Skip the trade shows. Search 10M+ CBP manifests to find foreign suppliers with proven US shipping track records — and see which competitors are using them.
Every foreign supplier shipping to US buyers appears in the CBP manifest record as the shipper. This gives sourcing managers an unprecedented view into the global supplier landscape: who is actually exporting to the US (not just claiming they can), at what volumes, with which US buyers, and through which ports. This is real-world supplier vetting — not a trade directory listing, but verified shipping activity.
Trade directories with thousands of unverified supplier listings
Search manifest records to find suppliers who are actually shipping to US buyers at significant volume — verified by CBP records
No way to vet supplier capacity before engaging
See a supplier's actual shipping volume, frequency, and cargo consistency — their CBP manifest history is their track record
Competitors using better suppliers you don't know about
Search by product category to see which foreign factories are shipping to your competitors — find their suppliers directly
Visiting trade shows to find suppliers you could identify online
Identify the top 10 suppliers for any product category in 20 minutes from manifest data — then qualify with a targeted RFQ
Supplier diversification with no data on alternative origins
Search by product + new origin country to find suppliers already successfully shipping that product to US buyers from your target country
Search for your product category to find every foreign supplier currently shipping to US buyers. Sort by shipping volume, frequency, and US buyer diversity to identify the most established suppliers.
Real example
A sourcing manager needs a backup solar panel supplier from Vietnam. They search "solar panels Vietnam" and find 23 Vietnamese factories currently shipping to US buyers. They identify the top 5 by volume, check their US buyer diversity (don't want a factory dependent on one US client), and send RFQs to all 5.
Search a competitor's manifest records to identify which foreign factories they're using. See the shipper name, address, shipping volume, and frequency — then contact those factories directly.
Real example
A sourcing manager notices a competitor's furniture is priced 15% lower. They search the competitor's manifest records and identify they're using a specific Vietnamese furniture cluster the sourcing manager's team had overlooked. They visit the cluster at the next sourcing trip.
Before signing a sourcing agreement, pull the supplier's manifest history to verify their actual US shipping experience. How many US shipments have they completed? At what volume? Any consistency gaps?
Real example
A supplier claims they regularly export to US buyers. The sourcing manager searches their name and finds only 3 small shipments in 2 years, all to the same US buyer. They negotiate different payment terms and add a performance bond to the contract.
| Search Query |
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shipper: "Guangdong Furniture" consignee: USA |
"solar panels" origin: Vietnam 2024 |
"medical devices" Germany USA 2024-2025 |
consignee: [competitor name] commodity: [your product] |
Enter your product description (or HS code) and target country of origin. Get back every supplier currently shipping that product to US buyers.
Sort by shipping volume. Filter out suppliers who ship to only one US buyer — they may be captive suppliers. Target suppliers with 5+ different US buyers = proven export capability.
Search your main competitors by consignee name to see which specific factories they're using for your product category.
Before the RFQ, pull each supplier's complete manifest history. Look for consistency, volume trends, and any gaps that might indicate quality or capacity issues.
Export a filtered supplier list to CSV with shipper name, shipping volume, and US buyer count. Route to your sourcing team for RFQ outreach.
Find verified suppliers in 20 minutes vs. weeks of trade show attendance and directory research
Manifest data shows actual shipping track record — not just directory listings and self-reported certifications
Knowing which factories your competitors use eliminates the guesswork in supplier benchmarking
Knowing how many US buyers a supplier serves tells you your leverage before negotiating pricing
We stopped going to trade shows for supplier discovery. Manifest data shows us exactly which factories are actually shipping at volume to US buyers. We find better suppliers in an afternoon than we used to find in a week at Canton Fair.
Yes — ShipManifestPro allows searching by commodity description and HS code prefix. Searching by HS code returns very specific product matches and is more precise than text description searches for commodity-specific sourcing research.
Manifest records include the shipper name and often the city/country — but not always a full street address. For detailed contact information, the shipper name from the manifest is the starting point for further research through company directories, LinkedIn, or Alibaba verification.
Filter searches to the most recent 6-12 months. A supplier with active recent shipments (within the past 6 months) is almost certainly still operational. If their most recent manifest entry is 2+ years old, they may have reduced US-bound activity.
Search your target product + your desired alternative country (Vietnam, India, Mexico, Thailand). Filter for suppliers with 3+ US buyers and consistent recent shipping activity. This immediately identifies factories that have successfully completed the China+1 transition — vs. factories that only claim capability.
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