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* Unit Six Brief Introduction 商品的数量是指以一定度量衡表示商品的重量,个数,长度,面积,体积,容积的量. 一、商品的计量单位 由于商品的性质不同和各国采用的度量衡制度不同，所以，其表示数量的单位和方法也不同。对外贸易中常用的数量有以下几种： 1。重量（weight） 吨--------Metric Ton Long Ton Short ton 公斤：Kilogram （kilo，kg.） 磅： Pound （Ib.) 盎司：Ounce（oz） 2。个数(Number) 3。长度(length) 4。面积(Area) 5。体积(Volume) 6。容积(Capacity) 在对外贸易中，常用的度量衡制度公制、英制和美制三种 二、计算重量的方法 在具体的业务中，按重量计算的方法有下列几种： 1。毛重（gross Weight） 2。净重（Net Weight） 3。装运重量（Shipping Weight） 4。卸货重量（Landed Weight） 5。公量（Conditioned Weight） 6。理论重量（Theoretical Weight） A Specimen Letter Dear sirs, We confirm cables exchanged between us regarding fireworks and mosquito coil incense and are glad that we have come to an agreement on the price. Your last cable informed us that you could offer us 500 dozen of fireworks and 300 cartons of mosquito coil incense, which we think is not enough . More and more clients in our country like to buy Chinese products because of their good quality. If we do not take care of the supply of our market, they will naturally turn somewhere else for their needs. So we do hope you can offer us at least 1000 dozen of fireworks and 500 cartons of mosquito coil incense. We appreciate your efforts and cooperation and believe this will lead to considerable business in the future. We look forward to your early reply. Yours truly ……..Import Corp. Manager III. Sentences Commonly Used in Connection with Quantities: We can not offer you more than 200 tons. We have sold a lot of men’s shirt at HK $ 85.50 per dozen. We cannot do the business, because the sellers have increased their price by 5% and reduced the quantity by 25%. Will you increase the quantity to 20 tons? The maximum quantity of bicycles we can