BusinessNegotiation
A:ThesellerMissLinrepresentingHuaxinTradingCo.Ltd.
B:ThebuyerMissCairepresentingJamesBrown&Sons
A:Goodmorning,MissCai.Gladtomeetyou.
B:Goodmorning,MissLin.It’sverynicetoseeyouinperson.Letmeintroducemycolleaguestoyou.Thisismymanager,MissCai.
A:Howdoyoudo?MissCai.
B:Howdoyoudo?Mr.Wang.Nicetomeetyou.
B:……AndthisisMr.Cai.Heisinchargeofsalesdepartment.ThisisMissHuang.Sheisinchargeofbusinesswithclients.
A:Nicetomeetyou,Mr.Cai,MissHuang.
B:Nicetomeetyou,MissLin.
A:Howarethinggoing?
B:Everythingisnice.
A:IhopethroughyourvisitwecansettlethepriceforourChinaware,andconcludethebusinessbeforelong.
B:Ithinkso,MissLin.WecameheretotalktoyouaboutourrequirementsofHXSeriesChinaware.Canyoushowusyourprice-listandcatalogues?
A:We’vespeciallymadeoutaprice-listwhichcoverthoseitemsmostpopularonyourmarket.Hereyouare.
B:Oh,it’sveryconsiderateofyou.Ifyou’llexcuseme,I’llgooveryourprice-listrightnow.
A:Takeyourtime,MissCai.
B:Oh,Mr.Wang.Aftergoingoveryourprice-listandcatalogues,weareinterestedinArtNo.HX1115andNo.HX1128,butwefoundthatyourpricearetoohighthanthoseofferedbyothersuppliers.Itwouldbeimpossibleforustopushanysalesatsuchhighprices.
A:I’msorrytohearthat.YoumustknowthatthecostofproductionhasrisenagreatdealinrecentyearwhileourpricesofChinawarebasicallyremainunchanged.Tobefrank,ourcommoditieshavealwayscomeuptoourexportstandardandthepackagesareexcellentdesignedandprinted.Soourproductsaremoderatelypriced.
B:I’mafraidIcan’tagreewithyouinthisrespect.Iknowthatyourproductsareattractiveindesign,butIwishtopointoutthatyouroffersarehigherthansomeofthequotations.I’vereceivedfromyourcompetitorsinothercountries.So,yourpriceisnotcompetitiveinthismarket.
A:MissCai.Asyoumayknow,ourproductswhichisofhighqualityhavefoundagoodmarketinmanycountries.Soyoumusttakequalityintoconsideration,too.
B:Iagreewithwhatyousay,butthepricedifferenceshouldnotbesobig.Ifyouwanttogettheorder,you’llhavetolowertheprice.That’sreasonable,isn’tit?
A:Well,inordertohelpyoudevelopbusinessinthisline,wemayconsidermakingsomeconcessionsinyourprice,butnevertothatextent.
B:Ifyouarepreparedtocutdownyourpricesby8%,wemightcometoterms.
A:8%?I’mafraidyouareaskingtoomuch.Actually,wehavenevergavesuchlowerprice.Forfriendship’ssakewemayexceptionallyconsiderreducingthepriceby5%.Thisisthehighestreductionwecanafford.
B:Youcertainlyhaveawayoftalkingmeintoit.ButIwonderifwhenweplacealargerorder,you’llfartherreduceyourprices.IwanttoorderonecontainerofHX1115and438setsofHX1128.
A:MissCai,Icanassureyouthatourpriceismostfavourable.Wearesorrytosaythatwecannotbringourpricedowntoastilllowerlevel.
B:OK.Iaccept.Now,let’stalkaboutthetermsofpayment.WouldyouacceptD/P?Ihopeitwillbeacceptabletoyou.
A:ThetermsofpaymentweusuallyadoptaresightL/C.
B:ButIthinkitwouldbebeneficialtobothofustoadoptmoreflexiblepaymenttermssuchasD/Pterm.
A:PaymentbyL/Cisourusualpracticeofdoingbusinesswithallcustomersforsuchcommodities.I’msorry,wecan’tacceptD/Pterms.
B:Asforregularordersinfuture,couldn’tyouagreetoD/P?
A:Sure.Afterseveralsmoothtransactions,wecantryD/Pterms.
B:Well,asforshipment,thesoonthebetter.
A:Yes.ShipmentistobemadeinApril,notallowingpartialshipment.
B:OK.Isee.Howaboutpackingthegoods?
A:We’llpackHX1115incartonofoneseteach,HX1128incasesofoneseteach,twocasestoacarton.
B:Isuggestthegoodspackedincardboardboxes,it’smoreattractivethancartons.Doyouthinkso?
A:Well.Ihopethepackingwillbeattractive,too.
B:Fortransactionconcludedon
CIFbasis,insuranceistobecoveredbythesellersfor110%ofinvoicevalueagainstWPA.Clash&BreakageandWarRisk.
A:Thistermlessthesegoodsshoulddamageintransit.Iagreewithit.
B:I’mgladwehavebroughtthistransactiontoasuccessfulconclusionandhopethiswillbethebeginningofotherbusinessinthefuture.Let’sconfirmtheseitemsweconcludedatthemoment.
A:Yes.Weconcludedasfollows:542setsofHX1115atthepriceofUSD23.50persettobepackedincardboardboxesofoneseteachandtobeshipped
CIFC5Toronto;438setsofHX1128atthepriceofUSD14.50persettobepackedincaseofoneseteach,twocasestoacardboardboxandtobeshipped
CIFC5Toronto.
B:Allright.Bytheway,whencanIexpecttosigntheS/C?
A:MissCai,Woulditconvenientforyoutocomeagaintomorrowmorning.I’llgettheS/Creadytomorrowforyoursignature.
B:That’sfine.Seeyoutomorrow.Goodbye,MissLin.
A:Seeyouandthanksforcoming,MissCai.