中なか継つぎ貿ぼう易えき

also: ちゅうけいぼうえき

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Meanings

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noun

transit trade; entrepôt trade

Refers to the import of goods for the purpose of re-export, often without significant processing. Common in economics and international trade contexts.

シンガポールは中なか継つぎ貿ぼう易えきで発はっ展てんしてきた。

Singapore has developed through entrepôt trade.

中なか継つぎ貿ぼう易えきは、輸ゆ入にゅうした商しょう品ひんを加か工こうせずに再さい輸ゆ出しゅつする取とり引ひきです。

Transit trade is the practice of re-exporting imported goods without processing them.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
継inherit, succeed, continue
貿trade, exchange
易easy, ready to, simple
仲go-between, relationship

Related words

通つう過か貿ぼう易えき
通過貿易 (transit trade) often refers to goods merely passing through a country without customs clearance, while 中継貿易 involves import and re-export with customs procedures.
加か工こう貿ぼう易えき
加工貿易 (processing trade) involves importing materials, processing them, and exporting finished goods, unlike 中継貿易 where goods are re-exported without substantial transformation.

Written forms

中継貿易
- ちゅうけいぼうえき
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ちゅうけいぼうえき is the most common.
- なかつぎぼうえき
中なか継つぎ貿ぼう易えき
Alternate spelling using 中継ぎ (なかつぎ). The reading なかつぎぼうえき is less common but still encountered.
仲継貿易
- ちゅうけいぼうえき
  Irregular kanji usage – 仲 is not standard for this word; avoid in formal writing.
- なかつぎぼうえき
  irregular kanji usage

Etymology

Compound of 中継 (relay, transit) and 貿易 (trade). The kanji 中継 means 'relay' or 'intermediary', reflecting the intermediary role in trade.

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