This 12 page paper considers the case of a company who want to buy parts from a Chinese company and then use to make and export arms to China. The paper considers the legal and commercially sound advice that may be given on both the import and export considerations, these include the use of INCOTERMS , types of shipping contracts and the issue surrounding the gaining of an export licence. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
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The good are small hand guns. There are a range of issues discussed, but this will be broken down into the two major components, as they are separate transactions.
The concerns regarding the importing of the plastic parts are issues such as overcoming the cultural differences, ensuring that the parts are of the right specification and delivered on time,
and are concerned that the suppliers are a state owned enterprise. The first stage that can be considered is the negation prior to the contract. At this stage there
s the potential for a great number of misunderstandings, When both the language and the cultural differences are remembered the difficulties may not only be in funding the right words
for a contract but also in the understanding of the definition of those words. One commercial solution to this is the make use of INCOTERMS. This is an acronym for
International Contract terms. These are a set of terms that have been defined especially for use in international trade. With the differences between China and the UK these may reduce
the potential for any misunderstanding or misinterpretation These are not a new tool but they are an underused tool. They were first
put together and released by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Their aim was to simplify international trade by providing a framework of reference to different parties. The main
idea is that terms such as Free on Board may have the same or similar general meaning to different parties, but due to different practices and customs, and even language
difference, there may be elements that vary between different countries interpretations. With one set of definitions that were available to be used by those who choose to use them there
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