1. The commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
   "The company's importing of exotic fruits boosted their product range";
   - importation

1. Bring in from abroad
   "The company imports exotic fruits from tropical countries"
    
2. (computing) transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
   "We need to import the customer data into our new system"
    
3. Indicate or signify
   "His silence imported agreement";
   - spell

Type of: commerce, commercialism, intend, mean, mercantilism, merchandise, merchandize, trade, transfer

Antonym: export

Encyclopedia: Importing