# Alias vs import performance

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/alias-vs-import-performance/4195>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** alias\
**Created:** [March 18, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/alias-vs-import-performance/4195 "2017-03-18T13:41:30Z")\
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import does not “import” the code into the module’s .beam. All calls are resolved at compile time and both alias qualified calls and imported calls count as remote calls. It’s mostly a convenience for the human reader of your code.

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