Usage Note
Importato is the past participle of importare used as an adjective to describe goods, ideas, or customs brought in from abroad: prodotto importato (imported product), moda importata (imported fashion). It agrees in gender and number: importata (f sg), importati (m pl). Do not confuse the adjective with the impersonal verb importare meaning 'to matter' (non mi importa = I don't care).
Examples
"Preferisce prodotti italiani a quelli importati."
Natural Translation
He prefers Italian products to imported ones.
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