reimportation
Bringing back imports
Reimportation is bringing goods back into a country after they were exported.
The term appears most often in debates about pharmaceutical pricing, where drugs manufactured in the United States are sold cheaper abroad and then purchased back by American consumers: Reimportation from Canada could lower prescription costs.
The practice raises questions about trade policy, safety regulation, and price controls.
Taxes on imports
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- exportForeign-bound sale
- dutyRequired moral task
- freightGoods being transported
shipping · logistics · cargo · containers · cross-border · commerce · maritime · harbor
Medical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
- genericNot brand-name
- brand-nameProprietary product name
affordability · counterfeit · safety · FDA · mail-order · patent · wholesaler · dispensary
Adhering to requirements
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- restrictionsLimitations on action
- quotasMandated numerical limits
policies · standards · controls · inspection · certification · prohibitions · monitoring · regulatory
Shielding local producers
tariffs
Taxes on imports
freight · shipping · logistics · cargo · containers · cross-border · commerce · maritime · harbor · consignment
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
- genericNot brand-name
brand-name · affordability · counterfeit · safety · FDA · mail-order · patent · wholesaler · dispensary · formulary
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- restrictionsLimitations on action
quotas · policies · standards · controls · inspection · certification · prohibitions · monitoring · regulatory · penalties
protectionism
Shielding local producers
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