Merchandise exports are tangible products goods that are sent out of a country; merchandise imports are goods brought into a country. Because we can actually see these goods as they leave and enter the country, we sometimes call the visible exports and imports. The athletic shoes that an Indonesian plant sends to the United States are exports for Indonesia and imports for the United States. For most countries, the export and import of good are the major sources of international revenues and expenditures SERVICE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS