For Imports we have terms and definitions in 6 topics. The topics are Customs, Energy, Environment, International Economics, Shipping and World Fact Book.

Imports (Customs)

The inflow of goods and services into a country's market for consumption. A country enhances its welfare by importing a broader range of higher quality goods and services at lower cost than it could produce domestically. The expansion of world trade since the end of World War II has therefore been a principal factor underlying a general rise in living standards in most countries.
See also: Comparative Advantage, Consumption, Customs, Levy, Macroeconomics, Market, Price Elasticity of Demand, Protectionism, U.S. International Trade Commission, Welfare,

Imports (Energy)

Receipts of goods into the 50 States and the District of Columbia from U.S. possessions and territories or from foreign countries.

Imports (Environment)

Municipal solid waste and recyclables that have been transported to a state or locality for processing or final disposition (but that did not originate in that state or locality).

Imports (International Economics)

The quantity or value of all that is imported into a country.

Imports (Shipping)

Imports of merchandise include commodities of foreign origin as well as goods of domestic origin returned to the United States with no change in condition or after having been processed and/or assembled in other countries. For statistical purposes, imports are classified by type of transaction: - Merchandise entered for immediate consumption. ("duty free" merchandise and merchandise on which duty is paid on arrival); - Merchandise withdrawn for consumption from Customs bonded warehouses, and U.S. Foreign Trade Zones; - Merchandise entered into Customs bonded warehouses and U.S. Foreign Trade Zones from foreign countries.

Imports (World Fact Book)

This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.

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