Speaking task

Commercial Invoices

Commercial invoices are usually issued by sellers or sellers’ banks after the goods are shipped. Together with shipping documents invoices are usually sent to the buyers’ bank for payment. Commercial invoices generally contain the following information:

- number and date of the invoice

- number and date of the contract

- date of delivery

- number and date of the transport document

- description of the goods

- price per unit

- quantity

- total amount to be paid

Here is a part of a specimen invoice:

Invoice No R04-22 Date: 27 November, 2229   Contract Reference: Contract 32-1 of 4 September, 2009 Payment terms: by letter of credit Sold to: Petro Co., Liverpool, England Shipped: by Hafta Co., Liverpool, England Vessel: Alexander Pushkin Date of shipment: 20 November, 2009 Port of shipment: Riga Port of destination: Liverpool Description: Chemicals ST оf Liverpool Quantity: 5000 kgs. Unit price: GBP 175.00 per kilo Total amount: GBP 875,000.00 Currency: English Pound Sterling Bank: United Bank, Liverpool

Exercise XV. Work in pairs.Answer the following questions about the specimen invoice:

1. On board what vessel were the chemicals shipped?

2. When were the goods shipped?

3. Were all the goods stipulated by the contract shipped?

Writing task

Exercise XVІ. Translate the specimen invoice into Ukrainian.

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