imported good
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import
noun
uk/ˈɪm.pɔːt/us/ˈɪm.pɔːrt/
goods bought by one country ...
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The domestic good is an imperfect substitute for animportedgood, which can be used for consumption or investment.
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The companyimportedgoodquality seed and brought in experts, at first aiming to produce cigar leaf, but later concentrating on flue-cured leaf for cigarettes.
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By the time you include the cost of electricity, mending roads, water boreholes, high interest rates, you can't compete with imported goods.
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Urban consumers are severely hit by inflation because their consumption includes relatively more imported goods than those of rural dwellers.
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The cost of imported goods was far greater than the income generated by the nation's exports of coffee, rice, palm oil, sugarcane, and timber.
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It was worn over their traditional "huipil", and much coveted by the women who could not afford such imported goods.
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Private warehouses were taking imported goods from the docks and charging shippers storage fees.
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Government may put certain restrictions on what is imported as well as the amount of imported goods and services.
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The yard was surrounded by a 12ft m high wall, but was not used for storage of imported goods.
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They decided on a temporary surcharge on imported goods.
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Barranquilla offers locals and visitors a variety of venues and shopping malls where domestic and imported goods can be purchased.
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The selling price of imported goods is the sum of its cost, tariffs, freight, insurance and other charges including profits.
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This concerns both locally produced and imported goods.
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Imported goods can still be purchased after the 5000 denarii limit has been exceeded but all construction must cease.
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It quickly became popular, especially among the wealthy, who could afford the price of imported goods.
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Secunderabad was exempted from customs duty on imported goods thus making trade very profitable.
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Customs duties (tariffs) on imported goods, as set by tariff rates, were the source of about 80-95% of all federal revenue up to 1860.
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During the 1970s, the port was expanded, and in 1981, it handled 3,593,000 tons of imported goods and 759,000 tons of exports.
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The storekeepers of these shops sold their imported goods in exchange for crops and other local products including roof shingles, potash, and barrel staves.
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Coastal ports serving as initial points of contact often benefited from access to imported goods, reaping profits from their own subsequent distribution to regions inland.
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