USEFUL SENTENCES:  

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1   We thank you for your enquiry of June 6 for the captioned goods.

2   As requested, we are pleased to quote you without engagement, for the following:

3   In compliance with your request, we now quote you subject to our confirmation for the following:

4   Your enquiry is now having our attention and we will let you have our offer in a few days.

5   We thank you for your enquiry and have pleasure in giving you the following offer, subject to its prior sale.

6   We wish to extend the sale of our products to your market and are now sending you our Quotation No.998 in the hope that you will recommend them to prospective buyers.

7   All quotations are subject to our final confirmation. Unless otherwise stated or agreed upon, all prices are net without commission.

8   We have to stress that our quotations are subject to alterations without notice and to our confirmation at the time of your placing order.

9    It is to be understood that unless otherwise stated, all prices quoted below are on the basis of CIF terms without commission.

10  Please note that our price of the said goods has been recently adjusted to ￡_ per metric ton CIF London, which supersedes our previous quotation.

11   We trust you will find our quotation satisfactory and look forward to receiving your order.

12  We shall be pleased to receive your order, which will have our prompt and careful attention.

13  As the prices quoted are exceptionally low and likely to be adjusted, we would advise you to place your order without delay.

14  We make you a firm offer for the captioned goods, subject to your reply reaching here before August 25.

15  We are offering you firm for 10 days on FOB Guangzhou basis.

16  We are making you, subject to your fax acceptance before October 15, the undermentioned offer:

17  Please note that our offer is subject to your confirmation reaching here on or before March 3.

18  This offer will remain effective/valid/firm/open for a week from April .

19  At your request, we will hold our offer open till May 15.

20  Our offer will be withdrawn if not accepted within 10 days.

21  The price is already very narrowly calculated, but in order to encourage business, we are prepared to allow you a discount of 5%.

22  We feel sure that a fair comparison of the quality between our products and similar articles from other sources will convince you of the reasonableness of our quotations.

23   As requested, we are making you the following offer, subject to final confirmation.

24   In response, we are pleased to make you the following offer, subject to our confirmation.

25  We thank you for your enquiry of July 27 for Gallnuts and are working on your requirements. Though our manufacturers are heavily committed with orders for many months ahead, we are endeavoring to negotiate with them on the possibility of supply for part of the goods enquired for and expecting to make you an offer in a few days.

26   In reply to your enquiry of September 5, we are glad to send you herewith our quotation No. 886 covering the captioned items. You may be assured that our products are all of excellent quality and their prices reasonable. Please proceed with the sale of these products, and let us have your comments on the prospects of business at an early date.

27  From Bank of China we have obtained your name and address and understand that you are experienced importers of Native Product. We now have pleasure in offering you the following and would appreciate your efforts in pushing the sale on your market.

28  As you are one of the leading importers of Chinese Foodstuffs, we are pleased to contact you in the hope of making you our favorable offers.

29  We understand that there is a good demand for Chinese Canned Fruit in your market, and take this opportunity of enclosing our Quotation No. 1289 for your study.

30  This offer is subject to the goods being unsold on receipt of your reply.

31   We are desirous of extending the sale of Chinese Canned Goods to your market and are sending you our Quotation No. 485 in the hope that you will introduce our products to prospective buyers at your end.

32  We enclose our Quotation Sheet No. 7899 covering Alarm Clocks, and hope to receive your trial order in the near future.

33  Further to our letter of January 1, we now offer you without engagement, various items as follows:

34  We are glad to advise you that we are well placed to supply China Green Tea which has already met with a warm reception abroad.

35  In case you are not interested, we shall thank you if you will pass on this information to those who are engaged in this trade.

36  We are pleased to recommend China Black Tea to you. This product has been widely sold to various markets abroad, and we believe that there are also requirements for it at your end. Please find out prospects of sales and inform us  of your exact requirements so that we may make you our best offer for negotiation of concrete business.

37  Please select the items in which you are interested and let us have your enquiry or order promptly.

38  As our products have enjoyed a gratifying reception in markets abroad, we feel confident that through our efforts, you will soon be able to secure some orders.