concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: imports

imports
type: Concept
broader: international trade
definition: It has been argued that importing is simply the opposite of exporting. An organization or an individual in one country purchases goods and services from a seller in another country with the aim of making a profit in the transaction. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Import]

international trade
type: Concept
narrower: imports