Import porcelain marks

I've been trying to Google this but have not found any conclusive info.
What are the approximate, or precise years when the orange mark on porcelain saying "import" was in use? I was mainly thinking about the plain one that's only the word in its basic form, but also the other version where "import" is in circular shape. I've seen these on ebay etc a few times and was wondering.

 

What country had these marks, Bluemoon?

 

It was a rococo type figurine I saw online and liked but it had no info about the age. I forgot to bookmark the page, I'll link it if I can find it again.
Meanwhile here's a similar mark, it says "foreign" instead of "import" but the layout of the mark is identical.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/531802907/haunted-regency-porcelain-couple-vintage?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=marked foreign&ref=sr_gallery_1

 

I'm pretty sure we've had UK members mention that items made in Germany post-WW1 and imported to the UK had the "Foreign" marking (to avoid the bad feeling about Germany after the war.) But I have never seen an item marked "Import" without reference to the country of origin here in the US.

 

I remember reading somewhere about post-WW2 Japanese items having marks something along the lines of import or foreign without the country of manufacture.

 

In the US, they were marked "Occupied Japan" until the early 50's.

 

And on top of that, US law has required country of origin since the early 1900's. No way to get around that with "fudge words."

 

Bluemoon, I'm wondering if this might have been what you saw:

Chikaramachi, Made In Japan. In use on porcelain made at the Noritake factory, Chikaramachi branch, during 1928-1946. Mark occurs in black and red. Porcelain intended for the United Kingdom market uses "Foreign" instead of Made in Japan.

from:
http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturyjapan.shtml

(Scroll down to Chikaramachi branch factory of Noritake)

 

Yeah, the "foreign" designation was used in items from countries that the import country was formerly at war with. Both post WW1 and WW2, but I've seen more of the WW2. The red circle "donut" mark makes me think Germany.