We are greatly sorry for the delay in shipment, which has been due to circumstance beyond our control.

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执事先生:

 关于我方第B216号订单

我方第B216号订单项下锡箔纸已及时收到但非常遗憾地告知贵方,我方收到的货物不符合标准,在我方市场上很难销售。

 毫无疑问,我方已经损失很大。我方向你方提出5000美元的损失赔偿,包括发票金额和检验费用。

我方相信贵方一定会对我方索赔给予特别关照并且尽早告知我方结果。

××谨上

B方无权更改A方所报价格,但提出有关价格的建议是可以接受的。

我方就下列问题向你方提出索赔。

我方客户想要购买中国绿茶。

我方已经把价格压到接近成本了。

此报盘无延展可能,特此提醒贵方注意其有效期。

Claims must be submitted within 20 days after the arrival of the goods at the destination, otherwise they will not be considered.

The goods failed to reach the destination port as stipulated in the contract, so the loss caused should be for your account.

We have received your L/C No. 7898 issued by the Bank of China, Hangzhou branch, to theextent of USD 50 000 in our favour.

In order to avoid subsequent amendments, please see to it that the L/C stipulations must be in exact accordance with the terms of the contract.