import investment & finance definition
To
purchase goods or services from a company in another country. If imports exceed
exports, then the purchasing country has a trade deficit.
See import in Wall Street Words
A good or service brought into a country from another country and offered for sale. While some imported items originate in foreign subsidiaries of domestic companies, large increases in imports tend to hurt sales and profits of many firms located in the importing country. Compare
export. See also
balance of trade,
quota.
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