How to disable automatic import statements in VsCode October 2017
"typescript.suggest.autoImports": false
"javascript.suggest.autoImports": false
Fresh VS Code version. February 2019
You can disable it by adding this line to your user or workspace settings (File>Preferences>Settings, or Code>Preferences>Settings).
"typescript.autoImportSuggestions.enabled": false
Ref.: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/38551