Meaning of import In English

• 0 to buy or bring in products from another country:

  • We import a large number of cars from Japan.

  • Jazz is an American modification of musical conventions imported from Europe.

  • the spelling of imported words

  • I need to import data from the database into this spreadsheet.

  • imported files

• 1 goods bought by one country from another:

  • restrictions on foreign imports

  • the illegal importation of drugs

  • an import licence

  • import duties

• 2 importance or meaning:

  • Whether it is to be a "working" visit or an "official" visit is of little/no import.

• 3 to bring in products, goods, etc. from another country for sale or use:

  • We import a large number of cars from Japan.

• 4 the importance given to something:

  • It is still too early to judge the political import of his speech.

• 5 something bought and taken into a country from another:

  • Imports of foreign cars are at an all-time high.

• 6 a product that is made in one country and brought into another, especially in order to sell it:

  • Oil is our most important import by far.

  • cheap/expensive/imports

• 7 the activity or business of bringing goods into a country from another country:

  • The authorities imposed a ban on imports of hormone-treated beef.

  • Trade (the sum of exports and imports) was equivalent to 44% of GDP.

  • The officials were accused of evading tariffs on the import of cars and other luxury goods.

• 8 the quantity of goods brought into one country from another during a particular period of time, or the value of these goods:

  • US imports of vehicles from Japan rose to $2.23 billion in March.

  • growth/increase/decline in imports

• 9 to bring a product into a country from another country, especially in order to sell it:

  • In some large chains, more than 80% of all produce is imported.

  • For four consecutive quarters, the country has exported more than it has imported.

  • import sth from/into sth We can undercut British showroom prices by up to 30% by importing cars from cheaper European markets.

  • Some of the Chinese cars being imported into European countries use electrical components from Germany.

  • Machinery products must comply with the safety regulations of the importing countries.

• 10 to introduce new goods, customs, or ideas to one country from another:

  • The Brazilian-owned steel company has become one of the two biggest employers in town, importing a new management style and fresh capital to the area.

• 11 to copy information from one computer or computer program to another:

  • The images can be imported directly into the page layout.