importation

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Generally, the Food and Drug Administration bans the importation of drugs from abroad, although there is some leeway for medications bought for personal use in quantities of no more than three months’ supply.

From Barron's

Proposals to ban the importation of second hand petrol and diesel cars from 2030 have been scrapped by the Environment Minister.

From BBC

Here, they held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which authorizes the president to “regulate” the “importation” of goods, doesn’t encompass the power to impose tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Tariffs are a traditional and common tool to regulate importation,” based on “statutory text, history, and precedent,” Kavanaugh wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Like quotas and embargoes, tariffs are a traditional and common tool to regulate importation,” he wrote in a 63-page dissent.

From Los Angeles Times