develop-and-import formula (i.e. developing resources, etc. abroad and then importing them)

reimportation

smuggling in

parallel import

direct import

輸入手形: an import bill

an import bill: a bill of lading, a bill from the exporter and charged to the importer for payment on the imported goods

at its prime, midst

on the way; along the way; en route / halfway; in the middle of / incompletion; unfinishedness

the middle of a play, during a play / within a television show