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1. The appellant Richard Liu and Co. Ltd trading as Kayo Pacific Inc. through one German company Otto Brandes GmbH sold 100 metric tons of melamine to the respondent Karochem International Ltd. The value of the goods was approximately US$157,000. The goods were packed in 4,000 polypropylene bags and were shipped from Shanghai in five sealed containers. When the containers arrived at Suffolk, U. K. they were stored in a warehouse for about a month and when the containers were unsealed and opened