Synonyms:
importing, importation
Meaning: the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
Usage examples
South Carolina, in 1760, absolutely prohibited importation; but the measure was killed by the British crown.
Yellow phosphorus is not allowed to be used in the manufacture of lucifer matches, and the importation of such is prohibited.
The young men soon discovered they could make no impression on this lovely importation, for her eyes strayed constantly to her husband; until he disappeared in search of cronies, whiskey, and a cigar: then she looked depressed for a moment, but gave a still closer attention to the women about her.
As late as 1772, Virginia, not daunted by a century of rebuffs, sent to George III a petition in this vein: "The importation of slaves into the colonies from the coast of Africa hath long been considered as a trade of great inhumanity and under its present encouragement, we have too much reason to fear, will endanger the very existence of Your Majesty's American dominions....