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speculative payment

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http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cisg/moot/griffith.html

http://www.econlib.org/library/Wicksteed/wkCS8.html

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q="speculative...

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More context would be helpful.

One possibility is that this refers to hidden costs such as tariffs, fees for letters of credit, and other charges not directly related to the goods being traded.

Less likely would be unofficial commissions and payments made to officials, expeditors, or politicians to expedite transactions, overcome bureaucracy, or worse, to gain a unfair advantage. These can be clandestine payments, informal compensation, or other terms depending on the situation.

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... unanticipated expenditure in terms of foreign trade
-or-
... unanticipated expenditure related to foreign trade

example:
http://www.narmada.org/resources/CAGreport.htm
and
3rd line: http://www.hasmukhlalbhai.com/Docs/3.html