外贸商务信函格式

1 / 35 外贸商务信函格式 1.向长期客户推销新产品 I enclose an illustrated supplement toour catalogue. It covers the latest designs which are now available from stock. We are most gratified that you have, for several yeas. Include a selection of our products in your mail-order catalogues. The resulting sales have been very steady. We believe that you will find our new designs most attractive. Theyshould get a very good reception in your market. Once you have had time to study the upplement , please let us know if you would like to take the matter further. We would be very happy to send samples to you for closer inspection. For your information, we are planning a range of classical English dinner services which ,should do well in the North American market. We will keep you informed on our progress and look forward to hearingfrom you. 随函寄奉配有插图的商品目录附页，介绍最新设计的产品。贵公司的邮购目录多年来收录本公司产品，产品销售成绩理想，特此致以深切谢意。最新设计的产品巧夺天工，定能吸引顾客选购。烦请参阅上述附页，需查看样本，请赐复，本公司乐意交劳。 本公司现正设计一系列款式古典的英国餐具，适2 / 35 合北美市场需求。如感兴趣，亦请赐知。 愿进一步加强联系，并候复音。 2. 为商贸指南兜揽广告 Thank you for your business. You arecurrently represented in our directory. This is the only directory of its kind which reaches all companies in the building and construction industry in the UK. Advertising in our directory was a wise move on your part. We are currently compiling a new edition of the directory which willbe published in April new edition will be expanded to include major manufacturers of plumbing equipment in the European Community. For proper coverage in the directory, you ought to appear in more than one category. If you do opt for a multiple listing, you will be ableto buy space in additional categories at half price. You can be assured that the new edition will be on the desks of allthe major decision makers in the building and hardware trades. Please complete the enclosed form and return it with the appropriate fee. Thanks again for your business. 衷心感谢惠顾。贵公司商号已刊登在本公司的商贸指南中。该指南乃唯一覆盖英国全部建筑公司的刊物，在此刊登广告3 / 35 确是明智之举。 现下筹备 1998 年 4 月版 的贸易批南，新版会罗列欧洲贡同体的主要铅管业制造商。为达到出色的宣 ory, you ought to appear in more than one category. If you do opt for a multiple listing, you will be ableto buy space in additional categories at half price. You can be assured that the new edition will be on the desks of allthe major decision makers in the building and hardware trades. Please complete the enclosed form and return it with the appropriate fee. Thanks again for your business. 衷心感谢惠顾。贵公 司商号已刊登在本公司的商贸指南中。该指南乃唯一覆盖英国全部建筑公司的刊物，在此刊登广告确是明智之举。 现下筹备 1998 年 4 月版 的贸易批南，新版会罗列欧洲贡同体的主要铅管业制造商。为达到出色的宣传效果，贵公司宜考虑在不同类别刊登广告。如蒙惠顾，除首个广告外，其余类别的广告将可获半价优惠。 该指南将分送给所有建筑公司和五金器具公司主管。烦表填妥随附表格，连同广告费用一并寄回。 专此盼候佳音。 3. 请求客户作推荐人 Thank you for your letter of 2 November. We are delighted to hear that you are to pleased with the refurbishment of your hotel. As your know .in our line 4 / 35 of work, we depend on good ,reports about our projects to win further business. Our clients always shop around and look for references before committing themselves. With your permission, we would like to use your hotel as a reference when we discuss similar refurbishments in the hotel industry . Would you agree to our suggesting that future clients should call you? It would also be most helpful if we could occasionally bring a client to look at your hotel . We would , of course , stay overnight at ll call you next week to hear your reaction. Thanks again for you kind words. 从 11 月 2 日的来函得悉阁下对贵饭店的整修感到满意，此消息对本公司实是一鼓励。 设计行业重视声誉，客人在选择设计公司时必然会有 所比较。如蒙允许，本公司欲请贵饭店作推荐人，证明有关整修的质素。未知可否让其他客户来电垂询 ? 此外，如获允准间或联同客户前来参观贵饭店整修，定必 有莫大帮助。当然，本公司会预订房间，至少留宿一晚。 4. 