Exercises练习
I.Complete the Conversion Between Units of Measurements
Conversion Between Units of Measurements
II.True or False
1.The quantity of the goods delivered should be the same as that stipulated in the contract.( )
2.In international trade,if goods are sold by weight,gross weight is often applied.( )
3.Conditioned weight is often used for weighing wool.( )
4.For bulk goods,the contract usually contains a quantity tolerance clause.( )
5.Brands and logos alone can be used as criteria of quality.( )
6.Although some goods are known by their places of origin,places of origin cannot be used to describe quality.( )
7.Under a quality tolerance clause in the contract,the contract price shall adjust according to variations in quality within the agreed range.( )
8.Transport packages includes cartons,wooden cases,pallets and containers.( )
9.Samples should always be used together with other quality indicators.( )
10. Commodity quality can be measured on the spot or by description.( )
III.Multiple Choice Questions
1.The current statutory measurement system in China is( ).
[A]the Metric System
[B]the International System of Units
[C]the British Imperial System
[D]the American Customary System
2.The quality of Longkou Vermicelli is stated by( ).
[A]standard [B]specification
[C]trademark [D]place of origin
3.Which of the following is(are)element(s)for a shipping mark recommended by the International Organization for Standardization( ).*
[A]consignee’s initials or abbreviations
[B]contract/order/credit number
[C]destination
[D]piece number
4.When you export bulldozers,( )is not a common method for measuring their quality.
[A]specification [B]instruction manuals
[C]place of origin [D]trademark
5.To which of the following product,does not a quantity tolerance clause in the contract normally apply？( )
[A]Wheat. [B]Smartphones.
[C]Coffee beans. [D]Pistachios.
6.When the seller makes a copy of the sample provided by the buyer for the latter’s confirmation,this sample for confirmation is called a( ).
[A]return sample
[B]duplicate sample
[C]reference sample
[D]seller’s sample
7.“About”in the UCP 600 means that the amount,quantity and unit price shall not be increased or decreased by more than( ).
[A]9% [B]10%
[C]11% [D]8%
8.Which one of the following is NOT necessary for a term of quantity tolerance?( )
[A]The allowed range of variance in quantity.
[B]The party who determines the tolerance.
[C]The price at which the overload or underload portion of goods is calculated.
[D]The Incoterms rule for the overload or underload portion of goods.
9.A shipping company normally measures the weight of a cargo by its( ).
[A]gross weight
[B]average tare weight
[C]net weight
[D]customary tare
10.Which of the following organizations can publish a quality standard?( )*
[A]International organizations.
[B]Government authorities.
[C]Trade associations.
[D]Businesses.
IV.Case Study
1.In Sept.,2019,Delicasa,a Chinese import and export trading company,entered a deal of exporting 1,000 electric cookers to Thailand,which prohibited partial shipment in line with the letter of credit.Unexpectedly,10 cookers were found damaged and malfunctioning at the loading port just before shipment.As time was pressing,replacement was impossible.Luckily,it occurred to Stanly He,sales manager of Delicasa,that a 5% quantity tolerance was allowed by UCP 600 and 10 units was far below this limit.So,990 units were actually loaded and shipped in order to maintain the brand image.However,when they presented the documents for negotiation,the negotiating bank rejected it.Please discuss why the bank refused to pay.
2.An Italian garment trading company Vestimenta has ordered 2000 cartons of a silk pajama from a Chinese company Sleepcomfy for resale to its two retailers.The pajamas ordered were all under the same article number,loaded into a 20’ container,but each retailer required two different styles.However,sales people of Sleepcomfy forgot to remind their factory of marking each carton with the piece number.Upon arrival at the port of discharge,workers of Vestimenta could not distinguish which carton was for which customer.It cost the company a lot of money and effort to sort them out.Vestimenta made a claim against Sleepcomfy,which indemnified the former for some of its losses,but the Italian company terminated its business relationship with the Chinese company once and for all.What can we learn from this case?
【注释】
[1]https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9780470698983.app2
[2]https://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/ISO