KeytoSkillTrainingI.WritealetterinEnglishaskingforamendmentstothefollowingletterofcreditbycheckingitwiththegivencontractterms.DearSirs,ThankyouverymuchforyourL/CNo.BOC92/10/05.However,uponchecking,wehavefoundthefollowingdiscrepanciesandwouldappreciateitverymuchifyouwillmakethenecessaryamendmentsasearlyaspossiblesoastofacilitateourshippingarrangement:1.TheamountofthecreditshouldbeCAN$125,000(SayCanadianDollarsOneHundredandTwenty-fiveThousandOnly)insteadofCAN$120,000.2.TheBillofLadingshouldbemarked“freightprepaid”insteadof“freighttocollect”.3.PleasedeleteInsurancePolicies(orCertificates)fromthecredit.4.TheportofdestinationshouldbeVancouverinsteadofMontreal.5.Thegoodsaretobeintinsof340gramsinsteadof430grams.6.ThecreditshouldexpireonDecember15,1992fornegotiationinChinainsteadofNovember30,1992.Weawaityourearlyamendments.Yoursfaithfully,II.WritealetterinEnglishaskingforamendmentstothefollowingletterofcreditbycheckingitwiththegivencontractterms.Dears,WearepleasedtohavereceivedyourL/CNo.LOC5797againstS/CNo.03-331.However,wefoundsomepointsthatdonotconformtothetermsinthecontractandwouldrequestyoutomakethefollowingamendments:1)Theamountinwordsshouldread“SayRenminbiFourHundredSeventy-sevenThousandFiveHundredOnly”.2)Addthewording“asperCICofJanuary1st,1981”totheinsuranceclause.3)Insert“C2%”after“CIF”.4)Timeofshipmentshouldbe“August31,2003”insteadof“July31,2003”.5)TheportofdestinationshouldbeRotterdaminsteadofLiverpool.Wethankyouinadvanceforyourcooperation.Sincerelyyours,III.Writealetterforamendmentsaccordingtothefollowingnote.July30,2004FujiTradingCo.,Ltd.Yamashita-cho,Naka-kuYohohamaDearSirorMadam,46ThankyouforyourL/CNo.MMK7664issuedbyNALABILUBANKYAKOHAMABRANCH.ButwhenwecheckeditsclauseswefoundwithregretthatyourL/CcallsfortheBillofLading,whichweareofcourseunabletoobtain,foritisagreedinthecontractthatthegoodswillbedispatchedbyaircargosoastoensurefreshness.Furthermore,yourL/CalsorequiresManufacturer’sCertificate,whichisnotincludedinthecontract.Infact,thecontractedcommodityisakindofagriculturalproduce.Itisimpossibleforustopresentamanufacturer’scertificate.Astopartialshipments,itwouldbetoourmutualbenefitifwecouldshipimmediatelywhateverisreadyinsteadofwaitingforthewholeshipmenttobecompleted.Therefore,we’dlikeyoutoamendyourL/Ctoreadas“partialshipmentsallowed”.Inaddition,asthisisthefirsttimewedobusinesswithclientsinyourcountry,werequesttheL/Cmustbeconfirmedbyafirst-classbank,whichisalsoclearlystatedinthecontract.Weshallappreciateitifyoucancooperatewithusinthisrespect.Sincethefirstlotsofgoodsisnowreadyforshipment,weshallbegratefulifyouinstructyourbanktoamendtherelevantL/Cassoonaspossible.Yourssincerely,HuaxiangFoodstuffTradingCompanyLiMingChapterVIIShipmentLessonEighteen(A)UrgingShipment(B)Reply(C)UrgingShipment(D)Reply47I.Abouttheletters:Inforeigntrade,itisveryimportantthatshipmentshouldbemadeinstrictaccordancewiththeprescribedtimeofthecontract.Theearliertheshipmentismade,thesoonertheproceedscanbecollected.LetterA&Carefromthebuyerstothesellers.Intheletters,thebuyersmakescomplaintsaboutthesellers’failureinmakingatimelydeliveryinaverypolitemannerandurgethesellerstomaketimelyshipmentoftheircontractedgoodsastheyareinurgentneedofthegoods.LetterB&Darethesellers’replytothebuyers.Inthelettersthesellersexplainthereasonofthelateoftheshipment.Meanwhilethesellersinformthebuyerst...