通知客户价格调整 We enclose our new catalogue and price list. The revised prices will apply from 1 April 1997. You will 5 / 35 see that there have been number of changes in our product range. A number of improved models have been introduced. Out range of washing machines has been completely revamped. Many popular lines, however, have been retained unchanged. You will be aware that inflation is affecting industry as a whole .Ws have been affected like everyone else and some price increases havebeen unavoidable. We have not, however, increased our prices across the board, In many cases, there is a small price increase, but in others, none at all. We can assure you that the quality of our consumer durables has been maintained at a high standard and that our service will continueto be first class. We look forward to receiving your orders. 谨谢上新的商品目录和价格表。修订价格定于 1997 年 4 月 1 日起生效。产品系列有一大革新，增加了不少改良的型号，扒出一系列新款的洗衣机，但许多款的开 动号仍保持不变。通货膨胀影响整个工业连带令货品价格上涨。虽然如此，本公司并未全面提升价格，调整幅度亦不大。 本公司坚守一贯信念，务求出产优质之耐用消费品，迎合顾客的需要。 谢谢贵公司多年惠顾，盼继续合作。 5. 说明价格调整原因 6 / 35 I enclose our new price list , which will come into effect ,from the end of this month. You will see that we have increased our prices on most models. We have ,however , refrained from doing so on some models of which we hold large stocks. We feel we should explain why we have increased our prices. We are paying 10% more for our raw materials than we were paying last year. Some of our subcontractors have raised their by as much as 15%. As you know , we take great pride in our machines and are jealous of the reputation for quality and dependability which we have achieved over the last 40 years. We will not compromise that reputation because of rising costs. We hope, therefore decided to raise the price of some of our machines. We hope you will understand our position and look forward to your orders. 现谨附上本公司新价格表，新价格将于本月底生效。除了存货充裕的商品外，其余大部分货品均已调升价格。是次调整原因是原材料价格升幅上涨 10%，一些承包商的价格调升到 15%。 过去 40 年，本公司生产的机器品质优良、性能可靠。今为确保产品质量，唯有稍为调整价格。上述情况，还望考虑。愿能与贵公司保持紧密合作。 6.回复感谢信 7 / 35 We greatly appreciate your letter describing the assistance you received in solving your air-conditioning problems. We are now in our fifty year of operation, and we receive many letters like your indicating a high level of customer satisfaction with our installation. We are pleased that our technical staff assisted you so capably. We would like you to know that it you need to contact us at any time in the future. Our engineers will be equally responsive to your request for assistance. If we can be of service to you again, please let us know. Thank you again for your very kind letter. 承蒙来信赞扬本公司提供的空调维修工程服务，欣喜不已。五年前开业至今，屡 获客户来函嘉奖，本公司荣幸之至。欣悉贵公司识技术人员的服务，他日苛有任何需要，亦请与本公司联络，本公司定当提供优秀技师，竭诚效劳。在此谨再衷心感谢贵公司的赞赏，并请继续保持联络。 7. 请客户征询其它公司 Thank you for your enquiry of 5 May concerning silk blouses. We regret to say that we do not manufacture clothing to your own designs to the highest European standards: Swan Textiles corporation The 8 / 35 industrial zon e Shekou We supply the factor with all their silk materials, I enclose a swatch of our stock materials for your examination. Should you desire any of these samples made up into finished products , we can supply the swan factory with them. We hope that this will be of help to you and wish you every success in your business dealings. 谢谢 5 月 5 月日来函查询关于纡绸罩衫的事宜。 本公司只生产纡绸布料，供应纺织品批发商和制造厂家，并没有制造成衣，因而未能接受贵公司订货，谨致万分歉意然而，本公司乐意推荐本地一家生产优质男装的工厂，相信可按贵公司设计的款式制造符合欧洲最高标准的服装：蛇口工业区天鹅纺织品公司。 该厂的丝绸布料全由本公司供应，随函了什样本以供查阅，如贵公司认为适合，本公司乐意负责供应所需布料。愿上资料对贵公司有所帮助。 谨祝生意兴隆，事事顺达。 8. 