International Trade, Events, and Business Communications
International Trade
Key aspects of international trade:
- Finished merchandise
- Certificate of manufacture
- Issue a pro forma invoice
- Letter of credit
- Bill of lading
- Arrange shipment
- Goods are held in a bonded warehouse until…
- Going through Customs
- The flow of goods
- Duties applied to imports
- Freight of cargo
- Inspection shows…
- The required standards
- The supplier provides…
- Check the contents
- The payment will…
- Seller meets requirements…
- To arrange transport
- Merchandise at all times
- Most trade is governed by…
- Incoterms
- The seller is responsible for…
- Taking the goods to port
- A quoted price
- Transport charges
Organizing Exhibitions
Essential vocabulary for organizing exhibitions:
- Award-winning
- Banner
- Booth
- Business card
- Catalogue
- Commercial
- Deposit
- Display
- Exhibit
- Feature
- Field
- Giveaway
- Logo
- Pamphlet
- Promotional material
- Sample
- Sign up
- Slogan
- Specifications
- Stand
- Storage space
- Store
- Trend
- Variety
- Video clip
Attending Business Events
Useful phrases for attending business events:
- Achieve a goal
- Age
- Body language
- Enter a market
- Exchange
- Expand
- Flow
- Give a call
- Hot
- Increase business
- Make small talk
- Nod
- Potential
- Rapidly-growing field
- Represent
- Show interest
- Skill
- Thoughtful
- Valued customer
- Vendor
- Well-established
Extra Vocabulary
- Announcement
- Exposure
- Get left behind
- Image
- Leaflet
- Man the stand
- Media coverage
- Network
- One step ahead
- Press conference
- Public relations
Email Requesting a Meeting
Dear All,
I would like to schedule a meeting to discuss our end-of-year report. We would like to hold the meeting in the conference room on Wednesday, October 4th, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Please come well-prepared with all the relevant data on your projects. I hope this is convenient. Please confirm your participation, or let me know if there are any problems.
Regards,
Email Dealing with Shipping Arrangements
Dear Mrs. [Recipient’s Last Name],
As you know, your company has arranged the shipping of one container from the United States to Spain for our company. According to the shipping documents, the container was sent on August 12th on the vessel “Valiant”. The estimated time of arrival in the port of discharge was November 8th. However, it is now December 22nd, and our clients have not received the container.
Please look into the problem immediately to ensure there is no further delay.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Thanking you in advance,
Email Cancelling and Rescheduling a Meeting
Dear all,
Unfortunately, we cannot hold the Marketing and Sales meeting on the 1st floor in October, as originally planned.
Email Accepting an Invitation to a Meeting
Dear [Sender’s Name],
Thank you for your email regarding the meeting on Monday, October 1st, at 3:00 PM. I would like to confirm my attendance. I will bring the data on all our financial activities in Italy over the last year.
Is there anything else you would like me to prepare?
Looking forward to our meeting,