Imports are goods or services brought into a country from another country for sale or use. An import occurs when a buyer called an importer brings goods or services into their home country from a seller in another country called an exporter. The main types of imports are industrial and consumer goods as well as intermediate goods and services, and the main types of importers seek to import any product for sale, find the cheapest foreign sources, or use foreign sourcing as part of their global supply chain.