改善服务 Thank you for your letter of 26 January. I apologize for the delivery problems you had with us last month. I have had a meeting with our production and shipping managers to work out a better system for handling your account .We know we made a mistake on your 9 / 35 last order . Although we replaced it for you. we want to make sure it does not happen again. We have devised the enclosed checklist to use for each of your future order. It includes your firms particular specifications, packing requirements and marking instructions. I believe can service your company better and help you operations run more smoothly with this safeguard. Please contact us if there are any additional points you would like us to include. 感谢1 月 26 日来信。对上月贵公司更换所需货品，唯恐类似事件再发生，本公司生产、运输和出口部经理已商议制订更有效方法处理贵公司事务，并为此特别设计清单。 随信奉上该清单，供贵公司今后订货之用。当中包括特殊规格、包装要求和樗说明等栏目，相信此举有助本公司提供更佳服务，促进双方合作。如欲增设任何栏目于该清单上，恳求惠示。 9. 拒绝客户的要求 Thank you for your enquity of 25 August. We are always pleased to hear from a valued regret to say that we cannot agree to your request for technical information regarding our software security fact is,that most of our competitors also keep such information private and sincerely hope that this does 10 / 35 not inconvenience you in any there is any other way in which we can help. do not hesitte to contact us again. 8 月 25 日信收悉，谨此致谢。 来信要求本公司提供有关软件保密系统的技术资料，但鉴于同行向来视该等资料为机密文件，本公司亦不便透露，尚祈见谅。我真诚地希望这样不会对贵公司造成不便。如需本公司协助其他事宜，欢迎随时赐顾垂询。 祝业务蒸蒸日上 ! 10. 应付难办的客户 We have been doing business together for a long time and we value our relationship of late, we have not been able to provide the kind of service we both want. The problem is that your purchasing department is changing orders after they have been placed. This has led to confusion and frustration for both of our companies. In several instances. you have returned goods that were originally ordered. To solve the problem , I propose that on receipt of an order, our sales staff contact you to verify it. If you decide on any changes, we will amend the order and fax you a copy so that you can check it. I trust this system will cut down on delays and errors, and allow our operations to run smoothly. 11 / 35 承蒙多年惠顾，本公司感激万分。然近来合作出现问题，令服务水准未能符合对方要求，本公司为此提忧不已。 贵公司采部发出定单后，再三更改内容 ;更有甚者，屡次退回订购之货品，导致了双方公司工作中的混乱和困惑。为避免问题日趋严重，特此在接到定单后，由本公司销售人员与贵公司复核。若需作出改支，本公司把定单修改后电传副本，供贵公司查核。 盼望上述办法经受减少延误， 促进双方业务发展。 11. 祝贺新公司成立 It has just come to our attention t hat you have lately opened your new European headquarters in Brussels. Congratulations on your bold venture. As you know , our companies have had a long business association in the UK. We look forward to collaborating with you in your European venture. Please let us know if we can be of any assistance to you. We will be delighted to help. We wish you the very best of luck and a prosperous future. 12. 非正式的预约要求 Could we meet some time this month to discuss the hypermarket proposal? We want to make decision by the beginning of next month. We would very much like 12 / 35 to hear your thoughts before we make any definite plans. Could you choose a venue for the meeting? I can fly to London any time, Perhaps you would prefer Lyon or Paris? I leave it to you to choose. I look forward to seeing you again. 您好 !未知能否于本月会面，商谈有关特大自助市场的建议呢 ?我们准备于下月初作出最后决定。在未订下明确计划之前，希望能咨询的意见。敢问能否选定会面地点 ?在伦敦、巴黎或里昂商谈都可以，悉随尊便。 期待与您见面。 13. 