Yet many countries become major importers but not major consumer markets.

"I'm scared," one major Venezuelan importer said in his office.

By the late 1990s, Iran had become a major importer of food.

China, in turn, is a major importer of Sudan's oil.

Over the decades, the company has finally developed into a major importer for several different brands.

And we'll also be looking at major foreign importers, again mostly of commodities.

Taiwan will also be a major importer of Australian coal.

Germany, as a major importer of oil, is particularly sensitive to spikes in the price.

Starting as an errand boy, he became one of the country's major importers.