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“Mango sells itself,” said Bhaskar Savani, who has been importing Indian mangoes since the day a U.S. ban was lifted and the first fruit arrived in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The main customer for Kentucky's used bourbon barrels is the Scotch industry, which has been importing around £200m-worth each year.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Europe is looking to alternate suppliers, and has been importing more from Africa, for instance.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

And in the meantime, one of Europe’s strategies for dealing with constrained Russian gas supplies and rising prices during the last few months has been importing more liquefied natural gas from the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2022

Of late even Switzerland has been importing American machinery in order to compete with the United States.

From Makers of Many Things by Tappan, Eva March