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Enthusiastic about which data to buy? Come and take a look at this article! Rather than saying which data is good, it's better to say which data is suitable for you! Take a look at the nature of your company and the type of data. Mastering these can efficiently select the customs data provider that suits you!

1、 Company nature

Positioning the nature of the company is the first step to select appropriate customs data. The nature of the company determines the focus of the selected data service. Only by determining the nature of the company can we select a Sexual selection service provider. For example, if a foreign trade company wants to know about its domestic peers or foreign buyers, we can select a service provider whose main selling point is peer search and includes buyer search; If the company is a factory, the main focus is on finding agents, raw material locations, and other data. Agents tend to focus on domestic import and export company information. After positioning the nature of the company, think about what products you plan to produce and what target markets you may have. Afterwards, purchasing data will be more targeted.

2、 Customs data classification

At present, customs data services are roughly divided into two categories: 1. China's import and export data; 2. Foreign import and export data.

In China's import and export data, the enterprises that have been recorded in customs records are those that engage in import and export transactions. There are customs data with 8-digit HS and 10-digit HS on the market, but currently the country only allows the sale of 8-digit HS, because the 10-digit HS customs data includes more content, ranging from small to product models and specifications. If this data is allowed to be sold, then all companies' product confidential information and transaction habits are equally transparent, Seriously disrupting normal market competition; So if you see 10 available online, it's illegal. Generally, when buying import and export data from China, it is necessary to provide an 8-digit HS product code for the product. Different market prices are provided based on the buyer's needs for import or export (which cannot be provided simultaneously). Here, the pricing of various service providers is basically not much different. Similarly, pricing is based on the amount analyzed. Another aspect is to monitor the import and export information of domestic suppliers/purchasers in China, monitor the trading habits of competitors, overall monitor the current market ranking and popularity of products, conduct foreign trade market analysis, and position products and markets, which is also very effective. It should be noted that there is no foreign customer information, as China's 8-digit customs data only includes unilateral information, traders or agents, and there is no foreign customer information. Therefore, if you need foreign import and export data, you need to buy foreign import and export data.

The completeness of foreign data varies depending on the degree of disclosure by each country. For example, the data in the United States is comprehensive, but data from small countries such as Europe, Germany, Italy, and Southeast Asia are either not disclosed or incomplete. There are only about 20 countries with data globally, with less than 10 being more comprehensive; If you want to buy these data, it is recommended to compare them with three different companies. Then the data provider will provide data information from countries that do not have data on the market for the first time. Why does the data service provider have this information? It is basically because industry experts have made secondary links to several countries' imports and exports. For example, there is no data on the market in Poland, but data on exports from China, the United States, Canada, and other countries to Poland, So the summary of these data becomes the import data for Poland, so it is not comprehensive to think twice before making a purchase. To purchase such data, it is generally necessary to provide the English product name, the required time period of data, and key information such as which countries are required. The reasons are as follows. The main purpose of foreign data is to provide buyers or foreign suppliers. You can take a look at their purchasing and supply habits. It is worth mentioning that foreign data has bilateral information, which includes both suppliers and buyers. For small and medium-sized enterprises or just starting foreign trade companies, it is recommended to buy foreign ones, but it is necessary to identify whether the data suppliers and their supply chains are trustworthy.