Zepol’s trade intelligence tools, TradeIQ and TradeView, allow customers to gain a significant edge over their competitors by monitoring their import/export activity, identifying new competitors entering the market, and spotting changes in their industry. Below is a video showing a firsthand view of how our tools can provide essential competitive trade intelligence that helps companies capitalize on their market and increase their bottom line.

Winter is approaching in most of the United States; here in Minnesota the snow has already arrived, coating the Twin Cities with almost a foot of the white stuff. We are used to getting winter storms here, but it still sends unprepared people to the stores to buy shovels, boots, and jackets. With the rest of the northern half of the country waiting for their first storm, we wanted to take a look at where winter-related items come from and see their seasonal trends.

As many in the Midwest and Northeast know, snowplows are essential for ensuring you can get out of your driveway. Based on the U.S. Customs data for snowplow-related shipments, a peak happens in July as retailers and distributors prepare for winter.


If you would like to see more information on imports of winter-related products, please sign up for our free trial by clicking this link. 

Zepol is pleased to announce that we have added new advanced search fields to our flagship product TradeIQ™. Professional and Enterprise subscribers are now able to sort by less-than-container-load or full-container-load shipments to create even more precise searches. Enterprise users have access to freight remaining on board, empty/loaded, and container type searches. This enhancement will further improve your filtering capabilities for more accurate searching.

View the video below for more information on this enhancement and feel free to Contact Us in you have any questions.

The U.S. Census Bureau released its Merchandise Trade data numbers on November 10th for September 2010. The Merchandise Trade balance increased 20.1% over last September and shrank 8.2% from the previous month. Imports fell 2.6% from August and gained 19.2% over last year, while exports increased by 0.9% from the previous month and 18.7% over September 2009.

Below is an in-depth breakdown of the U.S. Census Merchandise Trade data. This month we have highlighted 5 interesting items that we found while looking at September's data; here are the highlights:

1. Is Christmas in September or October this year?
2. Korean Free Trade Agreement awaits the next congress
3. China’s trade surplus indicates a change in their trading partners
4. Peak shipping season changes seen in September
5. Can trade grow on green products?
   

Click here for Zepol's U.S. Census Merchandise Trade Data Update for September 2010