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import

[im-pawrt, -pohrt, im-pawrt, -pohrt] / ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt, ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt /




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"In such a scenario, India is expected to double its market share from 6% in 2024 to 12% in the UK's RMG import in the near to medium term," CareEdge said in a report.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

For example, an Indian garment exporter must actively tell a UK buyer that the import duty on shirts has fallen from 12% to zero and renegotiate prices or contracts accordingly.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

They’ll import them, initially from China and later from other countries in Asia.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

On the import side, inbound goods pulled back from the record-high level in April, largely due to a decline in metals and minerals and a drop in gold purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

These local monopolies are reinforced by the Japanese government, which obstructs the import of foreign processed food by imposing a 10-day quarantine, among other restrictions.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

How much this boosts imports will become clearer in the coming months, says Singh, though he sees momentum building ahead of the new terms of trade taking effect.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The U.S. is now less reliant on energy imports than it was back then.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

That will inevitably mean an increased reliance on imports for pork products.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

While sub-Saharan Africa imports over $30 billion worth of textiles per year, the businessman is developing this industry in other countries such as Togo, Nigeria and Kenya.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

After several years of working for the estates, Uncle John saved enough money to start a farm imports business, buying and selling maize seed and fertilizer to the local farmers.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

Investment in data centres was the largest contributor to the country's economic growth in the three months to March, although most of the equipment was imported, according to government figures.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

On the import side, India imported $11.7bn from the UK, and over 45% consisted of silver, which remains on India's exclusion list and is outside the agreement.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Tucked away in a Sun Valley strip mall, El Compadre market and restaurant was a neighborhood staple, selling handmade tamales, carne asada tacos, fresh pan dulce and an array of products imported from Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Sure, the U.S. is significantly less dependent on imported crude compared with other countries, said Hani Abuagla, senior market analyst at XTB MENA, the Middle East and North Africa unit of European brokerage house XTB.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

They talked about work and imported the hierarchies and nuances of their work lives into their neighborhoods.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

"For anybody importing goods the scenario changes completely in terms of the paperwork that one is going to have to present to get the goods in," he says.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

They use shell companies and middlemen in China, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey to continue exporting and importing essential goods for their economies, according to Treasury officials.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

“It absorbed the pressure by importing less, cutting refinery runs, drawing inventories and leaning on the alternative-energy infrastructure it had spent years building.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

We’ll just keep importing all of our power … through cables … from Sicily.

From Slate Jun. 6, 2026

Indeed, that very same year Congress passed a law forbidding Americans from being involved in importing slaves.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson




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