Coverage

What is actually behind the search box

We maintain our own shipment-level library, separate from the free statistics shown on this page. Here is exactly how far it reaches.

98countries with shipment detailrecords down to company level
2016–2026full rangeconsistent across countries
Monthlyupdate cadencenot annual averages
Both sidesconsignee and shippernamed on every record

The open figures on this page come from UN Comtrade annual statistics and each one carries its own data year. The shipment-level library above is what we licence — ask us about your product and we will tell you which markets it covers before you commit to anything. Country by country, with the actual data level and years for each: customs data by country.

Anatomy

What a single customs record contains

A customs declaration is a legal filing, not a marketing list. This is the shape of one line item.

HS code8541.43
Description as filedPhotovoltaic modules, assembled
Consignee
Consignee countryNetherlands
Shipper
Country of originVietnam
Net weight48,220 kg
Declared valueUSD 312,480
Port of unladingRotterdam
Declaration date2026-07

Names are the part you licence

The consignee and shipper fields are the reason this data costs money, so they stay masked in the preview. Everything else — volume, value, port, date, origin — is enough to size a market without naming anyone.

Import history per company Purchase frequency Current supplier mix Switching signals Decision-maker role Company standing

Coverage is not identical everywhere. Some countries publish shipment detail, some publish statistics only, and a few publish nothing usable. We tell you which is which for your product before you decide anything.

A REAL FILE

Four rows from a real import file

Not a mock-up. These are four lines pulled from one US bill-of-lading file — four different importers, three countries of origin. Company names, quantities and declared values are unedited, so you can check any row against a source you already have.

ArrivalHS codeUS importer (consignee)Port of unladingOriginQtyDeclared value (USD)
2026-01-018541.40FIRST SOLAR INCCharlestonMalaysia (MY)180812,580
2026-01-178541.40VSUN SOLAR USA INCLos AngelesVietnam (VN)108529,741
2026-03-068541.43RUNERGY NORTH AMERICA TRADING LLCLong BeachThailand (TH)8,3703,453,965
2026-05-098541.43JINKOSOLAR CANADA CO LTDTacomaVietnam (VN)28490,792

Sampling method, stated up front: we sorted the whole file by arrival date, split it into equal segments, and took one distinct importer per segment — so the dates are spread evenly rather than picked. Consignee names are public in customs filings; contact details are not, and stay redacted everywhere on this site.

Two directions

The same records, read from opposite ends

A shipment has a buyer and a seller on it. Which one you care about depends on which side of the deal you are on.

If you are selling into a market

Manufacturers, exporters, export sales teams
  • Which companies already import your product, and how long they have been doing it
  • How much each one buys, how often, and at what declared value
  • Who supplies them today, so you know whose place you would be taking
  • Whether their volumes are growing, flat, or quietly shrinking
  • Which role owns purchasing — and how to reach that person
Not a list of prospects. A list of companies already buying.

If you are buying from a market

Importers, sourcing teams, brand owners, procurement
  • Every supplier shipping your product into a market, ranked by volume and share
  • Who each supplier sells to, so you can see who they already serve at your scale
  • How concentrated each supplier is — a single big customer is a risk signal
  • Declared values, to compare landed cost across origins without a single quote
  • Company standing and ownership, from licensed business-data sources
A supplier's own customs history is harder to dress up than a profile page.
How it works

Getting a name is not the hard part. Reaching the person is.

Four steps, in this order. Each one removes a specific reason the previous step was useless on its own.

STEP 01

Who is buying

You have no idea who to sell to
  • Shipment-level purchase history
  • Volume, value and frequency
  • Current supplier structure
Not a list of prospects. A list of companies already buying.
OFFICIAL PARTNERSTEP 02 · LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Reaching the person

You have the company name, but cannot get through
  • Who owns purchasing, by name and role
  • Who recently changed job or scaled up
  • A warm introduction path through shared connections
Customs data gives you a company name. LinkedIn gets you to the person.
STEP 03 · D&B Hoovers

Is it worth the effort

You cannot tell a real buyer from a shell
  • Revenue and headcount verification
  • Credit standing and risk flags
  • Corporate ownership structure
Decide whether the account deserves your quarter before you open your mouth.
STEP 04

The conversation

Getting through is not the same as being heard
  • One-to-one, from your own account or inbox
  • No bulk blasts, no scraped contact lists
  • The first three steps decide whether this one has a chance
Getting through is the start. Talking is what moves it.
WHAT CUSTOMERS REPORTED BACK

What came out of it

Quotes from routine customer follow-ups, lightly edited for length. Attributed by role and market only — no names and no company names.

I used to handle order-following; developing clients was new to me, and this was the first data platform I had used. Under a month in, I broke our company record — first order in four days, deposit received.
Sales representative · Southeast Asia markets
Five months in, and it has been one new client a month. Five have ordered this year, with ten-plus in the pipeline. Next year's plan is covered.
Export manager · Qingdao
Closed two in Türkiye last month. I had been in contact before, but it always fizzled out. With the data, you know what you are dealing with.
Business lead · small-appliance export
Two clients developed. Not bad. My chairman said the money was well spent.
Business owner · Southeast Asia
We reactivated a client we had lost contact with, and closed over USD 3 million.
Foreign-trade company · Türkiye
Your data is very accurate for our chilli-sauce business.
COFCO Tunhe
Thank you for the training — and the support since has been good.
Hodo Group

Results vary by product, market and how the work is done. We do not promise a fixed number of leads, deals, or return — and we will say so on the call if your market is not covered at the level you need.

Provenance

Where the data comes from, and where we stop

This matters more in some markets than others, so it is stated plainly rather than buried.

Official sources first

Shipment detail is taken from customs declarations published by national customs authorities. The open statistical layer is UN Comtrade. Where a figure is an estimate, it is labelled as one — we do not fill gaps with invented numbers.

How contact data is handled

Professional contact details come through LinkedIn Sales Navigator under an official partnership, and company standing comes from licensed D&B data. We do not supply private mobile numbers or personal email addresses, and deletion requests are honoured.

What we will not do

No unnamed sources, no rounded-up coverage claims, no promised conversion rates. If a market you need is not covered at the level you need, we say so before you commit rather than after.

Next step

Tell us the product and the market

We will show you what the records actually contain for your product — which markets have shipment detail, which have statistics only, and what a working list would look like.

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