I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ main , major
▪ foreign , overseas
▪ Australian , Japanese , etc.
▪ cheap , low-priced ( esp. AmE )
▪ expensive
▪ annual
▪
The value of annual ~s rose rapidly.
▪ net
▪
the UK's net ~s of food
▪ total
▪ increased
▪ illegal
▪ parallel ( esp. BrE )
▪
parallel ~s of brand name drugs from Spain into other countries
▪ agricultural , beef , car , coal , energy , food , grain , oil , steel , textile , etc.
VERB + IMPORT
▪ boost
▪
pressure on the government to stimulate the faltering economy and boost ~s
▪ cut , limit , reduce , restrict
▪ discourage
▪ control
▪ block , halt , prevent , stop
▪ ban , prohibit
▪
The government decided to prohibit the ~ of toxic waste.
▪ allow , permit
▪ finance
▪
Most of their oil revenues are used to finance ~s of consumer goods.
▪ replace
▪
The industry aims both to increase exports and replace ~s.
IMPORT + VERB
▪ 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 ~s.
IMPORT + NOUN
▪ ban , control ( esp. BrE ), restrictions
▪ duty , tariff
▪ price
▪
rising ~ prices
▪ licence/license
▪ quota
▪
A restricted ~ quota was set for meat products.
▪ penetration
▪
greater ~ penetration of the domestic market
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
America has cut its oil ~s from the Middle East by 73%.
▪ ~ into
▪
Special duties were imposed on ~s into the republic.
PHRASES
▪ a ban on ~s , a restriction on ~s
▪ the demand for ~s
▪ a fall in ~s , a rise in ~s
▪ ~s and exports
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ directly
▪ illegally , legally
▪ specially
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
The store's croissants are ~ed directly from France.
▪ into
▪
These dogs are illegally ~ed into the country.
▪ to
▪
goods that are ~ed to Britain
Import is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ country
Import is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ file , ↑ food , ↑ goods , ↑ oil , ↑ product , ↑ slave , ↑ waste