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re-export

British  

verb

  1. to export (imported goods, esp after processing)

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noun

  1. the act of re-exporting

  2. a re-exported commodity

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Greater uncertainty in import and re-export timelines thanks to longer shipping times are also likely to weigh on the city-state’s transshipment and logistics sectors, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

China imports doré from those mines, process it and re-export.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026

CBP said importers now may seek to re-export or destroy detained shipments, or prove the goods were not made with forced labor.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

The reprieve for the animals may be short-lived as authorities currently assess an application to re-export the livestock.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

In the re-export trade, shipments of coffee were lower than in several years, total amounts for 1921, 1920, and 1919 being 36,804,684 pounds, 49,144,091 pounds, and 81,129,641 pounds, and total values $3,911,847, $9,037,882, and $16,815,468.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

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