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Practical Reading and Writing: Shipment and Payment --- Book 3 Unit 11 9. Practical Reading: Shipment and Payment The Life of a Tea CupI was made in a factory in Tangshang, carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and put in a box with five other cups that looked exactly the same as me. The box was taped up securely and stamped with the factory name, date and our name, ‘rose cup’. Many other boxes were filled with the same type of cups and then we were all packed into one large crate which was also stamped with various letters and numbers that identified us. Having been packed, crated and delivered to Tianjin, we were transferred to the hold of a cargo ship and shipped to Europe. The order had been received four weeks before and the customer was told that we would be ready for shipment in 4 weeks. An interim payment of 45% was due before the date of shipment with the balance due 30 days after receipt of the goods. This credit period of 30 days is very common in business. The export license covered our consignment because it was a regular monthly order to the factory where we were made, and there were no import restrictions. A lot of documents and forms had been completed about us: shipping details, an invoice, customs clearance documents and insurance papers. The Life of a Tea Cup I was made in a factory in Tangshang, carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and put in a box with five other cups that looked exactly the same as me. The box was taped up securely and stamped with the factory name, date and our name, ‘rose cup’. Many other boxes were filled with the same type of cups and then we were all packed into one large crate which was also stamped with various letters and numbers that identified us. Having been packed, crated and delivered to Tianjin, we were transferred to the hold of a cargo ship and shipped to Europe. The order had been received four weeks before and the customer was told that we would be ready for shipment in 4 weeks. An interim payment of 45% wa