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Industries wanting a tool to get import and export data at the detailed, bill-of-lading level
About PIERS
PIERS is the leading provider of import and export data at the detailed, bill-of-lading level, a heritage rooted in 40 years of amassing the industry's largest U.S. waterborne trade data set. Every day, on average, the PIERS team processes close to 60,000 bills of lading that are filed with U.S. customs. Within hours of receipt, we verify, standardize, enhance, and load the data into our products so that you can spend your time on business decisions rather than data collection. The PIERS team integrates this transactional trade data with standardized company details so you can also identify imports and exports by company. In addition to U.S. trade data going back to 2003, you can find detailed import and export transactions for 18 international markets and trade statistics for more than 144 countries. Many customers use PIERS as a complement to our aggregated trade data product, Global Trade Analytics Suite.
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S&P Global
Founded: 1860
United States
www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/solutions/products/piers
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