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WHERE IS THE LARGEST MARKET? WHAT IS THE COMPETITION DOING? WHERE DO I FIND MY NEXT SUPPLIER?

By closely watching trends in both coffee production and

consumption, an international shipper was able to anticipate the

need for new routes from East Africa to Southeast Asia and China.

THE WORLD’S MOST VALUABLE COMMODITY IS KNOWLEDGE

The more you know, the better your decisions. That’s why so many businesses, organizations

and even government agencies rely on PIERS—the world’s leading source of international

import information, and the only complete U.S. export database.

THE WORLD’S MOST TRUSTED COMMERCIAL DATABASE

PIERS comprehensive data processing strategy combines technical automation with human

expertise. Raw data from public and private sources—including manifests, Bills of Lading

and information gathered by PIERS agents covering 88 U.S. ports—is processed daily, sorted,

cleansed and standardized by proprietary algorithms. Then it is checked for anomalies,

corrected and verified by a team of highly experienced global trade analysts. The end result is

the highest quality, most respected trade intelligence in the marketplace.

How trusted is PIERS data? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses PIERS data as their

main and single verified and referenced data source.

IDENTIFY AND QUALIFY SALES LEADS, SUPPLIERS AND COLLABORATORS

Identify companies shipping and receiving international freight anywhere in the United States

with PIERS Prospects™. You will find new customers, suppliers and even competitors. For

example, select a state, congressional district or ZIP code and prospect the database using

your criteria. In seconds, you’ll have a ranked list of leads with complete, current details.

USES FOR PIERS DATA ARE AS VARIED AS OUR DATABASE

• Tracking competitive shipments

• Checking contractual compliance within vendor relationships

• Detecting unauthorized distribution that could lead to trademark debasement

• Eliminating revenue shortfall by finding the source of gray market distribution

• Tracing toxic or faulty products from stores in the U.S. back to their place of manufacture

• Inviting the best prospects to meet trade missions

• Minimizing risk and market declines while discovering growth opportunities

TRACK COMMODITIES AROUND THE GLOBE

Fresh commodity data from hundreds of markets is just part of the power of PIERS TI®.

Its in-depth information on suppliers, importers, exporters and estimated values are

an outstanding resource for producers and brokers. PIERS TI® also provides invaluable

insight to shippers and financiers. Every statistic provides a key to success.

UNCOVER UNFAIR ADVANTAGES AND EVEN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

One U.S. supplements manufacturer used iPIERS®, which gives a complete, detailed

and accurate view of international trade transactions, to discover how a distributor

was undercutting prices in the gray market. A chemical company used it to nip a

competitor’s price advantage by finding a cut-rate supplier while another firm was able

to substantiate dumping charges filed with the U.S. Commerce Department. In these

and in countless other examples, iPIERS allowed businesses to intelligently navigate

large amounts of data quickly and efficiently.

CUSTOMIZE DATA TO YOUR VIEW OF THE WORLD

MyPIERS® creates a view of global trade that is personalized to your needs. Suited

for those who conduct rigorous analysis on a regular basis, MyPIERS is defined and

customized based on your specifications. For example, you can customize MyPIERS

according to your particular sales territories, regions, trade lanes and supply chain

linkages. This will allow you to speed data analysis, and quickly monitor markets and

activities, ensuring sound business decisions.

PIERS trade data helped a manufacturer of bottle-capping systems to

prospect for bottlers in West Coast wine-making counties. They looked

at wine varieties and production volume to find bottlers most likely to

consider adopting their screw-top.

ZOOM IN FOR DETAILS OR ZOOM OUT FOR TRENDS

PIERS data is searchable in dozens of ways to return exactly the results you need. With

PIERS StatsPlus™, you immediately identify growth markets and monitor the risks

of markets in decline. Track any of 20,000 product codes, look into the commercial

activity of more than 225 nations, trace the development of a market over decades

and find your place in the entire interconnected macroflow of world trade.

FOLLOW THE MONEY

PIERS allows financial professionals to determine a company’s credit worthiness,

locate and qualify prospects, match products to clients’ needs and contact executives

in other countries. Banks, insurers and investors regularly use PIERS Trade Finance® for

business prospecting, due diligence and even checking up on their competition.

Go to PIERS.com and put our powerful intelligence to work for your company.

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PIERS IS THE ORIGINATOR AND THE LEADER IN TRADE INTELLIGENCE

PIERS distributes import and export information services to thousands of subscribers

around the world. We provide tools and solutions to measure markets, analyze

competition and uncover opportunities. PIERS traces its origins back to 1827 when

The Journal of Commerce was established and port reporters first started recording cargo

manifests. Today, PIERS collects data from more than 15,000,000 manifests and Bills of

Lading annually, including 3,500,000 export documents gathered at all major U.S. ports.

PIERS is a division of UBM Global Trade.

To subscribe to PIERS information services, go to PIERS.com.