"I do not want to have to import a hybrid car. I want to be able to build a hybrid car here,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

"I do not want to have to import a hybrid truck.

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

"They import about some years a little more.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

Today,the number is still 40 percent. Part of the problem is that a number of big importers, such as China and Japan, are not doing enough to stop the import and sale of illegal timber.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

So,Republican Congressman William McKinley of Ohio proposed a new tariff bill -- one that would raise import taxes higher than ever before.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

Wilson wasted no time. He immediately called a special session of Congress to act on Democratic campaign promises to reduce import taxes,or tariffs.

VOA: special.2010.09.23

"China is positioning itself to be a very strong player in both the import market in their own country but also their domestic market.

VOA: special.2010.10.20

The shutdown is bad news for the recession-hit country partly because it will lose a source of cheap electricity and be forced to import more expensive energy.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

Trade war?In September, Washington slapped tariffs on tire imports from China, and just last week, imposed new duties on the import of a key Chinese steel product to the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Market experts say next year India is likely to try to import three million tons of rice tapping the world market for the first time in 21 years because of a drought.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

"Any discussion of settlements, any discussion of the issues of living in East Jerusalem, should not take precedent over the primary focus of import which is the growing threat of a nuclear Iran,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.06

Although a major oil producer, Iran must import most of its gasoline because of a lack of refining capacity, creating what U.S.lawmakers have long seen as a crucial point of leverage with Tehran over its nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28