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Unit1TermsofShipmentintheContractsfortheInternationalSaleofGoodsTeachingAims:Termsofshipmentarecompulsorywhenbuyerandsellersignacontract.Theyinvolvemethodsoftransport,timeforshipment,partialshipmentandtransshipment,portorplaceofloadingandunloading,shippingdocuments,etc.Inthisunitonlytimeofshipmenthasbeenselectedforapreliminarystudy.MainDifficultPoints:1.Termsofshipment2.Newwordsandexpressionsandwaysofstipulatingtimeofshipment3.InterpretationoftermsandpointsofthetimeofshipmentinthecontractKeyWords&Expressions:termsofshipment，captioned,compulsory，stipulate，flexible，disregardSection1WarmingupHaveadiscussionwithyourpartnerandgivealistontermsofshipmentintheContractsfortheInternationalSaleofGoodsandtrytoexplainthem.Section2Lead-inTermsofshipmentintheContractsfortheInternationalSaleofGoodsareanintegralandimportantpartofacontractsignedbetweenbuyersandsellers.Termsofshipmentincludemethodsoftransport,timeforshipment,partialshipmentandtransshipment,portorplaceofloadingandunloading,shippingdocumentsaremainpartsoftheseterms.Section3SamplesSample1InquiringaboutShipmentDearsirs,Re：ContractNo.4567Referringtoourpreviouslettersandcables,wewishtocallyourattentiontothefactthatuptothepresentmomentnonewshascomefromyouabouttheshipmentunderthecaptionedcontract.Asyouhavebeeninformedinoneofourpreviousletters,theusersareinurgentneedofthemachinescontractedandareinfactpressingusforanearlydelivery.Underthecircumstance,itisobviouslyimpossibleforustoextendL/CNo.6789again,whichexpireson20thDecember,andwefeelitourdutytoremindyouofthismatteragain.Asyourpromptattentiontoshipmentismostdesirabletoallpartiesconcerned,wehopeyouwillletushaveyourtelegraphiccaptioned:合约名下expire:满期;(期限)终止telegraphic:电报的shippingadvicewithoutfurtherdelay.Yoursfaithfully,TheEquatorialTradingCo.,Ltd.Sample2AdvisingShipmentDearsirs,40metrictonsNiccoliteWearenowpleasedtoinformyouthatwehaveshippedtheabovegoodsonboards.s.“Wusih”whichsailsforyourporttomorrow.Enclosedpleasefindonesetoftheshippingdocumentscoveringthisconsignment,whichcomprises:1.Onenon-negotiablecopyofB/L.2.Commercialinvoiceinduplicate.3.OnecopyofcertificateofQuality.4.OnecopyofInsurancePolicy.Theoriginalofwhicharebeingsenttoyouthroughourbankers.Wearegladtohavebeenabletoexecuteyourorderascontractedandtrustthatthegoodswillreachyouingoodtimetomeetyoururgentneedandthattheywillturnouttoyourentiresatisfaction.Weavailourselvesofthisopportunitytoassureyouofourpromptandcarefulattentioninhandingyourfutureorders.Yoursfaithfully,ChinaNationalImp.&Exp.Corp.niccolite:红砷镍矿consignment:货物comprise:包括onenon-negotiablecopyofB/L:不可转让的提单副本一份duplicate:二份avail:有利于Section4TipsWhenthetradersdiscussthetimeofshipmentinthecontract,they’dbetternotethefollowingpoints:1.Theexportershouldconsiderwhetherhecangetthegoodsreadybeforetheshipmentdateandwhethertheshipisavailableifthegoodsareready.2.Thetimeofshipmentshouldbestipulateinaclearandflexibleway.Stipulationlike“shipmentonMay20”isclear,butnotflexible,ifthesellercannotgetthegoodsreadybeforethat,hewillbreakthecontract.Expressionssuchas“prompt”,“immediately”,“assoonaspossible”,andthelikeshouldnotbeused.Iftheyareusedbankswilldisregardthem.Ifthesetermsareused,disputesmayoccurbecausethereisnouniformexplanationoftheseterms.3.Sometimes,theL/Csimplystipulatesanexpirydatewithoutstipulate：规定flexible：灵活的，可变通的disregard：不理会ashipmentdate,whichmeansthesetwodatesarethesame.Forinstance,iftheL/CstipulatesthattheexpirydateisMay31stwithoutashipmentdate,thenthelatestshipmentdateisalsoMay31st.Inthiscase,theexportershouldshipthegoodsmuchearlierthanMay31stsothathecanleaveenoughtimeforhimselftogetallthedocumentsreadyandpresentthedocumentstohisbankwithinthevalidityoftheL/C.IftheexportershipsthegoodsonMay31st,itisverydifficultforhimtopresentthedocumentstothebankonthesameday.4.TheExpiryDateIftheexpirydateofthecreditand/orthelastdayoftheperiodoftimeforpresentationofdocumentsstipulatedbythecreditfallsonadayonwhichthebanktowhichpresentationhastobemadeisclosed,thestipulatedexpirydateand/orthelastdayoftheperiodoftimeafterthedateofshipmentforpresentationofdocuments,asthecasemaybe,shallbeextendedtothefirstfollowingdayonwhichsuchbankisopen.Thelatestdateforshipmentshallnotbeextendedbyreasonoftheextensionoftheexpirydateand/ortheperiodoftimeafterthedateofshipmentforpresentationofdocuments.Ifnosuchlatestdateforshipmentisstipulatedinthecreditoramendments,bankswillnotaccepttransportdocumentsindicatingadateofshipmentlaterthantheexpirydatestipulatedinthecreditoramendments.Section5WordBank1.portsofcall挂靠港/停靠港2.expirydate有效期3.presentationofdocuments交单4.partialshipments分批装运5.shippingdocuments装运单据/运输单据6.linertransport班轮运输7.shippingbychartering租船运输8.sailingschedule船期表9.linerfreighttariff班轮运价表10.weightton重量吨11.measurementton尺码吨12.directadditional直航附加费13.transshipmentadditional转船附加费14.portadditional港口附加费15.portcongestionsurcharge港口拥挤附加费16.alterationofdestinationadditional变更卸货港附加费17.deviationsurcharge绕航附加费18.optionaladditional选卸附加费19.bunkersurcharge燃油附加费20.additionalforexcessofliability超额责任附加费21.dispatchmoney速遣费22.shippingspace舱位Section6Useful