Who takes trade and shipment data, and how
4 of 8 trade-data organisations whose own pages we read take data contributed by the businesses that hold it, each answer quoted, read 28 October 2026.
Where its trade data comes from
What it says about the holder's identity
What its page says
Every answer from every organisation
Each row is one organisation. Click an answer to see the sentence behind it, quoted from the page with the date we read it. Where it says "not stated", the page we read is silent on that question.
| Organisation | Where its trade data comes from | What it says about the holder's identity | What its page says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altana | takes data contributed by the businesses that hold it | says contributed data is anonymised or aggregated Not addressed in The Altana product network | With Altana, enterprises keep products trade-ready, logistics providers automate full… |
| Datarade | lists other providers' trade datasets for sale | says its data names the businesses behind the shipmentsNot addressed in Trade data category | Asian Continent (51 Countries) Detailed Customs Data | Trade Activities Insights |
| Defined.ai | takes data contributed by the businesses that hold it | not statedNot addressed in Partnership programs | You use and store it internally but don’t know how to monetize it |
| Descartes | builds its data from customs, manifest or public sources | not statedNot addressed in Import and export data and trade research (Datamyne) | Descartes Datamyne™ delivers global trade data for over 180 countries. |
| Protege | takes data contributed by the businesses that hold it | not statedNot addressed in home | while maintaining clear rights protections and provenance |
| TradeInt | builds its data from customs, manifest or public sources | not statedNot addressed in What types of data does TradeInt provide | Access detailed global transaction records, including B/L Records and Shipping Data |
| Trademo | builds its data from customs, manifest or public sources | not statedNot addressed in home | Identify active importers and exporters, uncover emerging demand, and find lookalike… |
| Xeneta | takes data contributed by the businesses that hold it | says contributed data is anonymised or aggregated | This data is sourced in partnership with our network of shipper and freight forwarder… |
The source sentence behind every answer (33)
- Altana, Platform, read 2026-10-28, Where its trade data comes from:
Participants retain control of their own data, as a federated data model safely aggregates insights while keeping sensitive data and IP fully secure.
- Altana, Platform, read 2026-10-28, What it says about the holder's identity:
a federated data model safely aggregates insights while keeping sensitive data and IP fully secure
- Altana, Platform, read 2026-10-28, What its page says:
With Altana, enterprises keep products trade-ready, logistics providers automate full customs brokerage workflows, and governments modernize customs, trade enforcement, defense procurement, and economic security.
- Altana, The Altana product network, read 2026-10-28, Where its trade data comes from:
and the records customers contribute through their own catalogs and Product Passports
- Altana, The Altana product network, read 2026-10-28, What it says about the holder's identity: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 4,086 characters long.
- Altana, The Altana product network, read 2026-10-28, What its page says:
The graph is built from open-source public data, established commercial data, shipment data from premier trade-data providers and customs authorities, and the records customers contribute through their own catalogs and Product Passports.
- Datarade, Import export data category, read 2026-10-28, Where its trade data comes from:
Import Export Data | Shipment-Level Customs and Bill of Lading Records with Buyer and Supplier | Since 2019
- Datarade, Import export data category, read 2026-10-28, What it says about the holder's identity:
Shipment-Level Customs and Bill of Lading Records with Buyer and Supplier
- Datarade, Import export data category, read 2026-10-28, What its page says:
Import Export Data | Shipment-Level Customs and Bill of Lading Records with Buyer and Supplier | Since 2019
- Datarade, Trade data category, read 2026-10-28, Where its trade data comes from:
Asian Continent (51 Countries) Detailed Customs Data | Trade Activities Insights
- Datarade, Trade data category, read 2026-10-28, What it says about the holder's identity: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 21,791 characters long.
- Datarade, Trade data category, read 2026-10-28, What its page says:
Asian Continent (51 Countries) Detailed Customs Data | Trade Activities Insights
- Defined.ai, Partnership programs, read 2026-10-27, Where its trade data comes from:
Through your business operations (customer interactions, stock information, shipping routes etc.) you generate data (sales, marketing, logistics etc.).
- Defined.ai, Partnership programs, read 2026-10-27, What it says about the holder's identity: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-27, 5,738 characters long.
- Defined.ai, Partnership programs, read 2026-10-27, What its page says:
You use and store it internally but don’t know how to monetize it
- Descartes, Import and export data and trade research (Datamyne), read 2026-10-28, Where its trade data comes from:
Access detailed import-export data, maritime bills of lading, and trade stats across key global regions
- Descartes, Import and export data and trade research (Datamyne), read 2026-10-28, What it says about the holder's identity: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 6,057 characters long.
- Descartes, Import and export data and trade research (Datamyne), read 2026-10-28, What its page says:
Descartes Datamyne™ delivers global trade data for over 180 countries.
