下载后可任意编辑Part 1 Case study of international rules on trade terms commonly used【 case 1 】 Damage caused by a fire accident in EXW contractIn April 1997,an export company in Shantou (hereafter called company B)signed a contract with an importer in Hong Kong (hereafter called company A) selling 3,000 dozens of nylon upper garments, US$ 15 /dozen EXW Shantou, packing in cartons, five dozens per carton, shipment before June 15,payment by T/T after company A’s examing the goods.On June 9,company B informed company A that the goods were ready for inspection. On June 10,accompanied by a member from company B, company A’s representatives went to the manufacture in Shantou(hereafter called party C) for inspection. On June 11, all of the goods went through acceptance inspection and were packed and marked under the supervision of the representative, who then telexed company A that the goods had been inspected and accepted and company B would provide commercial invoice and other documents as soon as the payment was received. On June 12,company B received US$45,000 remitted by company A and delivered the documents to the representative who wished to temporarily deposit the goods in party C’s warehouse before he contacted some shipping agent in Shantou for container chartering and export clearance. Company B communicated this to party C who said that the goods had been stored separately for delivery at any time. On the afternoon of June 13,company A’s representative called to tell that the shipping agent would not be able to pick up the goods until the morning of June14. In the wee hours of June 14,due to an unexpected explosion in the adjoining chemical plant, party C caught fire and all th...
