practices of international trade 国际贸易实务quality of commodity 商品的品质
when signing an international sales contract, the description of commodity is the first term to stipulated concerning the quality of commodity.
在签订国际贸易的买卖合同时，有关商品的描述，首先要列明的是品名。
1. description of commodity 品名
it is actually a legal definition of the subject matter in the transaction.
列明品名实际是对交易标的物的性质进行法律上的界定。
2. quality of goods 商品的品质
definition of quality of goods 品质的定义
it is the integration of? the intrinsic attributes and the outer forms or shapes of goods. the former includes the physical, mechanical, biological and natural properties and chemical compositions of goods, while the later includes shape, color transparency or style of the goods.
品质是商品的内在本质和外观形态的综合。前者包括商品的物理性能、机械性能、化学成分和生物特征与自然属性，后者包括商品的外形、色泽、透明度或款式。
quality requirements – iso9000 standard 对品质的要求——iso9000标准
the iso series of standards are adopted by 60 countries an regions as the national standards and regarded as the technical basis of mutual recognition and confirming quality assurance capacity in international economic and technological cooperation.
iso9000系列标准作为60多个国家和地区的国家标准，在国际经济技术合作中被视为相互认可的技术基础和确认质量保证的依据。
3. methods of stipulating quality of goods 品质的表示方法