indirect export
noun[CorU]
COMMERCE,ECONOMICSukusasituationin which acompanysellsitsproductstocustomersin anothercountryusing anintermediary(= apersonororganizationthatarrangesbusinessagreements), or aproductthat issoldin this way:
Throughindirectexport,companiescansellproductstointermediariesinChinaand thesemiddlemencanbringtheproductinto themarket.
Indirectexportsareexcludedfrom thedata.
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indirect exporting
noun[U]
Indirectexportingisfrequentlyused whenproducersareenteringnewmarkets, as it has lesscostandriskassociatedwith it.