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null Unit 14 Packing Unit 14 Packing 精品课程《外贸函电英语》null Text A 精品课程《外贸函电英语》null “ Packing is an art.” “ Packing or container is part of the product.” “ Packing should help identify the product inside”. This is true. Usually, buyers identify the product through package. Packing has become more and more important in competing for external markets. One of its basic purposes is to protect the product. This is important because the product may have to withstand a lot of handling during transportation between the factory and the consumer. 精品课程《外贸函电英语》null The second purpose in packing is to make the product look appealing to the buyers. Products that are packed in such a way as to catch the consumer’s eye will help to sell. Other common purposes of packing are to provide information about the product inside, make it easy to carry the product, and provide convenience in using the product. Therefore, more and more people, not only manufacturers, have come to realize the importance of packing. 精品课程《外贸函电英语》null Experience has shown that the packing used in transportation goods for home trade is not usually suited to foreign shipping. Most foreign shipping takes many weeks or months to reach its destination and frequently undergoes rough handling in loading and unloading. So the exporter has to give considerable attention to the packing of the goods to be shipped abroad. 精品课程《外贸函电英语》null It is his duty to pack the goods in accordance with the relevant terms in the sales contract and in a manner which assures their safe arrival and facilitates their handling in transit and at the place of destination. Neglect in this respect will invariably result in damage or in delay in the delivery of the goods and might give cause to the overseas customer to reject the goods or to claim damages. 精品课程《外贸函电英语》null Text B 精品课程《外贸函电英语》null Dear Sirs, Re: Trip Scissors In reply to your letter of August 10 inquiring about the packing of the captioned goods, we wish to state as below.精品课程《外贸函电英语》null Our exported Trip Scissors are packed in boxes of one dozen each, 100 boxes to a carton. The dimensions are 17 cm high, 30 cm wide and 50 cm long with a volume of about 0.026 cubic meter. The gross weight is 23.5 kg., the net weight being 22.5 kg. 精品课程《外贸函电英语》nullAs to shipping marks outside the carton, in addition to the gross, net and tare weights, the wording “MADE IN CHINA” is also stenciled on the package. Should you have any special preference in this respect, please let us know and we will meet you to the best of our ability. 精品课程《外贸函电英语》null Taking this opportunity, we would like to inform you that we used to pack our scissors in wooden cases but after several trial shipments in carton packing, we found our cartons just as seaworthy as wooden cases. 精品课程《外贸函电英语》null Besides, cartons are less expensive, lighter to carry and cost lower freight. So nowadays more and more clients are preferring carton packing to wooden case packing. We trust that you will agree to our opinion and accept our carton packing. 精品课程《外贸函电英语》null We thank you in advance for your early reply. Yours faithfully, 精品课程《外贸函电英语》Skill drillingSkill drilling 1. You found a German engineering company on the Internet, which can supply a special kind of air-pollution-testing machine. Now you are asked to send an email to the company ordering ten such machines. Give packing and marking instructions. 精品课程《外贸函电英语》null 2. You are asked to draft a fax telling your customer that you have improved your packing and that from now on all garments are to be packed in cartons instead of wooden cases. Give as full explanation as you can. 精品课程《外贸函电英语》