Imports

Imports in United States

Imports Definition

Goods or other property imported or brought into a country from foreign territory. Story, Const. § 949. See (U. S.) Const, art. 1, §10; 7 How. (U. S.) 477.

Imports in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias

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Imports Imports in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.

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Legal Issue for Attorneys

Goods or other property imported or brought into a country from foreign territory. Story, Const. § 949. See (U. S.) Const, art. 1, §10; 7 How. (U. S.) 477.

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This definition of Imports is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.

Container marking of Imported Goods

Find more information on Container marking of Imported Goods in relation to the Labeling Requirements Trade Regulations in the legal Encyclopedias.

Imports and the International Trade Law

Concept of Imports in Foreign Trade

A definition of Imports in relation with foreign trade is provided here: All goods physically brought into the United States, including: (1) Goods of foreign origin, and (2) Goods of domestic origin returned to the United States without substantial transformation affecting a change in tariff classification under an applicable rule of origin.

Concept of Imports (General) in Foreign Trade

A definition of Imports (General) in relation with foreign trade is provided here: Measures the total physical arrivals of merchandise from foreign countries, whether such merchandise enters consumption channels immediately or is entered into bonded warehouses or Foreign Trade Zones under CBP custody.

Finding the law: Imports in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to imports, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines imports topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

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Further Reading

  • Imports entry in the Dictionary of International Trade Law (Raj Bhala)
  • Imports entry in the Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History (Thomas Carson; Mary Bonk)
  • Imports entry in the Dictionary of International Trade
  • Imports entry in the Dictionary of International Trade: Handbook of the Global Trade Community (Edward G. Hinkelman)

Marking of Country of Origin

Find more information on Marking of Country of Origin in relation to the Labeling Requirements Trade Regulations in the legal Encyclopedias.

Policy Regarding Country of Origin Marking and Labeling Requirements

Find more information on Policy Regarding Country of Origin Marking and Labeling Requirements in relation to the Labeling Requirements Trade Regulations in the legal Encyclopedias.

Seizure of intermingled goods

Find more information on Seizure of intermingled goods in relation to the Labeling Requirements Trade Regulations in the legal Encyclopedias.

U.S. Customs Guides

Find more information on U.S. Customs Guides in relation to the Labeling Requirements Trade Regulations in the legal Encyclopedias.

Imports that threaten national security: Section 232

Find more information on Imports that threaten national security: Section 232 in relation to the Unfair Trade and Import Competition Regulation in the legal Encyclopedias.

Imports in the International Business Landscape

Definition of Imports in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: Commodities or services bought from foreign countries.

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