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inquiry英文信函 篇一：外贸英文函电课件-询盘 inquiry Enquiry 写作规则 在发出询问时，确保将自己的意思表达清晰以避免获得错误的信息。通常情况询问包括以 下几个部分：商品名、质量、数量、价格条款、支付条款、装运时间、包装方式，等等。 如果可能的话，告诉对方你是从哪里获得有关其公司及产品信息的。 在写询问函时要表示出你的礼貌来，用诸如“请”或“不禁感激”等词语表述。 ? the name of goods ? quality ? quantity ? terms of price ? terms of payment ? time of shipment ? packing methods, etc. If possible, tell the reader where you learnt of his company or its products. Enquiry-kinds General enquiry In which the buyer hopes to get the general information about the goods he wants to buy from the seller. Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you very much for your letter of December 12th from which we know that you are exporting Electric Products. We have an enquiry here for your products and their packing in detail as soon as possible for our reference. We would also like to have your price list. We will really appreciate it if you quote us your most favorable terms. Yours faithfully, Specific inquiry In which the buyer hopes that the seller can quote prices for specific commodities. Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for your fax of August 8, 2005 from which we learn that you are an exporter of medicine. Please quote the lowest prices on CIF Sea EMP C 3 for the following: 1.2 MTVitamin E50% 2.4 MTVitamin B complex Packing: 25KGS/BAG Terms of payment: By Irrevocable L/C at sight Time of Shipment: September 20th, 2005 Your prompt reply will be appreciated. Yours faithfully, willing (to do sth): having no objection e.g. Are you willing to accept responsibility? learn (of/about) sth: become aware of (sth); realize e.g. I抦 sorry to learn of/about your illness. look forward to sth/doing sth: anticipate sth with pleasure e.g. We抮e so much looking forward to seeing you again. Inquiries may fall into two categories: general inquiries and specific inquiries. If the importer intends to purchase goods of a certain specification, he may ask the exporter to make an offer or a quotation for the goods. That is a specific inquiry. If