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TradePulse
Find New Opportunities in Global Trade
Evaluate Suppliers
If you're importing from overseas, we'll help you find high quality suppliers. Our shipping records reveal customers, product lines, and exporting volumes for factories around the world.
Monitor Competitors
Would you like to know where your competitors source their products? Our databases of shipping manifests reveal suppliers, product volumes, and industry trends for U.S. importers and distribution companies
Find Sales Prospects
If you sell products or services to U.S. importers, our datasets let you qualify prospects based on their shipping histories.
Research Markets
If your livelihood depends on having the most accurate and up-to-date economic data, you need our business intelligence.
Client Testimonials
Import Genius is not merely an investment for our organization, it’s a vital instrument to effectively manage our time. It has afforded us the ability to quickly segment, target and position ourselves in front of prospective clients. Thank you, Import Genius!
Import Genius data is fantastic for evaluating component manufacturers in China.
We have confidence that we're working with the best manufacturers in part because Import Genius showed us that they already supply some of the world's top brands
Import Genius is a highly informative tool for monitoring public companies' operating activities. It is an invaluable part of our research.
We find new clients for our customs brokerage in the ImportGenius database almost every day
ImportGenius is a great research tool. We use it to evaluate manufacturers to make sure we are working with only the highest quality, most reliable suppliers
ImportGenius gave us visibility into the actual shipping histories of the manufacturers we were evaluating and helped us feel comfortable we were working with the best suppliers in China.
Shipping histories for the world's importers and exporters
Instantly search 109,970,574 ocean freight records to monitor U.S. importers, research suppliers, generate sales leads and more.
Our Databases Empower Global Trade Professionals
Evaluate potential suppliers based on their true shipping histories and customer lists
The world of international trade is fraught with risk. Our shipping manifest databases separate genuine suppliers from scammers by giving you access to their real shipping histories and customer lists.
Understand what companies are importing…and who they buy from overseas.
Our easy to use application makes it easy to identify, qualify and connect with importers and exporters. If you're selling a product or service to importers, your sales and marketing teams need access to our targeting tools.
If you sell to companies engaged in global trade, we'll help you find new customers.
Our easy to use application makes it easy to identify, qualify and connect with importers and exporters. If you're selling a product or service to importers, your sales and marketing teams need access to our targeting tools.
Explore trading connections and navigate the world of international trade with Visual Mapping
Examine all the trading partners for companies you want to research on one screen with our powerful Visual Mapping application. At a glance you’ll identify all the key suppliers for importers, as well as other companies buying from those same suppliers. The world of international trade is a fascinating place, and our tools provide the easiest, most engaging way to dive into it.
E-mail alerts notify you about shipments relevant to your business
Stay on top of your competitors, suppliers or customers with real-time e-mail alerts that notify you whenever they bring in a shipment. Don’t get caught by surprise when they start importing a rival product or trading with a new partner.
Import Genius reveals the trading activities of importers and exporters around the world.
We give you hard data about your overseas suppliers and domestic competitors. Using shipping databases from Customs agencies in the United States, Latin America, and India, Import Genius can help you find reliable new trading partners, monitor your competitors’ shipments, and keep an eye on your current suppliers and customers.
Our team of seasoned import-export veterans, cutting-edge software developers, and customer service professionals has worked for years to build the world's most powerful and accessible database of international trade intelligence.
We do this for a diverse client base that requires keen insight into international trade.
Our customers include some of the world's top importers, exporters, freight forwarders, logistics companies, manufacturers, investment banks, financial analysts, intellectual property attorneys, and more. They use our tools to:
- Research the trade activity of importers and suppliers
- Identify and vet new sources for any kind of product
- Monitor the competition and their trade connections
- Generate sales leads for transportation and logistics companies
- Track the activity of publicly-traded companies
- Investigate and enforce intellectual property infringement
- Ensure exclusive agent compliance
Sourcing Professionals...
Use our service to view shipping histories for suppliers.
We provide access to detailed customs records, letting you verify suppliers' true shipping volumes and U.S. customer lists. You can also look up your competing import firms to find where they buy their goods.
+ Learn MoreCompetitive Intelligence Analysts...
Use our service to learn where rivals source products.
We give clear insights into the importing volumes, new product releases, and broader competitive dynamics of your industry.
+ Learn MoreSales & Marketing Teams...
Use our service to generate sales prospects.
We give you the tools to target importers based on product type, location, shipping volumes, and more.
+ Learn MoreFinancial Analysts...
Use our service to monitor public companies' imports.
We offer rare data on the success or failure of new product launches, shipping trends and other operating data for companies in any industry.
+ Learn MoreImport Genius Data Fields
By collecting the ocean freight bill of lading for all U.S. imports in our database, Import Genius provides unprecedented access to near real-time information on virtually every industry and company importing goods into the country.
For each shipment entering the U.S. by ocean, we provide access to the following information.
Additional Fields Available for Some Shipments:
- Phone Number
- Fax Number
- Contact Person
List of Data Fields
| Consignee | The company importing the shipment into the U.S. |
|---|---|
| Consignee Address | The address of the company importing the shipment into the U.S. |
| Shipper | The overseas company exporting the shipment to the U.S. |
| Shipper Address | The address of the overseas company exporting the shipment to the U.S. |
| Product Description | The exporter's description of the shipment as it appears on the bill of lading or shipping manifest |
| Gross Weight | The gross weight of the shipment, excluding the weight of the actual container. This can appear in either pounds or kilograms at the discretion of the exporter |
| Number Of Units | The quantity of boxes customs would find if they were to open the shipment for inspection. |
| Volume | The volume of the shipment, generally defined in cubic meters or container base measurements (CBM) |
| Arrival Date | The date the shipment arrives within the customs territory of the U.S. |
| Foreign Port | The last port the shipment passes through before arriving in the U.S. |
| Country Of Origin | The country of the last foreign port the shipment passes through before arriving in the U.S. |
| U.S. Port | The U.S. port where the shipment enters the customs territory of the U.S. |
| Carrier Code | The four digit Standard Carrier Alpha Code of the ocean carrier or freight forwarder managing the transit of the shipment |
| Voyage Number | A unique code assigned to that particular sailing of the ship between two ports |
| Vessel Name | The name of the ship transporting the shipment |
| Ship Registered In | The country where the ship is officially registered |
| Bill Of Lading Number | The unique number assigned to this particular shipment by the ocean carrier or freight forwarder |
| Container Number | The unique number assigned to the ocean shipping container carrying the shipment in question |
| Marks & Numbers | Any text or numbers appearing on the cartons |
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