2.3.9 Customs Databases and Commercial Databases海关...
Conducting international marketing relying on databases may not have come into your mind,but it surely gives you an edge in this era driven by Big Data almost in all sectors of our life.
As all import and export transactions are subject to supervision by the customs of both the exporting and the importing country,information from the customs is important and reliable sources of trading intelligence.This information is normally in the form of a customs database,for which the customs mostly charges a fee.Some countries,like Canada,provide this service for free.It is reliable in that it provides the same information as a bill of lading does,such as the shipper,consignee,notify party and details of the merchandise.
Some B2B platforms also provide databases of business contacts for a fee,such as Kompass,Thomas,Zoominfo,Dun & Bradstreet,etc.These definitely are of a higher quality than information that is free of charge,but some of them also offer free service on certain conditions,such as a “One for One”service,which means that you give them one piece of contact information,and they will give you one piece for exchange.