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PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions deliver the information you need - when, where, and how you want it. And, PIERS has made this powerful resource available in so many ways including via the web, on CD, or in various electronic report formats delivered by email.



Make our global commercial database your MyPIERS.

Our information specialists will work with you to design data sets and customize search capabilities.

MyPIERS commercial intelligence is delivered directly to your desktop via the Web or on CD. Get custom reports in print, on disk or CD. Download data formatted for mailing lists or your other business applications. Our comprehensive customer support includes training and technical assistance.

Get up-to-the-minute trade data anytime, anywhere via the Internet with i-PIERS.

The highly intuitive i-PIERS interface lets you search our database and get the information you need - no matter where you happen to be.

Flexible report formats let you set your own parameters and select layouts and graphics that work best for you. Choose to run your reports weekly, monthly, or quarterly ... and receive email notice when a job is ready for downloading.

PIERS Trade Intelligence

The core of the PIERS database is detailed transaction information gathered from the bills of lading and manifests documenting the import-export trade that begins or ends at U.S. ports. PIERS verifies and enhances this data to create reliable intelligence about exporters, importers, shippers, cargoes, seagoing traffic, and regional markets - available through these products:

  • AMS Database Search and Reports. The PIERS U.S. Customs Automated Manifest System (AMS) database offers 25 standard reports, available as downloads or on CD, on U.S. imports, including importers, suppliers, market share, commodities, and much more. You can browse the archives or query the database for such specific information as original commodity detail, marks and numbers, shipper, consignee, and notify party for a particular cargo.

  • Export Bulletin. This complete reference includes such detail as the exporter's name, city and state; the export cargo's port of departure and destination; the export commodity, weight, quantity, unit of measure, and PIERS product code; and ship line and vessel name. Monthly reports, available in nine different formats, are available on CD. Use the online search engine to track activity in particular cargoes, lines or ports.

  • U.S. & Foreign Company Profiles. A 12-month summary covers an individual company's trading activity, with read-outs on its top carriers, commodities, U.S. ports, export markets, and more. PIERS includes contact and background information from Dun & Bradstreet and other sources where possible for a detailed dossier.



PIERS International Databases

PIERS Latin American and Asia-Pacific databases are built to the same high standards of accuracy, reliability, immediacy, and comprehensiveness attained by our U.S. import-export database.

  • Latin American Database. PIERS agents collect and verify transaction detail from the import-export documents filed in Latin America's leading ports in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Only PIERS has access to vessel manifests from Mexico's ports. Reports are delivered monthly or quarterly, in standard or customized formats, in hardcopy, on tape, or disk. Mexican import-export reports are also available on CD.


  • Asia-Pacific Database. The PIERS Korean database provides manifest details of intra-Asian and Asian-European import-export trade. And, through a partner in China, PIERS offers access to detailed information on over nine million import-export transactions - by air and overland as well as by sea - documented by China's Customs authority each year. [Note: PIERS Chinese data does NOT include Hong Kong.]


  • Trade Finance Database. PIERS has identified from its import-export data the information most often requested by trade finance institutions:


    • U.S. exporter-importer name and address
    • D&B D-U-N-S Number (when available)
    • Foreign exporter name and address
    • Notify party (imports only)
    • Bank name (imports only)
    • Country of destination or origin
    • Number of shipments
    • Number of financed shipments
    • Estimated shipment dollar value
    • Aggregated commodity descriptions - four-digit harmonized code


    The PIERS Trade Finance quarterly report is available on CD. Use this data to find potential client companies based on location, industry, products shipped, as well as the size, estimated value, and unfinanced percentage of shipments.

    PIERS Maritime Research

    PIERS Maritime Research captures all the hard data available on U.S. containerized import-export trade and subjects it to rigorous analysis, yielding an in-depth appreciation of the past, present, and future of this mainstay of the world economy. You can tap this unique resource in two ways:

    • A series of periodic reports covers PIERS Maritime Research from several different angles. Reports may be purchased singly, or by serial subscription.

    • The same economists, researchers and information specialists responsible for PIERS Maritime Research are also available to provide you with custom research and consulting services.



    PIERS Maritime Research Reports

    • Trade Horizons. This quarterly report offers a two-year forecast and analysis of container trade between more than 60 major trading-partner countries and the U.S.

    • Port Horizons. Available free of charge to Trade Horizons subscribers, this two-year history and forecast of import and export values, measured in TEUs (20-foot equivalent units), covers 30 U.S. regions.

    • Ten Year Horizons. This bi-annual report offers forecasts 10 years out, supplemented by the last 5 years' record of U.S. containerized trade with over 60 partners in 14 regions.

    • U.S. Global Container Report. This quarterly ranks container carriers in 12 global trade routes by TEUs.It includes market shares by U.S. Coastal region and trade lane. Supplemental historical data covering the most recent 10 years is also available on CD.

    • On Board Review. This quarterly analysis of container capacity covers utilization rates by carrier in trade lanes linking the U.S. with 12 regions around the world. An overview of current U.S. supply and demand for containerized transport is a useful tool for agents negotiating freight rates or securing vessel space.

    • Port Rankings. This monthly report summarizes the volume (in TEUs) and direction of cargo shipping through the top U.S. ports.



    Custom Research & Consulting Services

    PIERS consultants can work with you to develop a practical plan for finding out what you need to know to plan and execute successful global business strategies. Our team of economists, statisticians, researchers, and information specialists can help:

    • Custom searches and running analyses of existing PIERS data.


    • Special-purpose studies to develop new data.


    • Additional sources of reliable information or advice.


    • Statistical models to test your strategies against existing or new data.


    • Data-driven applications that achieve your business objectives - or PIERS data adapted for your company's proprietary applications.


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