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Packingisofparticularimportanceinforeigntradebecauseoceanvoyagesmaybemostdamagingtothegoodsthatarenotproperlypacked.Accident,roughweather,unloading,reloadingandpilferage,everythingonthewayhastobetakenintoconsiderationtoensurethesafearrivalofthegoods.Differenttypesofgoods—goodssubjecttobreakage,goodssubjecttomoisture,goodswithstillotherspecialtreatmentintransit—requiredifferenttypesofpacking.That’swhysomelargeexportformshaveaspecialdepartmentforexportpackingandthewholequestionisunderregularreview.Manyfirmsemployspecialexportpackersorforwardingagentstodotheirpackingforthem.
;ReadingA;Packingisofgreatimportanceininternationaltrade.Itmaybeappropriatelysaidthatpackingistogoodswhatclothingistomen.Packingnotonlyservesasaformofprotection,butalsofacilitatesloading,unloadingandstowage,andpreventspilferage.Furthermoreitcanpromotesales.Packingcanbedividedintotransportpacking(usuallyknownasouterpacking)andsalespacking(usuallyknownasinnerpacking).Transportpackingisdonemainlytokeepthegoodssafeandsoundduringtransportation.Itmustnotonlybesolidenoughtopreventthepackedgoodsfromanydamage,butalsobepilferage-proof,easytostoreandconvenienttoloadandunload.Salespackingisdonemainlytopushsales.Itisnowuniversallyrecognizedasadecisiveaidinsellinghouseholdconsumergoods.Itcanberealizedinvariousformsandwithdifferentmaterialsaslongasitisnicetolookat,easytohandleandhelpfultothesales.Still,thereisanothercategoryofpacking,called“neutralpacking”.Thiskindofpackingcarriesnomarkofthenameoftheoriginalcountryofthepackedgoodsandnosignsoftheoriginaltrademark,withtheviewtoeludethetariffoftheimportcountryorsatisfythebuyer’sspecialrequi