importing vs import

importing and import both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
importing	Yes	No	No	No
import	Yes	No	Yes	No

importing (noun)	import (noun)
the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country	commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
	having important effects or influence
	a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
	the message that is intended or expressed or signified
	an imported person brought from a foreign country

importing (verb)	import (verb)
	indicate or signify
	bring in from abroad
	transfer (electronic data) into a database or document