Saving national industry only imported commodities which were not produced locally.

Sugar, later a main ingredient, would not have been widely available as it was an expensive imported commodity.

After his election the Nigerian government decided to protect the local rice farmer from imported commodities.

Inhabitants were also granted a number of privileges, such as relief from duties on various imported commodities.

By the same reasoning, it should import commodities in which it had an absolute disadvantage.

Among the imported commodities are not only luxuries but grains for the breads that sustain life.

"If you import commodities priced in dollars, then sell products domestically, you're a winner," he explained.

Quantitative restrictions or limitations and anti-dumping duties may apply to certain imported commodities.

By implementing this strategy, countries hope to gain enough hard currency to import commodities manufactured more cheaply somewhere else.

Major import commodities included crude oil and related products, machinery, electronic goods, gold and silver.

Principal import commodities included automobiles, chemical products, consumer goods, tobacco, petroleum, and machinery.

In the sixteenth century the right to import commodities, or to process them domestically, normally rested on a grant of a monopoly.

The Korean War raised worldwide prices of coal, fertilizers and other vital imported commodities.

In 2010, oil was the largest import commodity, while transportation equipment was the country's largest export.

Protection is provided by imposing a variable import levy on the imported commodity that raises the importer's cost to the reference price.

These duties make no differentiation between imported commodities, or commodities manufactured locally for domestic consumption.

Import commodities of mainly gold, machinery and equipment, petroleum products and fertiliser total US$2 bn.

In this way it is a form of gambling, where a player could lose her pins, which were valuable as a rare imported commodity at that time.

Commodity Loan: Provides funds to import commodities, bilaterally agreed upon, to contribute to the economic stabilization of the partner country.

Trett was most commonly used in calculating the true weight for imported commodities to Great Britain which would be sold by the pound avoirdupois.

Japanese exports are fetching higher prices because the yen has strengthened since last year, and the prices of oil and other imported commodities have fallen.

Goole is Britain's most inland port and is used mostly for importing commodities such as coal and timber.

There are three sorting areas, serving export and import commodities, a specialized area / container for oil tanks, and a petroleum refinery.

The district specialises in imported commodities (including an African imports emporium), bedding, textiles, knitting materials, auto products and assorted accessories.

There were hardships on the island due to supply problems from Lisbon of goods such as petroleum, car tyres and spare parts and other imported commodities.