物色代理商 Our company manufactures a range of printing presses that are used successfully by companies in over 20 countries. A product specification brochure is enclosed. We are considering expanding our products to new markets and we would appreciate you assistance. In particular , we would like to identify the best agents who are currently serving the printing industryin your region. We are looking for organizations which conduct their business in a truly professional manner. They must be fully conversant with thetechnical side of the printing industry and have a compr ehensive understanding of all the features of 13 / 35 the lines t6hey represent. We would be very grateful if you could take a few moments to send us the names of three or four organizations that match our shall then contact them to explore the possibility of establishing a mutually acceptable business relationship. Thank you very much for your time and consideration in this matter. 本公司生产的一系列印刷机，获二十多个国家的公司采用。随函附上产品规格说明书，谨供参考。 现为该产品开拓新市场，希望得知贵地区从事印刷工业的代理商资料。如蒙贵公司协助，将不胜感激。如能拨冗寄来数个符合上述要求代理商商号，则感激不尽。本公司将与其联系，研究能否建立互惠互利折业务关系。 右蒙惠告，不胜感荷 ! 14. 欢迎新代理商 I would like to welcome you to our organization. We are very pleased to have you on our ream. I know that you will be equally proud of our products. Our European sales Representative, Antoine Gerin , will be in touch with you at regular intervals. Please feel to call him any time you have a problem, If I can regular intervals. Please feel free to call him any time you have a problem. If I can ever be of service, please call me. I 14 / 35 am planning a trip to France next month, and I am looking forward to meeting you. In the meantime, the best of luck with our product line. 欢迎加入本公司成为我们的一分子。相信您也会以本公司的产品为荣。欧洲销售代理安东尼格林会定期与联络，遇有问题可与他商讨。若有其他需要，欢迎向我提出。 下月我将赴法国一游，期望能与您会面。谨祝产品销量节节上升。 15. 要求约见 Would you be interested in stocking a radical new departure in laptop computers? I would very much like to brief you on this great innovation. Could we make an appointment? The machine is the same size as most laptops but comes with som e totally new features. The retail price will undercut its nearest competitor by at least 20%.I shall be in the UK from 1 September to 20 October. If you would like to know more, just fax or telex me. 贵公司有没有考虑配置最新型号的手提电脑 ?本公司诚意推介该崭新产品，盼能预约时间作一介绍。 该电脑体积和同类电脑相仿，但配备多项先进功能。其零 售 价较同类产品便宜 20%以上。本人将于 9 月 1 日至 10 月 20 日逗留英国。如蒙拨冗了解该产品资料，烦 请函复。 15 / 35 Writes to Exporter Dear Sirs, We have obtained your address from the Commercial Counsellor of your Embassy in London and are now writing you for the establishment of business relations. We are very well connected with all the major dealers here of light industrial products, and feel sure we can sell large quantities of Chinese goods if we get your offers at competitive prices. As to our standing, we are permitted to mention the Bank of England, London, as a reference. Please let us have all necessary information regarding your products for export. Yours faithfully, Introduction by Exporter 出口商的自我介绍 Dear Sirs, 外贸信函的基本格式 1、基本信函 里我们介绍一种商务信函中最通用的格式齐头式。主要特征就是每行均从左边顶格写，常常采用开放式的16 / 35 标点方式，即除了信文部分，其它部分在必要时才使用标点。信中各段落之间均空一行。 信头就是指书信中发信人的地址和发信的日期等。 通常情况下，公司都会专门印制带有信头的信笺纸，包括发信人的姓名，地址，电话，传真等。当我们撰写传统信件时， 直接使用这种信笺纸就可以。 这部分内容是为了方便今后查询信件用的。 这里就是指收信人的姓名和地址，一般写在信笺的左上方。收信人名称地址 的格式和信头的格式相同，但必须把收信人的姓名一并写出。另外，如果不 是完全公事化的书信往来，或者已经从公事的关系渐渐发展成为带有私人性质的友好信件往来，由于称呼这一栏的内容已经说明了收信人的身份，所以 可以不必填写封内地址。 事由也就是我们通常说的主题，可以直接写明信件的重点，让人不必读完全 信才了解到 信的内容。所以事由要写得简明扼要。 指对收信人的一种称呼。 较常使用的有 Dear Sirs, Dear Madam, Dear Mr. XX,。称呼后面的标点，一般使用逗号。称呼里的第一个字母要大写。 17 / 35 开头语没有统一的格式，但习惯上先用客套的语句把收到对方来信的日期， 主题及简单内容加以综合叙述，使对方一目了然这是答复哪一封去信的。如 果是第一次通信，也可以利用开头语作必要的自我介绍，并表明目的要求。 开头语一般与正文分开，自成一节，要求简单明了 。 信的主体。一封信件的优劣，完全要看正文写的好或坏。我们会在后面继续 讨论写作商务信函的一些技巧、规则。 结尾语一般用来总结文本所谈的事项，提示对收信人的要求，如“希望来信 来函定货”，“答复询问”等，另外也附加一些略带客套的语气。正文结束后，另起一段写结尾语。 结束语是结束信函时的一种客套，应该与前面的称呼相呼应。