noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
foreign-made; made overseas
Used to describe products manufactured outside Japan. Often appears as a noun modifier with の.
この店では外国製の家具を扱っています。
This store carries foreign-made furniture.
外国製の車は値段が高い。
Foreign-made cars are expensive.
輸入品 refers to imported goods, while 外国製 emphasizes the manufacturing origin.
外国製 means 'made in a foreign country', the direct opposite of 日本製 which means 'made in Japan'.
Compound of 外国 (foreign country) and 製 (made, manufactured).