Import : nf (word coming from English importation, from importer).
The word “import” has several meanings:
1. Action ofimporter.
Import of foreign cars.
Importation between countries of the European Community (introduction).
Item, import product.
Customs duties and import taxes (customs clearance).
Import and export (import Export).
By extension: Import of currencies.
Import license.
Common abbreviation: import.
2. What is imported.
Storage of imports in bonded warehouse.
Balance, imbalance of imports in relation to exports (trade balance).
Import quotas, import quotas (protectionism).
3. Action of introducing an animal breed, a plant species into a country.
The importation of potatoes into Europe.
Transport of a contagious disease from one country to another.
4. Figurative meaning: introduction.
Opposite of import: export.