With a comprehensive database of accurate, up-to-date import-export information, Descartes Datamyne™ delivers actionable intelligence for market research, sales insight, supply chain management, enhanced security and competitive strategy. Manufacturers, shippers wholesalers, transport and logistics service providers, management consultants, legal practitioners, industry analysts and more use our exceptionally accurate and granular data to initiate growth strategies, explore new markets, benchmark performance, monitor commodity volumes and values, simplify trade data research, discover buyer-seller relationships and refine sourcing strategies. Select highlights include:

  • Descartes Datamyne™ is powered by the world’s largest searchable trade database, covering the global commerce of 230 markets across 5 continents
  • 75%+ of the world’s import-export trade is covered by our data
  • 500m+ shipment records are added to our database each year 
  • ~26,000 U.S. maritime import Bill of Lading (BOL) records are added each day 24-hours after receipt from U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP)

Our Global Trade Analysis Provides Insight Across Verticals

Transport & Logistics - With extensive international coverage and comprehensive shipping details, Descartes Datamyne for Transport and Logistics captures trade flows and supply/demand curves to enable a competitive edge. A leading choice of the world’s carriers, our solution is recognized for data quality, ease of use, and the personalized support. The solution is designed to help reveal high-opportunity markets and identify and pre-qualify prospective U.S. customers for logistics services. 

Global Companies - Descartes Datamyne for Global Companies delivers perspectives on international market activity for products and commodities to the HS level. Manufacturers in the chemical, food and beverage, electronics, minerals and metal refining sectors leverage our trade information to help manage procurement, purchasing, sales and marketing. Operations and supply chain managers can map traffic patterns, shipment volumes and distribution hubs to enable supply chain flexibility and nimble stocking.

Financial Services - Descartes Datamyne for Financial Services provides market watchers and industry analysts with current indicators of supply and demand. Banks, insurers and financiers who offer loans, letters of credit and other trade finance products will discover the information they need to identify and prequalify prospects, find opportunities to upsell existing clients, match products to customer needs and develop lists of finance executives for focused marketing and sales.

Government & Public Sector - Federal, state and local agencies as well as Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and public-private partnerships use Descartes Datamyne for Government & Public Sectors to assess needs, plan and manage programs that implement policy, attract investments, support business formation and encourage economic activity. Gathered from customs records and enhanced with descriptive details, our trade data identifies buying and selling companies; detailed shipment contents, volumes and values; reveals trends and more. Statistics can be scaled up or down, from postal codes to state, regional or national levels.

Features & Potential Benefits

Users can search international trade data, easily shift perspectives from buy-side to sell-side, or drill down to individual shipments. They can access U.S. master and house BOL information, including container and/or equipment size or type, Non-vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) or VOCC, true Less Than Container (LCL) or Full Container Load (FCL) manifests. Results are enriched with value-added fields, such as 20- foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), the standard measure of containerized shipments, as well as the unified names/ addresses of all parties to the trade.

About the Datamyne Acquisition

The acquisition makes Datamyne’s customers members of the world’s premier global logistics community – The Global Logistics Network – facilitating improved performance and productivity of logistics operations around the world. Descartes’ GLN, complemented by Datamyne’s content and solutions, is the logical place for multi-national shippers, logistics intermediaries and transportation carriers to manage the complete life-cycle of a shipment, including:

  • Researching and making informed decisions about potential trading and logistics partners;
  • Classifying goods appropriately and submitting compliant documentation; and
  • Moving goods efficiently and securely while collaborating with a broad ecosystem of parties.

Nearly 3,000 Datamyne customers will now join the world's largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community and have access to a wider set of solutions via Descartes’ Global Logistics Network.

Datamyne is headquartered in Miami, FL and has offices in Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil. Visit the Datamyne website at http://www.datamyne.com/.