向海外供应商要报价、谈价格:邮件和开会用得上的 10 个英语说法

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向海外供应商要报价、谈价格、谈付款,写邮件和开会用得上的 10 个英语说法


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程度 B2|托业 785–899 分
单词数 10 个

年底很多公司在做明年的预算,常要发邮件给海外供应商要报价、比价、谈价格。这篇按实际谈的顺序,整理 10 个给供应商对接人写邮件或开会时用得上的说法。
Year-end is when many teams plan next year’s budget and start asking suppliers for prices. Here are ten phrases you can use, from asking for a quote to closing the deal.

要报价

第一次发邮件给供应商对接人询价,可以请对方把报价发过来。

quote 报价;报价单
Could you send over a quote for 500 units? 可以发一份 500 件的报价给我们吗?
We'd like to get a quote for the website redesign. 网站改版想请你们报个价。

供应商发来的报价单,标题常写 Quotation,跟 quote 是同一个意思。

规格还没确定、想先知道大概多少钱,可以问供应商的销售要一个大概的数字。口语常省成 a ballpark。

ballpark figure 大概的数字
Can you give me a ballpark figure before we confirm the details? 细节确定前,可以先给我一个大概的数字吗?
Just a ballpark is fine. We're still comparing a few suppliers. 给个大概就好,我们还在比几家供应商。

estimate 和 quote 有什么区别
estimate 指估算的价格,之后可能往上或往下调;quote 是供应商开出的确定价格,你们书面接受后,通常就按这个价格走。所以想先知道大概多少钱,跟供应商要 estimate 或 ballpark;要拿去比价、送领导审批的,就请供应商给 quote。

收到的报价单上只有总价,可以回邮件请供应商对接人把费用逐项列出来。

itemized 逐项列出的
Could you send us an itemized quote? 可以给我们一份逐项列出的报价吗?
Our finance team needs the costs itemized. 我们财务需要看到逐项列出的费用。

除了价格,也要问供应商从下单到交货要多久。

lead time 交期
What's the lead time on this order? 这个订单的交期多久?
We need it by December 1. Can you shorten the lead time? 我们 12 月 1 日前要拿到,交期可以缩短吗?

谈价格

报价比预期高,可以直接跟供应商的销售说超出预算,加上 a bit 语气比较缓和。

budget 预算
That's a bit over our budget. 这有点超出我们的预算。
We have a budget of 20,000 US dollars for this project. 这个项目我们的预算是两万美元。

想请销售降价,又不想直接说“算便宜一点”,可以问价格或交货日期有没有调整空间。

flexibility 调整空间
Is there any flexibility on the price? 价格有没有调整空间?
Do you have any flexibility on the delivery date? 交货日期有没有调整空间?

订购的数量多,可以问销售有没有大量采购折扣。

volume discount 大量采购折扣
Do you offer a volume discount if we order 1,000 units? 订一千件的话,有大量采购折扣吗?
If we order for all three offices, would you consider a volume discount? 如果三个办公室一起订,可以给大量采购折扣吗?

供应商的报价和你的预算还差一段,可以跟销售提议双方各退一步。

meet halfway 各退一步
You're at 25,000 and we're at 20,000. Could we meet halfway? 你们开两万五,我们预算两万,要不要各退一步?
We can't go any higher, but we could meet you halfway on shipping. 价格我们没办法再往上加,但运费可以各付一半。

谈付款与定案

价格谈好,接着问供应商对接人什么时候要付款。

payment terms 付款条件
What are your payment terms? 你们的付款条件是什么?
Could we do Net 30 EOM? Our accounting team pays invoices once a month. 可以改成月结 30 天吗?我们会计一个月付一次款。

Net 30 和“月结 30 天”不一样
Net 30 从发票日开始算,30 天内付款。很多公司说的“月结 30 天”,指的是当月月底对账后再算 30 天,英语要写成 Net 30 EOM(end of month)。例如 10 月 13 日开的发票,Net 30 在 11 月 12 日到期,Net 30 EOM 在 11 月 30 日到期。

条件都谈好了,可以跟供应商对接人说要把价格敲定,接着由你把采购订单发过去。

finalize 敲定
Let's finalize the price this week. 我们这周把价格敲定。
Once we finalize the details, I'll send over the purchase order. 细节敲定后,我会把采购订单发给你。

本篇单词(10 个)

单词 词性 中文 例句
quote n./v. 报价;报价单 Could you send over a quote for 500 units?
ballpark figure n. 大概的数字 Can you give me a ballpark figure before we confirm the details?
itemized adj. 逐项列出的 Could you send us an itemized quote?
lead time n. 交期 What's the lead time on this order?
budget n. 预算 That's a bit over our budget.
flexibility n. 调整空间 Is there any flexibility on the price?
volume discount n. 大量采购折扣 Do you offer a volume discount if we order 1,000 units?
meet halfway phr. 各退一步 You're at 25,000 and we're at 20,000. Could we meet halfway?
payment terms n. 付款条件 What are your payment terms?
finalize v. 敲定 Once we finalize the details, I'll send over the purchase order.

小测验:五题
1. Our director needs a price we can sign off on, not a guess. Could you send a formal ___ by Friday?
A estimate
B quote
C ballpark
显示解答
正解:B — sign off on 和 not a guess 表示要的是可以送领导审批、确定的价格,所以请供应商给 quote。estimate 和 ballpark 都是大概的数字。
2. The total is clear, but we can't tell how much goes to design and how much goes to printing. Could you send us the ___ version?
A itemized
B finalized
C ballpark
显示解答
正解:A — 要分开看设计费和印刷费各多少,所以请供应商把费用逐项列出。
3. The price works for us, but we need the units by November 30, and it's already mid-October. What's your ___?
A lead time
B payment terms
C volume discount
显示解答
正解:A — 要在 11 月 30 日前拿到货,所以要问供应商从下单到交货要多久,也就是交期。
4. Our accounting team only pays invoices at the end of each month, so before we sign, we need to check your ___.
A lead time
B payment terms
C flexibility
显示解答
正解:B — 会计只在月底付款,所以签约前要先确认供应商的付款条件。lead time 问的是交货要多久。
5. We're placing one big order for all five offices instead of five small ones. Do you offer a ___ discount?
A volume
B ballpark
C budget
显示解答
正解:A — 五个办公室合成一张大订单,订购数量多,问的是大量采购折扣。

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