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1、Unit5Quality,QuantityandPackingofCommodityAsarule,ininternationaltrade,thesellermustdeliverthegoodswhichareofquality,quantityrequiredbythecontractandwhicharecontainedorpackagedinthemannerrequiredbythecontract.Thefailureofwhichwillresultinthedisputesbe
2、tweenthesellerandthebuyer.Thus,dueconsiderationshouldbegiventothemattersofquality,quantityandpackingofthecommoditytransacted.5.1QualityofCommodityCommodityprovidesthematerialbasisforinternationaltrade.Allofcommoditiespresentcertainqualities.Thebusines
3、scannotbeconductedwithoutclearlydefiningthequalityofcommodity.Therefore,thequalityofcommodityisnotonlyoneofthemajortermsofsalescontract,butalsothefirstitemwhichshouldbeagreeduponbytheexporterandtheimporterwhilethebusinessisbeingnegotiated.Inexporttrad
4、e,thesuperiororinferiorqualityofacertaincommodityhasanimmediatebearingnotonlyontheuseandpriceofthecommodity,butalsoonthesaleandreputationofit.（商品的优劣，不仅关系到商品的使用效能和销售价格，而且关系到商品的销路和声誉）Withtheintensifyingcompetitionininternationalmarket,manufacturersindif
5、ferentcountriesmakegreateffortstopromotethesaleoftheirproductsbyimprovingthequalityofthem.Thecommoditywithsuperiorqualityalwaysenjoysgoodmarket.Ontheotherhand,theimporterwouldonlypurchasethosegoodsofcertainqualityinwhichheisparticularinterested.Bothth
6、esellerandthebuyerexpressdeepconcernatthequalityofcommodity.Thesellermustdelivergoodsthatareofthequalityrequiredbythecontract.Ifthegoodsdonotconformtothecontract,thebuyerwillbeentitledtolodgeaclaim（提出索赔）fordamages.Therefore,atthetimeoftheconclusionoft
7、hecontract,thequalityshouldbeclearlystipulated.5.1.1MethodsofExpressingQualityofCommodityThequalityofcommodityisthecombinationoftheintrinsicqualityandoutsideformorshapeofthecommodity（内在质量和外观形态的综合）,suchasmodeling,structure,color,luster,taste,chemicalco
8、mposition,mechanicalperformance,biologicalfeatures,etc.Thequalitiesofdifferentcommoditiescanbeexpressedindifferentways.Ininternationaltrade,themethodsofexpressingthequalityofcommoditymaygenerallyfallintotwocategoriesbydescriptionandbysample.1.
