在对外贸易中，询盘，也叫询价(inquiry或enquiry）是买方或买方对于所要购买或出售的商品向另一方做出的询问。询盘是交易的起点，可以分为普通询盘和具体询盘。普通询盘(general inquiry）索取普通资料，如目录(catalogue）、价目表或报价单(price-list or quotation sheets）、样品(asample）、图片(illustrated photo prints）等。具体询盘(specific inquiry）具体询问商品名称(the name of the commodity）、规格(the specifications）、数量(the quantity）、单价(the unit price EOB...CIE...）、装船期(the time of shipment）、付款方式(the terms of payment）等。
询盘一般多为买方向卖方发出，买方通过询盘信，简明扼要地向卖方了解一般的商品信息。利用E-mail写询盘信，无须写得过分客气，只需具体、简洁、措辞得体。有的询盘信开门见山，直截了当说明订购打算，希望对方给予一定优惠条件;有的询盘信则以征询信息的方式，不许下订货诺言，以避免结果未订购可能形成的日后交易中的障碍。
询盘信常用表达如下:
Could you give us some idea about your price？
Do you offer EOB or CIE？
How long does your offer remain valid/firm/open？
Will you let us know what your terms of payment are？
Please make us an offer within this month since we have made an inquiry for your products.
Please send us your best offer by Internet stating payment terms and time of shipment.(www.xing528.com)
Eull information as to prices，quality，quantity available and other relative particulars would be appreciated.
Sample
Dear Sir，
We are interested in buying large quantities of steel screws in all sizes.
We would be obliged if you would give us a quotation per kilogram C&E Liverpool，England.It would also be appreciated if you could forward samples and your pricelist to us.
We used to purchase these products from other sources.We may now prefer to buy from your company because we understand that you are able to supply larger quantities at more attractive prices.In addition，we have confidence in the quality of your products.
We look forward to hearing from you by return E-mail.
Sincerely，
Vincent White
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