import goods
Buy from abroad
Import goods are products brought into a country from abroad for sale or use: The tariffs apply to import goods from Asia.
The phrase emphasizes the foreign origin of merchandise, distinguishing it from domestically produced items.
Import goods range from raw materials to finished consumer products.
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- raw materialsUnprocessed production inputs
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- cargo holdVessel's storage area
customs duties · duty free · contraband · black market · customs clearance · border crossing · country of origin · trade deficits · foreign exchange · shipping containers · sea freight · trade agreements · free trade zone · agricultural products · textiles · pharmaceuticals · automotive parts · bill of lading
- tradetrade balance, free trade, trade barriers, customs, trade deficit
- anime merchandiseanime figures, merchandise, manga, artbooks, trading cards
- cargocargo, freight, shipment, payload, general cargo
- economicssupply and demand, inflation, GDP, GNP, gross domestic product
- industryfactories, factory, automotive, manufacturing plant, manufacturing plants
- seaportsseaport, docks, Shanghai, Singapore, container port