1. bringing goods or services into a country from abroad for sale
Usage: present participle of import
2. bringing something in from an external source
Usage: present participle of import

1. the action or process of bringing goods or services into a country from abroad

Examples

• The company is importing coffee beans from Colombia.
• Many countries are importing oil to meet their energy needs.
• The software allows importing data from spreadsheets.
• Importing these files will take several minutes.
• The importing of luxury cars has increased this year.
• New regulations affect the importing of agricultural products.
• They specialize in importing and distributing electronics.