Preposition: of

• foodstuff: Further advice and information relating to the importation of foodstuffs can be found on the FSA website.

• slave: In the late Colonial Period, the importation of African slaves introduced African elements into Latin American music.

• corn: And moreover the effect of the importation of corn is set aside.

• beef: A recent example of this was the WTO's ruling against the EU ban on the importation of beef produced with growth hormones.

• cigarette: The importation of cigarettes without the payment of duty is astonishingly widespread [ 1 ] .

• asbestos: The use, supply and importation of asbestos and asbestos products has largely been banned in the UK.

Converse of object

• prohibit: The US already prohibits the importation of seal products.

• forbid: Norway also forbids the importation of fireworks, guns, drugs and potatoes.

• ban: We are calling on the Scottish Parliament to ban the importation into Scotland of puppies from puppy farms in Ireland.

• govern: At the time of writing, the precise legal rules that govern parallel importation within the EEA are still being written by the Courts.

• restrict: Ostensibly these were designed to restrict importation of foreign luxury materials to protect English industry.

• regulate: Marking foreign meat would probably keep the price of home produce at a level rather than lower it and regulate importation.

Adjective modifier

• illegal: Thursday 2 July 1970 Neil Blaney was found not guilty of illegal arms importation by a Dublin jury.

• wholesale: Adopting rod licenses would not require the wholesale importation of the E&W model.

• parallel: At the time of writing, the precise legal rules that govern parallel importation within the EEA are still being written by the Courts.

• temporary: Tariff: The Integrated Tariff of the United Kingdom TI relief: Temporary Importation.

• direct: The direct importation of slaves was prohibited by the Georgia Constitution in 1798.

• free: In 1799, the same course was pursued, and free importation allowed.

Modifies a noun

• ban: However the CD proposes that the importation ban be limited to asbestos products where the asbestos has been intentionally added.

Noun used with modifier

• drug: We conduct some of the most serious and complex cases that come before the courts: from drug importation to tax fraud.