The nature of foreign trade means factors affecting foreign trade of economy, policies and laws related to it, structure of trade, and relation of trade management with foreign trade.
The items of exports which dominated the total exports of a country for a long period of time and export items produced by the traditional industries of a country are called Traditional Exports.
Imports of spare parts, know-how, intermediate goods, petrol, energy goods which are made in order to maintain and sustain the process of industrialization and development undertaken by developing countries are called maintenance imports.
Trade is a business activity/ vocational activity in which product, services, capital, technology, technical know how and information, innovation etc. are exchanged.