import-export
Cross-border goods business
Import-export describes the business of trading goods across national borders—buying from foreign countries (importing) and selling to them (exporting).
The term usually appears as an adjective describing companies or individuals engaged in international trade: an import-export business, She works in import-export.
The hyphenated form treats the two directions of trade as a single commercial activity.
Traditional practices or import taxes
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- freightGoods being transported
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
logistics · cargo · quotas · commodities · merchandise · consignment · clearance · bonded
Steadiness or amount owed
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- deficitAmount still owed
- revenueBusiness income total
- currencyMedium of exchange
exchange · GDP · growth · market · demand · supply · competitiveness · protectionism
Involving two parties
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- overseasIn foreign countries
domestic · foreign · regional · maritime · overland · global · multilateral · intercontinental
Adhering to requirements
- licensingGranting official permission
- permitOfficial written authorization
- restrictionLimit on action
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
prohibition · legislation · treaty · agreement · protocol · policy · enforcement · inspection
Brings in foreign goods
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
- supplierSource of goods
- wholesalerBulk goods middleman
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
trader · merchant · agent · buyer · seller · consignee · shipper · vendor
Facts for analysis
- fileStored collection of data
- transferMove between locations
- formatArrangement and presentation style
- conversionAct of changing states
database · spreadsheet · compatibility · migration · integration · synchronization · batch · upload
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
shipping · logistics · cargo · quotas · commodities · merchandise · consignment · clearance · bonded · manifest
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
currency · exchange · GDP · growth · market · demand · supply · competitiveness · protectionism · liberalization
bilateral
Involving two parties
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
overseas · domestic · foreign · regional · maritime · overland · global · multilateral · intercontinental · offshore
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- licensingGranting official permission
- permitOfficial written authorization
- restrictionLimit on action
sanction · prohibition · legislation · treaty · agreement · protocol · policy · enforcement · inspection · certification
importer
Brings in foreign goods
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
- supplierSource of goods
- wholesalerBulk goods middleman
intermediary · trader · merchant · agent · buyer · seller · consignee · shipper · vendor · manufacturer
data
Facts for analysis
conversion · database · spreadsheet · compatibility · migration · integration · synchronization · batch · upload · download
- trade resourcesforeign trade, trade associations, trade partners, trade fairs, trade shows
- commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, sales
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- middlemenmiddleman, broker, brokers, agents, dealer
- immigrant businessesbodegas, ethnic restaurants, corner stores, delis, nail salons
import-exportdomestic trade
Commerce within national boundaries
local commerce · local trade · home market · domestic market
import-exportautarky
Complete economic independence
self-sufficiency · protectionism · import substitution · economic nationalism · subsistence economy
support, report, transport, import, export, portable, deport, exporter, importation