reimport

American  

[ree-im-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˌri ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /

verb (used with object)

1. to import back into the country of exportation.

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reimport British  

verb

1. (tr) to import (goods manufactured from exported raw materials)

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noun

1. the act of reimporting

2. a reimported commodity

Other Word Forms

• reimportation noun
• reimporter noun

Etymology

Origin of reimport

First recorded in 1735–45; re- + import

Example Sentences

“Often, when my films do well in Japan, it’s like a reimport — it’s when they’ve done very well abroad, and then they come back into Japan,” he said in the Skype interview.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2016

Is it time to reimport an educational model from Bangalore back home to Buffalo?

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2013

Unwary tourists who buy a U. S. automobile abroad and try to bring it home with them find to their sorrow that reimport duty is 25% ad valorem.

From Time Magazine Archive

While federal law prohibits the reimport of U.S. drugs by anyone other than the manufacturer, the FDA has long tolerated individuals who bring prescription drugs from Canada for personal use.

From Time Magazine Archive