Dialogue 1

Man:  It’s amazing to me how international business has become.  Take my store for example.  On any given day you will find imported items from more than 20 different countries on our shows. 

Woman:  How many different varieties of products do you import from China?

Man:  China provides the balk of our product inventory for sure.  We import more than from 40 different items from China.  Most of the imports that come out of China are low grade plastics or toys.  Japan produces many electronic exports.  Germany produces excellent mechanical exports. 

Woman:  Do you import any food items?

Man:  Generally speaking,  food items are difficult to import.  Food with the short shelf life is liable to spoil on the time it takes to ship from one place to another.  The only food items we import are specialty canned or preserved foods.  The shelf life is longer for these products. 

Dialogue 2

Man:  How long will it take for an order to be delivered?

Woman:  Let’s see.  You are importing 15 containers of textiles from China.  They should be able to place your order before the end of next week.  It will take 2 days for shipping to the port city of Ningbo.  The freak will take 3 weeks on the open ocean and will arrive in Los Angeles approximately a month from today.  Domestic shipping will be your responsibility.  You can make arrangements with the peer in Los Angeles. 

Man:  Fine,  we will handle domestic shipping.  But what about customs? Will we have to pay terror found on our imports? I hope we don't run into any problems with the border control. 

Woman:  No,  the Chinese company has that all worked out.  With the paper work you received with the shipment you should be good to go.