Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
παραεισαγωγές
English translation:
parallel imports, gray-market imports
Added to glossary by
Nick Lingris
Aug 24, 2016 22:03
7 yrs ago
Greek term
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καταπολέμηση των παραεισαγωγών
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Automotive / Cars & Trucks
response to a question
Hello, not sure what the term "παραεισαγωγών" refers to. It's from questionnaire responses at a motor vehicle parts firm.
για ζητήματα υψίστης σημασίας, όπως:... καταπολέμηση των παραεισαγωγών
Thanks in advance for help.
για ζητήματα υψίστης σημασίας, όπως:... καταπολέμηση των παραεισαγωγών
Thanks in advance for help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | fighting parallel imports |
Nick Lingris
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Change log
Aug 26, 2016 04:46: Nick Lingris Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Greek
United Kingdom
The word is my oyster
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
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fighting parallel imports
Note from asker:
| Thank you Nick! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Peter Close
: Also known as gray market imports
6 hrs
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| agree |
Betty Revelioti
5 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Nick, and thank you to Peter too."
Discussion
Definition of gray-market imports: Authentic goods that are delivered to a country via a parallel distribution channel to the authorized distribution channel.
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/gray-market-imp...
A grey market is the trade of a commodity through distribution channels that are legal but unintended by the original manufacturer. The most common type of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_market
How Multinationals Can Cope With Gray Market Imports ... Strategies to control parallel, or "gray market," importing. ... Gray market goods may not have safety features or components required for the market to which they have been diverted.
http://www.msi.org/reports/how-multinationals-can-cope-with-...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_market
http://www.inta.org/TrademarkBasics/FactSheets/Pages/Paralle...
Another more colloquial and popular way of describing ‘parallel imports’ is to describe them as being ‘back-door imports’. See:
https://www.google.gr/?ion=1&espv=2#q="back-door imports"&st...