Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to International Trade ??1
Chapter 2 Introduction to International Trade ????7
2.1 Business Negotiation 7
2.2 General Procedure in Business Negotiation   9
Chapter 3 Trade Terms ??17
3.1 The Roles of Trade Terms  17
3.2 The Interpretation of Incoterms-2010 Rules   18
Chapter 4 Credit Instruments  29
4.1 Characteristics of a Negotiable Instrument    29
4.2 Functions of a Negotiable Instrument  30
4.3 Parties to a Negotiable Instrument   30
Chapter 5 Bill of Exchange  ??35
5.1 Definition and Essentials   35
5.2 Acts of a Bill of Exchange    43
Chapter 6 Promissory Note and Cheque  ??????52
6.1 Promissory Note    52
6.2 Cheque    54
Chapter 7 Remittance  ??58
7.1 Introduction    58
7.2 Application   63
Chapter 8 Collection ??????67
8.1 Introduction   67
8.2 Types of Collection and Procedures  69
8.3 Characteristics, Risks and Bank’s Liabilities   75
8.4 Finance under Documentary Collection    77
Chapter 9 Letter of Credit  ????82
9.1 Introduction   82
9.2 Types of L/C and Procedure    88  
Chapter 10 Bond  96
10.1 Introduction   96
10.2 Types of Bonds and Procedures   98
Chapter 11 Transport Documents  ??106
11.1 Bill of Lading   106
11.2 Other Transport Documents   115
Chapter 12 Cargo Transportation Insurance  ??120
12.1 Perils and Losses  121
12.2 Marine Insurance Clauses   122
12.3 London Insurance Institute Cargo Clauses   125
12.4 Contents of the Insurance Document   127
12.5 Insurance Claim  129
12.6 Marine Insurance Business in China and Insurance Clause in the Contract   131
12.7 Types of Insurance Document  133
Chapter 13 Documents Examination and Reimbursement  ??138
13.1 General Principle  138
13.2 Examining a Draft   139
13.3 Examining a Commercial Invoice  140
13.4 Examining a Certificate of Origin    141
13.5 Examining Marine Insurance Documents    141
13.6 Examining a Bill of Lading   142
13.7 Most Common Discrepancies  143
13.8 Bank’s Common Practice If the Documents Presented Do Not Meet the
Credit Requirement  144
13.9 Payment Refused by the Issuing Bank  145
13.10 Payment and Reimbursement under a Letter of Credit   146
Chapter 14 Export Procedures  150
14.1 Relevant Background information & Summaries  150
14.2 Concluding a Sales Contract   152
14.3 The Letter of Credit  154
14.4 Dispatch & Shipping   157
14.5 The Preparation & Presentation of the Shipping Documents  161
14.6 Negotiating the Shipping Documents Required by the L/C   163
14.7 Dispatching the Shipping Documents to the Issuing Bank for Reimbursement   163
Chapter 15 Business Ethics  ??165
15.1 The Definition of Business Ethics  165
15.2 General Business Ethics   166
15.3 Professional Ethics   167
15.4 International Business Ethics and Ethics of Economic System   171
附录一 全国外经贸行业外销员统考  ??174
附录二 全国外经贸行业外销员统考外贸英语试题  181
附录三 全国外经贸行业外销员统考外贸英语参考答案  ??193