyer is entitled to reject delivery of the excess quantity, or he may take delivery of all or part of the excess quantity, he must pay for it at the contract rate. If the quantity delivered is less than that agreed upon, sellers should make up for the shortage within the time limit without rendering buyers any unreasonable inconvenience and cost. However, buyers are still entitled to lodge a claim for compensation. 2. Unit and System of measurement 2.1 Unit of measurement 2. Unit and System of measurement X Company signed a contract to export rice. The quantity was 10000 tons. After taking the delivery, the foreign buyer demanded an additional 160 metric tons of rice. WHY? 2. Unit and System of measurement ? Metric system ? US system ? British system ? International system of unit 2. Unit and System of measurement The same unit of measurement may represent different quantity according to different measurement system. 3. Calculation of Weight 3.1 Gross weight 毛重 3.2 Net weight 净重 3.3 Conditioned weight 公量 3.4 Theoretical weight 理论重量 3.5 Legal weight 法定重量 3. Calculation of Weight ABC Company exported 10000 metric tons of rice to Japan. After taking the delivery, ABC company received a letter from the buyer asking for making up for the shortage, because the weight of goods was less than 10000 metric tons after deducting the weight of package. Was the buyer’s requirement reasonable or not? 3. Calculation of Weight According to CISG Article 56, the weight of a commodity is calculated by net weight if the contract doesn’t stipulated definite