export-import
Cross-border goods flow
Export-import describes the two-way flow of goods across international borders—selling abroad and buying from abroad.
The term appears in business contexts discussing trade relationships: The export-import balance favors our trading partners.
An export-import bank finances international trade transactions.
Often hyphenated as a modifier: export-import regulations, export-import business.
Exchange across national boundaries
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- freightGoods being transported
shipping · logistics · clearance · documentation · bill of lading · manifest · quota · trade balance
Imports exceed exports financially
- trade surplusExports outpacing imports
- balance of paymentsNation's international transaction record
- foreign exchangeTrading between national currencies
- currencyMedium of exchange
GDP · globalization · protectionism · trade policy · sanctions · embargo · dumping · subsidy
Itemized billing statement
- packing listItemized travel preparation sheet
- letter of creditBank-backed payment promise
- customs declarationStatement of transported goods
- bill of exchangeNegotiable instrument ordering payment
insurance certificate · inspection · notarization · legalization · consular
Brings in foreign goods
- exporterSeller to foreign markets
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
- wholesalerBulk goods middleman
- merchantOne who sells wares
license · permit · compliance · regulations · sourcing · procurement · supplier · buyer
international trade
Exchange across national boundaries
freight · shipping · logistics · clearance · documentation · bill of lading · manifest · quota · trade balance · commerce
trade deficit
Imports exceed exports financially
- trade surplusExports outpacing imports
- balance of paymentsNation's international transaction record
- foreign exchangeTrading between national currencies
currency · GDP · globalization · protectionism · trade policy · sanctions · embargo · dumping · subsidy · comparative advantage
invoice
Itemized billing statement
- packing listItemized travel preparation sheet
- letter of creditBank-backed payment promise
- customs declarationStatement of transported goods
bill of exchange · insurance certificate · inspection · notarization · legalization · consular
importer
Brings in foreign goods
- exporterSeller to foreign markets
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
- wholesalerBulk goods middleman
merchant · license · permit · compliance · regulations · sourcing · procurement · supplier · buyer · vendor
data transfer
Moving information electronically
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- CSVComma-structured data file
upload · download · sync · migration · integration · API · backup · restore · format conversion · spreadsheet
- global tradefree trade, exports, imports, tariffs, trade barriers
- trade resourcesforeign trade, trade associations, trade partners, trade fairs, trade shows
- tradetrade balance, free trade, trade barriers, customs, trade deficit
export-importdomestic trade
Commerce within national boundaries
local commerce · regional trade · interstate commerce · local trade
export-importself-sufficiency
Independence from outside aid
autarky · domestic production · manufacturing · economic isolation · subsistence farming
support, report, important, port, transport, import, export, portable, deport