General

There are many ways to obtain customers from foreign trade, such as search engines, social media, and B2B platforms. However, the most accurate way to obtain customers is through global trade customs data, because this is the actual foreign trade import and export data. Finding the corresponding product purchaser will lead to accurate potential customers.

So, how to use Huacheng Chuangzhi Foreign Trade Software to obtain customers through customs data? In fact, many people do not have a correct understanding of the use of customs data. We have summarized several methods for obtaining customers through customs data.

1、 Direct Search

Enter company related keywords, product keywords, or the top 4-6 HS codes to search directly. For example, if you are manufacturing LED products, searching for "LED" through customs data can intuitively see LED related customs transaction records, including information such as purchaser (and corresponding country), supplier (and corresponding country), product description, quantity, weight, transaction amount, transaction time, and so on.

Moreover, it can be further accurately excavated according to the country and time. For example, if you are looking for customers from the United States or Russia, and have a recent transaction record, you can select "United States" or "Russia", and select "Last 12 Months" to search for the precise information you need.

Here, it is also necessary to mention the HS code, which is also known as the customs code. The HS code is internationally used, and it is also commonly used for searching with customs codes. Why use the first 4-6 bits of HS code? Because the first six digits of the global HS code are the same, the next 2-4 digits may vary from country to country. To ensure the accuracy of the search data, the same number of digits should be taken.

2、 Peer search

Want to know which foreign buyers your peers are working with?

By inputting the English name of a peer company, you can continuously track and analyze the export situation of your peers, know yourself and the other, and master the basic information, procurement rules, and demand changes of their buyers. The information about these buyers is our potential business opportunity.

3、 Reverse Search

Due to the different customs policies of each country, the customs data allowed to be opened are also different. For example, some countries in China and the European Union do not open customs data, so how to obtain customs data?

You can use reverse search to find. "For a shipment of goods exported from China to the United States using CIF or FOB, the Chinese seller will declare the export to the Chinese customs, and the Chinese customs will record the export information of the shipment, which is called customs country data.". Buyers in the United States will also declare their imports to the United States Customs, which will record the import information for this shipment, which is referred to as the country of presentation data.

Therefore, we can find the corresponding suppliers or purchasers through the import and export data between the United States and China. Currently, many countries, such as the United States, India, Vietnam, Russia, Pakistan, and so on, can obtain customs data and conduct reverse searches.

Searching for customs data through some so-called free platforms is not stable. There is no free lunch in the world, and obtaining customs data itself requires a cost. And even if you find the name of the purchaser's company, you still need to further search for the contact information of the purchaser. These are all very professional matters, and you still need professional tools such as Huacheng Chuangzhi Foreign Trade Software to solve them.