It is the act of transporting to a nation products made in another country and filtered in another nation, in which it is distributed to be consumed or to end its production. Not only articles can be intruded, but also trends to be produced nationally. They are carried under specific conditions and are governed by certain rules for the acquisition of goods and services. The rules that help a company to export are very close to those of export, because before being able to take items to a foreign country or, on the contrary, bring them, an agreement must be reached with the exporting company and it is willing to distribute them in the territory.
The import benefits in many ways a population, as they can purchase many products of higher quality and low cost, which represents a high savings rate, however, this does not benefit the production local artifacts. Even so, it can mean detrimental to the economy of a country, if special attention is paid to imports, it can unbalance the trade balance, that is, if exports slow down its activity, it would represent a low profit, as well as imports, according to economists, there must be a great balance between the two.
Some countries allow various ways of financing an import, with a favorable balance in the trade balance; possess capital that infiltrates a country for tourism or foreign investment. Most economists warn that it is recommended to import goods without getting into debt, as this can affect the business and cause future transportation to a country not to be carried out.