催款是外贸业务的又一硬伤,本期跟大家分享怎么样写催款信:
第一阶段 -- “友好的催付”
1.Please note that your account, as shown on the attached statement, is past due. Your prompt remittance will be appreciated.请注意附件中的账单时到期未付的款项。如能尽快汇款,将不胜感激。
2.This letter is sent to you as a reminder of your account with us. Our invoice of May 7, amounting to $5000.00 is now due for payment. We will be pleased to receive your check for this amount.此信是对您账目的提醒。我们5月7日的发票金额为5000美元,现已到期。如能尽快收到支票,我们将不胜感激。
第二阶段 -- “强有力的催付”
1.We are disappointed that our letter and statements to you have brought no reply.我们寄给您的信和结算单至今都没有任何回复,对此我们很失望。
2.May we draw your attention to the amount of $5000, which according to our records remains as yet upaid ? Please let me hear from you as soon as possible if there is a problem I should know about.请您注意下贵司金额为5000美金的款项,按照我们的财务记录,这笔款仍然还没有付清。
第三阶段 -- “紧急催付”
1.We cannot understand why your company has failed to repond to all our inquiries, because your account is seriously in arrears.我们不能明白为何贵司不回复我们的询问信,因为您的账单已经严重拖欠了。
2. We are unwilling to accept any further orders from your company except on a cash basis until you have settled your past-due account of $5000.除非货到付现,我们公司不愿意接受贵司任何订购,知道贵司将500美金的过期账单结算清楚。
第四阶段 -- “最后通牒”
1.This letter is to notify you that we have no choice but to put your delinquent account into the hands of our attorney if your check for $5000 is not received by August 10.此信通知您,如果8月10日前还未收到您5000美金的支票,除了把您的到期未付账单转至律师,我们别无选择。
2. We are instructing our attorney to proceed with the collection of your overdue accout, now five months in arrears, in whatever manner may be deemed necessary to protect our interests.我们正通知我们的律师运用法律程序收取您的过期账款,现已拖欠5个月,以任何必须方式来保护我们的利益。