important, main, major, principal, staple
Coconut is one of the staple exports of the islands.

record
The industry has achieved record exports in the past year.

total
In 2001 total exports were valued at $2 billion.

British, US, etc. | world
The US share of world exports has declined.

illegal, illicit
stopping the illegal export of live animals

live
lambs for live export

invisible
Earnings from the sale of banking, insurance and other services to foreigners are described as ‘invisible exports’.

capital, commodity | agricultural, industrial, manufactured, manufacturing | arms, art, banana, beef, coal, coffee, food, grain, oil, timber, etc.

level, value, volume

boost, encourage, expand, increase, promote | reduce, restrict
plans to restrict the export of arms to certain countries

allow | ban, prohibit | achieve | prevent, stop | await
yards where thousands of cars await export

grow, increase, rise
Oil exports have risen steadily.

drop, fall | be valued at sth, total sth
Exports totalled $10 billion in 2002.

account for sth
Oil exports account for nearly 80% of the country''s foreign earnings.

be destined for sth
Scottish exports destined for Western Europe

crop, goods | business, industry, trade | market, sector | earnings, revenue, sales | figures, performance
a strong export performance

growth | controls, licence, quota, restrictions
a call for tougher art export controls

ban
an export ban on live cattle

drive
the export drive by Japanese industry

order
how to win more export orders

for ~
This is where the fruit is packaged for export.

~ from
exports from the EU to Canada

~ to

a ban on exports
to place a ban on exports of toxic waste

a decline/fall in exports, an increase/a rise in exports

widely
a French breed of cattle that has been exported widely

illegally
illegally exported works of art

from
Last year 2,000 birds were exported from the island.

to
The country exports sugar to Europe.