International relations at the present stage of development could not exist without the exchange of goods and services. A country that needs oil can receive it only through the purchase and import from another land. This process is called product import. Import is the purchase, import of goods, services, technologies from outside the state for its further sale in the domestic market.
How long has imports existed?
This word came into use much later than the activity itself. Import is not only the delivery of goods by air or loaded with rail and road. Do not think that the people did not trade during the nonexistence of the modern developed system of importation of goods. The word "import" comes from the Latin "importo" - I introduce. Remember that the history books described the famous trade route "from the Vikings to the Greeks." One of the most trading countries in ancient times was Greece, whose barren rocks did not allow it to grow fertile crops. For the opportunity to trade in the markets of Athens, they paid a fee. And so the modern import of goods was laid. Modern imports are made, taking into account many factors, and is a rather difficult procedure. In order to avoid the import of firearms and narcotic substances, customs carefully inspect imported goods. The procedure is simplified with the help of a company or an intermediary person.
Clearing the goods per person living in this country is easier. Modern firms involved in the import procedure carry out this without the participation of the importer, thereby facilitating its activities. By concluding a contract, these companies take full responsibility for
customs clearance, payment, and sometimes delivery to the place.
Tourist import
Tourist imports to Russia are an integral part of market relations. If you have not heard about this, I will explain. Tourist import is the import of impressions about it into a certain country and the export of money from it. Export is the opposite of exporting impressions and importing money. This is a very interesting export, because it differs from the usual cash flow, which moves in the opposite direction. Arriving in Russia, a tourist leaves a certain amount of money here, paying for various services or buying goods and souvenirs. Instead, he takes out impressions of her from the country. In the Russian Federation, the problem of recognizing travel agencies as providing export services has arisen. But the Tax Code is in no hurry to recognize them as such, and it re-reads the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), into which the country cannot enter.
And the first GATS article clearly states that companies that provide travel services to citizens of another country are considered export.
Let's return to the import of goods from abroad. As you have seen, import is a very important component of the global economy. The exchange of goods and services ensures the stability of the domestic economic situation in the country. The word "deficit", widely known in Soviet times, has already been forgotten thanks to the trade relations of modern world states.