import/export
Cross-border goods movement
Import/export describes the two-way movement of goods across national borders—bringing things in (import) and sending things out (export).
The phrase typically refers to international trade as a business or industry: She works in import/export.
It can also describe the technical process of transferring data between software applications: The import/export function lets you move files between programs.
Tax on traded goods
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- dutyRequired moral task
quota · shipping · container · freight · cargo · commodities · surplus · deficit
Power to affect others
- ideasMental creations or plans
- cultureCollective social practices
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- adoptionLegal family formation
transmission · diffusion · exchange · foreign · trend · fashion · music · cuisine
Entity channeling goods downstream
- wholesalerBulk goods middleman
- manufacturerOne who produces goods
- supplierSource of goods
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
logistics · international · overseas · transaction · contract · buyer · seller · agreement
Stored collection of data
- dataFacts for analysis
- uploadTransfer data outward
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- transferMove between locations
format · CSV · XML · JSON · database · spreadsheet · migration · conversion
Encroaching without welcome
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- nativeOriginating from a place
- alienNon-native being
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
ecosystem · quarantine · agriculture · pest · disease · biosecurity · contamination · wildlife
tariff
Tax on traded goods
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
duty · quota · shipping · container · freight · cargo · commodities · surplus · deficit · balance
influence
Power to affect others
- ideasMental creations or plans
- cultureCollective social practices
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
adoption · transmission · diffusion · exchange · foreign · trend · fashion · music · cuisine · language
distributor
Entity channeling goods downstream
- wholesalerBulk goods middleman
- manufacturerOne who produces goods
- supplierSource of goods
sourcing · logistics · international · overseas · transaction · contract · buyer · seller · agreement · invoice
file
Stored collection of data
transfer · format · CSV · XML · JSON · database · spreadsheet · migration · conversion · batch
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
introduction · ecosystem · quarantine · agriculture · pest · disease · biosecurity · contamination · wildlife · plant
import/exportself-sufficiency
Independence from outside aid
autarky · domestic production · local sourcing · home-grown · domestic consumption
import/exportdomestic trade
Commerce within national boundaries
home market · local trade · local commerce · regional trade · interstate commerce
import/exportautarky
Complete economic independence
economic isolation · protectionism · isolationism · trade barriers · economic nationalism
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