Not a brochure. Below is the actual shape of the records — the fields, one real file, and exactly which columns are masked and why.
Each row is one shipment. Grouped by company, that becomes a buyer profile.
| Field | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Consignee | The importing company — your prospect |
| Shipper | Who supplies them today |
| Product description | As filed, including models and specifications where published |
| HS code | Classification as declared |
| Quantity and weight | How much, in what unit |
| Declared value | Purchase value — size of the account |
| Port of unlading | Where it entered the country |
| Arrival date | When — recency matters more than volume |
| Country of origin | Where it actually came from |
Pulled from a US bill-of-lading file — four different importers, three origins. Company names, quantities and values are unedited, so you can check any row against a source you already have.
| Arrival | HS | US importer | Port | Origin | Qty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | 8541.40 | FIRST SOLAR INC | Charleston | Malaysia | 180 | 812,580 |
| 2026-01-17 | 8541.40 | VSUN SOLAR USA INC | Los Angeles | Vietnam | 108 | 529,741 |
| 2026-03-06 | 8541.43 | RUNERGY N. AMERICA TRADING | Long Beach | Thailand | 8,370 | 3,453,965 |
| 2026-05-09 | 8541.43 | JINKOSOLAR CANADA CO LTD | Tacoma | Vietnam | 28 | 490,792 |
Sampling method, stated up front: the full file was sorted by arrival date, split into equal segments, and one distinct importer taken per segment — so the dates are spread evenly rather than cherry-picked.
On the preview above, nothing is masked — it is a public customs filing. What we withhold is the layer we licence: the contact details of the people behind these companies. That is the part that comes through LinkedIn Sales Navigator under an official partnership, and it is what turns a company list into something you can act on.
We do not supply private mobile numbers or personal email addresses. Requests to be removed are honoured.
The product code is filled in by the importer, not a central authority, so the same goods appear under different codes — and on bill-of-lading records often under none at all. Searching one code misses shipments that are genuinely there. That is visible in the table above: the four rows carry two different HS codes for the same product.
We search by code and by description and merge the results, rather than trusting one. If a provider tells you a single code search is complete, they have not looked at the source. HS 854140 works through a real example.
Tell us the product and the market. We will reply with what the records actually contain for it — which markets have shipment detail, which have statistics only, and what a working list would look like. No charge, and no obligation.