importations
Goods brought in
Importations are goods brought into a country from abroad, or the acts of bringing them.
The word is more formal than imports and often appears in legal, regulatory, or commercial contexts: restrictions on the importation of exotic animals, the importation of cheap steel.
It can extend to non-physical things brought from elsewhere: the importation of foreign ideas.
Formal assessment of condition
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- restrictionsLimitations on action
- complianceAdhering to requirements
enforcement · certification · documentation · oversight · legislation · sanitary · biosecurity · screening
Transporting goods to destinations
- freightGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
warehouse · consignment · clearance · manifest · inbound · harbor · port · maritime
Required tasks or charges
- leviesMandatory governmental charges
- exciseRemove by cutting
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- anti-dumpingCountering below-cost imports
countervailing · protectionism · quota · embargo · classification · safeguard · surcharge · duty-free
Using up of resources
- demandForceful request or requirement
- supplyFurnish or stock
- marketVenue for trade
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
substitution · dependency · sourcing · procurement · outsourcing · cost · pricing · wholesale
Spanning national boundaries
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- integrationCombining into a whole
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
worldwide · networks · flows · adaptation · cosmopolitan · diversity · hybridization
inspection
Formal assessment of condition
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- restrictionsLimitations on action
compliance · enforcement · certification · documentation · oversight · legislation · sanitary · biosecurity · screening · bans
shipping
Transporting goods to destinations
dock · warehouse · consignment · clearance · manifest · inbound · harbor · port · maritime · transit
duties
Required tasks or charges
- leviesMandatory governmental charges
- exciseRemove by cutting
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
anti-dumping · countervailing · protectionism · quota · embargo · classification · safeguard · surcharge · duty-free · valuation
consumption
Using up of resources
competition · substitution · dependency · sourcing · procurement · outsourcing · cost · pricing · wholesale · retail
cross-border
Spanning national boundaries
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- integrationCombining into a whole
- transnationalCrossing country lines
interconnectedness · worldwide · networks · flows · adaptation · cosmopolitan · diversity · hybridization