Example sentences for: imports

How can you use “imports” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The fee as originally enacted was modified by the Customs and Trade Act of 1990 to make it consistent with U.S. obligations under GATT (the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) after a GATT panel had ruled that the original fee (a straight ad valorem fee) exceeded the cost of services rendered and was a tax on imports that discriminated against imports in favor of domestic production.

  • To prevent low-cost foreign producers from snatching away sales, Washington also limits imports.

  • As American multinationals ship their production overseas, the likelihood of getting business to support an import tariff (which would now tax their own imports) becomes equally small.

  • U.S. exports and 40 percent of U.S. imports were associated with U.S. parent corporations or their foreign affiliates.

  • Successful exploitation of economies of scale, favorable international trade agreements such as the MFA, and special arrangements for apparel imports made of U.S. textiles—even the clout of certain southern senators, looking after the firms in their states—mean the U.S. textile story has not been determined by import penetration.


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