Because of the loss of wealth that is itself due to a falling currency, the American dollar-holder can't import as readily as in the past simply because the dollar doesn't buy as much.
Almost three-quarters of Moroccans did not see democracy as a foreign import, but as a natural right long delayed in arriving.
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She added that the Lunar New Year also affected the import numbers as companies restock ahead of the celebrations.
Chinese garlic would be declared, at import, as originating in countries with whom the EU has preferential arrangements in place, where normal customs duty do not apply.
Higher food prices hurt the world's poorest countries because it means they will need to pay higher import bills as they do not produce enough food at home.
This too was banned as an import by the emperor, but as with all such illicit goods, smuggling on a massive scale occurred.
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Grain and commodities export terminal 5 was closed as well as import terminal 6, a hub for Asian imports in the state as well as U.S. exports.
The US has touted the successes it has had - such as last month's international sting operation which prosecutors say caught an arms dealer hoping to import weapons just as Mr Graham described.
Meanwhile, import growth should slacken as firms reduce the pace of import-intensive stockbuilding.
Copper has more than doubled as a share of total import value during this time as well.
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We can always support jobs by protecting inefficiencies, such as import protection or prohibiting labor-saving technology.
They are usually about explicitly protectionist measures, such as import tariffs or quotas, that keep out foreign goods at the border.
If governments on either side were to levy countervailing import duties (as the WTO allows when an illegal subsidy persists), it could spark a disastrous trade war.
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This week the economic calendar is very light, with the jobless claims Thursday, followed Friday by the international trade numbers as well as import and export prices.
Countries agreed to lower their most blatant barriers to trade, such as import tariffs or quotas imposed at the border, while intervening at will, with taxes, subsidies and regulations, in their domestic economies.
Research from the National Grid released ahead of the review showed gas supplies could be even tighter this winter as import facilities remain unfinished and information on supply and demand from the continent remain unclear.
If Venezuela's next leader were to end the program, or even reduce the generous terms, many countries would see a shock as import bills rise (not to mention having to face a public forced to pay much higher energy prices).
Proton had half of the fast-growing Malaysian market, thanks both to import tariffs (as high as 350% for a Mercedes) that made the Proton cars by far the cheapest in their class, and loans so generous that a buyer could pay as little as 10% of the price of the car up front and the rest over as much as ten years.
The company is also talking to the export-credit agencies of countries that supply it with equipment (such as the United States) or that might import its oil (such as China).
As the national car, the Timor will be free from import duties and luxury taxes as long as it has 20% local content after the first year of operation, 40% after the second and 60% after the third.
Indeed, as conventional trade barriers, such as tariffs and import quotas, have come down over the past half-century, others, such as discriminatory regulations, have sprung up to take their place.
In recent months, the government has taken steps such as raising import taxes to cool demand.
Demand rose despite the government's efforts to reduce the metal's imports through steps such as higher import tax.
We have a number of different inter-connectors based all around the country as well as huge import facilities.
Of much greater import for the market as a whole is the decision not to offer handset subsidies.
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That leaves nuclear power, which charms Brazilian import-substitutors much as it did European ones after the oil shocks of the 1970s.
Dubai gets its revenues from indirect taxes, such as low import tariffs and reasonable fees from its growing airport and seaport traffic.
That implies a global credit tightening could have as big an impact on emerging markets as slowing import demand in the rich world.
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