外贸英语知识辅导：进出口贸易英语对话

　Along with the standard procedures set up for import/export businesses, Western companies (and most others, as well) must deal with tariffs, unless the trade is between members of economic blocks such as NAFTA (North America), EEC(Europe), etc. The global organization dealing with international trade (i.e. import/export) is the WTO.

　根据进出口业务的标准程序，西方公司（其他公司也是）必然要处理关税问题，除非是同一经济体成员之间的贸易，如NAFTA(北美自由贸易区)，EEC(欧盟)等。
处理全球国际贸易（进口、出口）的世界组织是WTO(世界贸易组织).

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　In this conversation, Rocky Simons is the owner of a small company that manufactures recreational speedboats.He is having a telephone conversation with Jacques Riviera, owner of a seaside resort in another country.

　Rocky: Good morning, Jacques. Nice talking to you again.How’s the weather in your part of the world?

　Jacques: Couldn’t be better, Rocky.Sunny, 29°, light breeze...

　Rocky: Stop! I can’t take any more.So, what can I do for you, Jacques?

　Jacques: I need a couple of your SB2000 speedboats to rent to guests. Can you give me a price quote?

　Rocky: Let’s see... Uh, the list price is $6,500 U.S. You’re a valued customer, so I’ll give you a 10% discount.

　Jacques: That’s very reasonable. Do you have them in stock?来源:报关员培训网

　Rocky: Sure do! We set up new inventory controls last year, so we don’t have many backlogs any more.

　Jacques: That’s good. The tourist season is just around the corner, so I need them pretty quick. What’s the earliest shipping date you can manage?

　Rocky: They can be ready for shipment in 2-3 weeks.

　Jacques: Perfect.What’s the total CIF price, Rocky?

　Rocky: Hang on ... The price will be $15,230 U.S. to your usual port. Do we have a deal?



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