文档介绍：Unit 5 International Trade Custom
Text I Incoterms 2000
-To learn briefly the structure of the 13 incoterms in international trade
Text II FOB
-To study the obligations of the seller and the buyer under the FOB term
Typical Sentence Patterns: Legislative Text (V)
Text I Incoterms 2000
Useful expressions: for ease of understanding, named / designated / appointed / agreed / nominated place, place (the goods) at the disposal of sb., main carriage, at sb.’s premises, place of delivery / delivery point, under (the) CFR (term) etc., clear goods for export / import, on usual terms, country of destination, country of shipment, country of dispatch, loss of or damage to goods, customs clearance procedures / formalities
Terms: (13 Incoterms) EXW, FCA, FAS, FOB, CFR, CIF, CPT, CIP, DAF, DES, DEQ, DDU, DDP; (types of contracts involved) sales contract / contract of sale, shipment / departure contract, contract of carriage, arrival contract; delivery
Proper names: ICC, Incoterms
Questions based on the text
What do Incoterms refer to?
Why did the ICC define the Incoterms?
How are the 13 Incoterms grouped and what is the criterion of such grouping?
What are the differences between a shipment contract and an arrival contract?
Under Incoterms 2000, how are the customs clearance procedures carried out?
Terms and proper names
Incoterms 2000 《2000年国际贸易术语解释通则》
mercial Terms
-They are internationally mercial terms defining the respective roles of the buyer and seller in the arrangement of transportation and other responsibilities and clarify when the ownership of the merchandise takes place. They are used in conjunction with a sales contract or other method of transacting the sale.
(原文见oterms/id3045/,
通则翻译见/fagui/waimao/)
Note: EXW, FCA, CPT, CIP, DAF, DDU and DDP monly used for any mode of transportation. FAS, FOB, CFR, CIF, DES, and DEQ are used for sea and inland waterway.
Incoterms 的结构
1990年,为了便于理解,将所有的术语分为4个基本不同的类型。第一组为“E”组(EXW),指卖方仅在自己的