Where does ImportGenius data come from?

Where does ImportGenius data come from?

Our data is sourced from the United States Customs and Border Protection and equivalent agencies in other countries. For datasets in the United States, we acquire data through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), making it a public record. Data from other countries is legally obtained and proprietary.

Our dataset includes import information from the Bill of Lading for shipments entering or leaving 20+ countries. Specifically for the U.S., we obtain shipping manifest data for ocean shipments entering the country from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

We license our data from various sources, including records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other government agencies, non-profit organizations, and partnerships with private data services.

We provide raw data containing all available information on the bill of lading for each shipment entering a U.S. port by ocean. This information is classified as a public record. For other countries, we provide a mix of import and export data for shipments by air, sea, and land.

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