"parallel import" meaning in English

See parallel import in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: parallel imports [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parallel import (plural parallel imports)
  1. A legitimate product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner. Wikipedia link: parallel import Synonyms: grey product, gray product Translations (import without permission of the intellectual property owner): 平行進口貨品 (Chinese Mandarin), 平行进口货品 (píngxíng jìnkǒu huòpǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), 平行輸入貨品 (Chinese Mandarin), 平行输入货品 (píngxíng shūrù huòpǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), 水貨 (Chinese Mandarin), 水货 (shuǐhuò) (Chinese Mandarin), parallelimport [common-gender] (Danish), rinnakkaistuonti (Finnish), importation parallèle [feminine] (French), Parallelimport [masculine] (German), importación paralela [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-parallel_import-en-noun-sTlGcZwC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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