How long does it usually take you to make delivery?
2.As a rule, we deliver all our orders within three months after receipt of the covering L/C.
3.What about a special order?
4.It takes longer for a special order, but in no case would it take longer than six months.
5.When do I have to open the L/C if we want the goods to be delivered in June?
6.You'll have to open the L/C one month before the time you want the goods to be delivered.
7.Could you possibly effect shipment more promptly?
8.I hope that the goods can be dispatched promptly after you get my L/C.
9.Shipment can be effected within two or three weeks after receipt of your L/C.
10.I wonder whether you can make shipment in September?
11.I'm afraid it won't be until the middle of October.
12.Shipment by the middle of October will be too late for us.
13.September is the season for this commodity in our market.
14.Shipment should be made before October, otherwise we are not able to catch the season.
15.When is the earliest you can make shipment of the goods?
16.The earliest shipment we can make is early March.
17.You may know that time of delivery is a matter of great importance to us.
18.I'm very sorry , we can't advance the time of delivery.
19.I hope you can give our request your special consideration.
20.We'll get in touch with the manufacturers and see what they have to say.
21.We'll try our best to advance shipment to September.
22.We could receive the goods much earlier if shipment were effected from Hongkong.
23.We want the goods on our market at the earliest possible date.
24.Can you deliver the goods in the end of March if we make Whampoa the port of shipment?
25.The shipment will be made not later than the first half of April.