例如： “ Sincerely,” “ Best Regards, ” or “ Yours Truly,” . 结束语写在结尾语下隔一行， 只有第一个字母大写，后面加逗号。 写在结束语的下面，签上写信人的名字。如果是传统的信件，写信人最好亲 笔签上您的名字，因为用印章的话，说明该信件并非本人亲自过目，只是通 函而已，不为人重视。签名的下面，最好写上发信人18 / 35 的职位。 如果信中有附件，应在左下角注明 Encl. 或 Enc.。 例如： Encls: 2 Invoices Enc.: 1 B/Lading 电子邮件格式： 众所周知，电子邮件即 E-mail 是如今我们做电子商务 使用最普遍的一种联系手段。电子邮件使用方便，信息传递迅速高效，且非常节省成本。但是 E-mail 的撰写也并不是一件很容易的事情。您知道，当一封 E-mail 发送出去后，只要收信人在线，他可以几分钟内就收到。所以，在您发送前，必须要检查一下您所写的内容是否正确合适，因为一旦您点击了发送键后，您就再也无法将其收回了。 通常我们理解 E-mail 的撰写风格可以比传统的信件，传真等稍加随便一点。但是我们在这里还是要建议大家，即便是写 E-mail，由于是谈论公事，所以还是采用正式严肃的风格。尤其当 您是第一次跟收信人联系的话，正式的商务信函能让您留给对方非常专业的印象。 写日期时，请注意以下几点： a. 年份要写完整，不能用 03 代替 XX。 b. 月份要写英文名称，不能用数字来代替，如 31/3/03 不能在正式的信件 19 / 35 中出现。但是可以用英文缩写，比如用 Aug.代替August。 这部分内容要完整 ,包括写信人姓名、职位、公司名称以及联系方法。写地址时请注意：一般来说，门牌号和街道名 称之间不用逗号点开，但城市名称和国家名称之间一定要用逗号。您可以在 自己的邮箱系统中事先做好一个模板。每次写信只要选择这个模板，信件会 自动显示这些内容。 商务信函写作要点： 写作商务信函并不要求您使用华丽优美 的词句。所有您需要做的就是，用简单 朴实的语言，准确的表达自己的意思， 让对方可以非常清楚的了解您想说什 么。围绕这一点，我们总结了几方面的 内容，希望对您写作商务信函有借鉴作 用。 每一封信函的往来，都是您跟收信人彼此之间的一次交流。人都是感性 的，所以您需要在您的信函里体现感性的一面。然而很多人都有一种误解，以为写作商务信函就应该用一种特殊的“生意腔”，于是把一封本来应该是热情而友好的信函写得呆板而死气沉沉。他们宁愿写“ Your letter 20 / 35 has been received”，“ Your complaint is being looked into”而不是“ I have received your letter”或者“ We are looking into your complaint”。其 实我们简单的来理解一下，每次信函的往来 不就是跟对方进行了一次交谈吗？只不过是 把交谈的内容写到了纸上而已。多用一些简单明了的语句，用我 /我们做主语，这样才能让我们的信函读起来热情，友好，就象两个朋友之间的谈话那样简单，自然，人性化。 想象一下，如果您由于无法准时交货而在电话上跟您的合作伙伴表示歉意时，您会怎么说？我想您会说“ I am sorry we cannot deliver the goods today”。 既然在电话中您会这样说，为什么在信件中要改成“ It is regretted that goods cannot be delivered today”？放弃这种所谓的“生意腔”吧，让您的信也象谈话那样简单，自然，人性化。 由于您写的信函都是有其目的性的，所以您信函里所采用的语气语调也应该符合您的目 的。在写之前先不妨仔细考虑一下，您写这封信函是想达到一个什么样的目的，您希望 外贸商务 1.向长期客户推销新产品 I enclose an illustrated supplement toour 21 / 35 catalogue. It covers the latest designs which are now available from stock. We are most gratified that you have, for several yeas. Include a selection of our products in your mail-order catalogues. The resulting sales have been very steady. We believe that you will find our new designs most attractive. Theyshould get a very good reception in your market. Once you have had time to study the upplement , please let us know if you would like to take the matter further. We would be very happy to send samples to you for closer inspection. For your information, we are planning a range of classical English dinner services which ,should do well in the North American market. We will keep you informed on our progress and look forward to hearingfrom you. 随函寄奉配有插图的商品目录附页，介绍最新设计的产品。贵公司的邮购目录多年来收录本公司产品 ，产品销售成绩理想，特此致以深切谢意。最新设计的产品巧夺天工，定能吸引顾客选购。烦请参阅上述附页，需查看样本，请赐复，本公司乐意交劳。 本公司现正设计一系列款式古典的英国餐具，适合北美市场需求。如感兴趣，亦请赐知。 愿进一步加强联系，并候复音。 2. 为商贸指南兜揽广告 22 / 35 Thank you for your business. You arecurrently represented in our directory. This is the only directory of its kind which reaches all companies in the building and construction industry in the UK. Advertising in our directory was a wise move on your part. We are currently compiling a new edition of the directory which willbe published in April new edition will be expanded to include major manufacturers of plumbing equipment in the European Community. For proper coverage in the directory, you ought to appear in more than one category. If you do opt for a multiple listing, you will be ableto buy space in additional categories at half price. You can be assured that the new edition will be on the desks of allthe major decision makers in the building and hardware trades. Please complete the enclosed form and return it with the appropriate fee. Thanks again for your business. 衷心感谢惠顾。贵公司商号已刊登在本公司的商贸指南中。该指南