10国际商务函电.pptVIP

国际商务函电 Business Letters Unit 10 SHIPMENT Unit 10 SHIPMENT Objectives Lead-in Sample letter Useful Sentences Letter-Writing Guid Objectives Upon learning this unit, you should: know about the information to be covered in shipment. grasp all the important words and phrases. Lead-in Letters regarding shipment mainly include the following: 1. Discussing terms of shipment or asking for amendment to terms of shipment. 2. Giving shipping instructions to the seller. 3. Urging an early, immediate or punctual shipment. 4. Sending shipping advice and/or shipping documents. Specimen Letters 1 Asking for Amendment to the Terms of Shipment Dear sirs, We have received your letter of January 10, 2004 and also your L/C No. DC-125 covering our Contract No. 406 for Shirts, Article No. 01 in our illustrated catalogue. In regard to the port of loading, we wish to point out we cannot ship the shirts from Qingdao, China, because our manufacturer is in Shenyang, China, close to Dalian port, China. In order to reduce the domestic transportation cost, it is best to choose a port of loading that is close to the origin of the goods, which is a generally accepted principle. Besides, the facilities at Dalian port are advanced and loading efficiency is very high. Therefore, we request that you change the port of loading from Qingdao Port, China to Dalian Port, China. As to the latest date for shipment, we regret to inform you that February 5, 2004 is too tight, as there is a seven-day holiday in-between during the Spring Festival of China in the end of January, 2004, it is impossible for us to get the foods ready before February 5. We shall appreciate it if you will amend the latest date for shipment to read “February 20, 2004”, which is the same as the contract terms. Meanwhile, please also have the expiry date of the L/C extended until March 5, 2004 to leave us enough time for presenting the documents to the bank for nego