noun
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the act, business, or process of importing goods or services
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an imported product or service
Other Word Forms
- overimportation noun
- preimportation noun
Etymology
Origin of importation
Example Sentences
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Proposals to ban the importation of second hand petrol and diesel cars from 2030 have been scrapped by the Environment Minister.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
The original plan had been to begin the phase out and stop the importation of petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
The International Trade Commission is probing whether Apple’s redesigned watches fall within a limited exclusion order issued in 2023 prohibiting the importation of infringing devices.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
In 1807, Congress passed and President Jefferson signed a bill prohibiting the importation of slaves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
The document stated, “We may borrow . . . from foreign ideologies, but we reject the wholesale importation of foreign ideologies into Africa.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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