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Brilliant idea, but how are they going to harvest the shipping data - I don't believe b2b trading is publicly available. Like Apple for instance, I'm sure they
by hop 17y ago
Brilliant idea, but how are they going to harvest the shipping data - I don't believe b2b trading is publicly available.
Like Apple for instance, I'm sure they have NDA's for all their suppliers. Companies probably treat this as trade secrets so competitors can't source from the same factory they are buying from.
- arihelgason 17y agoThey get it from publicly available US customs data, so it's limited to suppliers who ship into the US.
- atarashi 17y agoIt looks like they're using the following data sources: U.S. Customs Import Data Hong Kong Trade Development Council Data DP Information Group Reports EDDI Red Flag Database China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (SINOSURE) Reports Social Accountability International Compliance Data TriVista Sourcing Data Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) Compliance Data CUSTOMS Info Reports