Definitions of import:

• noun:   commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
• noun:   an imported person brought from a foreign country

  Example: "The lead role was played by an import from Sweden"

• noun:   having important effects or influence
• noun:   a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
• noun:   the message that is intended or expressed or signified

  Example: "The import of his announcement was ambigtuous"

• verb:   bring in from abroad
• verb:   indicate or signify