main, major | foreign, overseas | cheap | annual
The value of annual imports rose rapidly.

net
the UK''s net imports of food

total | essential | luxury | illegal | agricultural, car, coal, energy, food, grain, oil, steel, etc.

boost, increase
pressure on the government to stimulate the faltering economy and boost imports

curb, cut, reduce, restrict | discourage | control | block, prevent, stop | ban, prohibit
The government decided to prohibit the import of toxic waste.

finance
Most of their oil revenues are used to finance imports of consumer and capital goods.

replace
The industry aims both to increase exports and replace imports.

grow, increase, rise | drop, fall | be valued at sth, total sth
Imports were valued at £516 million last month.

account for sth
Imports of foodstuffs accounted for a small proportion of total imports.

ban, control, restrictions | duty, tariff | price
rising import prices

licence | quota
A restricted import quota was set for meat products.

penetration
greater import penetration of the domestic market

~ from
America has cut its oil imports from the Middle East by 73%.

~ into
Special duties were imposed on imports into the republic.

a ban/restriction on imports, the demand for imports, a fall/rise in imports

directly | illegally, legally | specially

from
The store''s croissants are imported directly from France.

into
These dogs are illegally imported into the country.

to
goods that are imported to Britain