Packing for sales will not only protect, but also prettify commodities. It provides some necessary information about the quality, function, origin, usage and some other things about the commodities. Inner packing plays a very important part in sales promotion. Various forms of inner packing have been developed to meet the demands of consumers and marketing competitions, including suspensible packing , transparent packing, portable packing, window packing, gift packing, etc. Inner packing should also meet the different tastes and requirements of people in different countries. People of different social systems, religions, and social customs are quite different in their favorable designs and colors.
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To withstand long transportation of the ocean and rough handing of cargoes, and for other purposes, the outer packing of the cargoes should meet the following requirements: be solid and durable, adaptable to the changing climates at the loading and unloading ports and transit areas; be uniform so as to convenience storage, stowing, calculation, cargo inspection and identification; have the least weight, volume, and cost increase. As packing materials, wood must be disinfected and many countries forbid straw to be used for the packing of imported goods.
【Writing guide】 The steps and expressions of a packing letter: 包装信函的写作步骤及常见表达方式：
Writing steps写作步骤
1.感谢先前的信件并提 及商品的包装事宜.。
Examples of expressions表达方式举例
In reply to your letter of August 31st enquiring about the packing of our Color TV Sets, we wish to state as follows: 为答复你方8月31日询问我方彩色电视机包装之事的来函，今告知如下：
As glassware are extremely fragile, the goods must be wrapped in a polybag and packed in a standard export wooden case lined with foam capable of withstanding rough handling during transit. 由于玻璃制品极易破碎，因而货物必须包装在塑料袋里，然后装入标准出口木 箱里，箱内四周填充泡沫材料，以能经受住运输途中的野蛮装运。
2. 具体陈述包装的要 求和方法，如果有必 要，还应陈述理由。
Referring to the shipment of our Order No.123 for 200 cases of glassware, we wish to draw your attention to the following: 兹谈及我方123号订单中的200箱玻璃制品，我方请你们注意如下事项：
UNIT 8 PACKING 第八单元 包 装
教学目的: 通过本章的学习，了解买卖双方在货物运输中对包装的具体要求与规定；掌握撰写此类信函的方
法和写作词汇
课时计划: 4学时
【Introduction】
Packing can be either for transportation or for sales. Packing for transportation is also called big packing or outer packing while packing for sales is also called small packing or inner packing.
2. 出口包装上的唛头(shipping mark)主要有三类：
（1）收货人的标记（包括目的港）
（2）当局所需要的官方标记（有些国家需要在货物的箱或包上标有货物的生产国名，以及每箱的重量和尺 寸）；
（3）特别指示或警告（为了货主和运输公司双方方式等的特别指示或警告。）