- Protege, home, read 2026-10-08, Where its trade data comes from:
Monetize your existing data assets or content with Protege
- Protege, home, read 2026-10-08, What it says about the holder's identity: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-08, 35,339 characters long.
- Protege, home, read 2026-10-08, What its page says:
while maintaining clear rights protections and provenance
- TradeInt, What types of data does TradeInt provide, read 2026-10-28, Where its trade data comes from:
Access detailed global transaction records, including B/L Records and Shipping Data
- TradeInt, What types of data does TradeInt provide, read 2026-10-28, What it says about the holder's identity: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 7,686 characters long.
- TradeInt, What types of data does TradeInt provide, read 2026-10-28, What its page says:
Access detailed global transaction records, including B/L Records and Shipping Data
- Trademo, home, read 2026-10-28, Where its trade data comes from:
Find and qualify suppliers on real trade data, compare sourcing markets on cost and tariff exposure
- Trademo, home, read 2026-10-28, What it says about the holder's identity: The page is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 7,185 characters long.
- Trademo, home, read 2026-10-28, What its page says:
Identify active importers and exporters, uncover emerging demand, and find lookalike prospects based on real trade activity.
- Xeneta, Ocean freight rates: our data, read 2026-10-28, Where its trade data comes from:
Xeneta’s data is sourced in partnership with our customers, including some of the world’s largest shippers and freight forwarders, drawn from actual contracts that we validate and enrich
- Xeneta, Ocean freight rates: our data, read 2026-10-28, What it says about the holder's identity:
Collect data from our extensive user base. Secure, anonymous, and compliant data integration.
- Xeneta, Ocean freight rates: our data, read 2026-10-28, What its page says:
This data is sourced in partnership with our network of shipper and freight forwarder customers
- Xeneta, How to upload ocean rates, read 2026-10-28, Where its trade data comes from:
Upload your Excel file with one
- Xeneta, How to upload ocean rates, read 2026-10-28, What it says about the holder's identity:
Your unique data and the display of this data will never be shown to any other customers.
- Xeneta, How to upload ocean rates, read 2026-10-28, What its page says:
Your unique data and the display of this data will never be shown to any other customers.
How the figures are worked out
Each organisation's own trade-data marketplaces', benchmark platforms' and trade-intelligence firms' own pages on where their data comes from were read through estate-fetch and stored whole (sha256 on every row).
For every page, three questions were answered from its own words: where its trade data comes from, what it says about the holder's identity, what its page says.
Every stated answer carries the sentence it rests on, checked against the stored text; 'not stated' means the page read does not address the question.
A organisation with several pages reads 'varies' where they disagree.
8 organisations, 11 pages.
11 sources, with links
- Datarade, Trade data (the publisher's trade-data marketplaces', benchmark platforms' and trade-intelligence firms' own pages on where their data comes from, cited for reporting)
- Datarade, Import export data (the publisher's trade-data marketplaces', benchmark platforms' and trade-intelligence firms' own pages on where their data comes from, cited for reporting)
- Xeneta, Ocean freight rates: our data (the publisher's trade-data marketplaces', benchmark platforms' and trade-intelligence firms' own pages on where their data comes from, cited for reporting)
- Xeneta, How to upload ocean rates (the publisher's trade-data marketplaces', benchmark platforms' and trade-intelligence firms' own pages on where their data comes from, cited for reporting)
- Altana, Platform (the publisher's trade-data marketplaces', benchmark platforms' and trade-intelligence firms' own pages on where their data comes from, cited for reporting)
- Altana, The Altana product network (the publisher's trade-data marketplaces', benchmark platforms' and trade-intelligence firms' own pages on where their data comes from, cited for reporting)
- TradeInt, What types of data does TradeInt provide (the publisher's trade-data marketplaces', benchmark platforms' and trade-intelligence firms' own pages on where their data comes from, cited for reporting)
- Descartes, Import and export data and trade research (the publisher's trade-data marketplaces', benchmark platforms' and trade-intelligence firms' own pages on where their data comes from, cited for reporting)
- Trademo, home (the publisher's trade-data marketplaces', benchmark platforms' and trade-intelligence firms' own pages on where their data comes from, cited for reporting)
- Defined.ai, Partnership programs (the publisher's trade-data marketplaces', benchmark platforms' and trade-intelligence firms' own pages on where their data comes from, cited for reporting)
- Protege, home (the publisher's trade-data marketplaces', benchmark platforms' and trade-intelligence firms' own pages on where their data comes from, cited for reporting)
Use this figure
4 of 8 trade-data organisations whose own pages we read take data contributed by the businesses that hold it, each answer quoted, read 28 October 2026.
Where its trade data comes from, by organisation: takes data contributed by the businesses that hold it 4 of 8, builds its data from customs, manifest or public sources 3 of 8, lists other providers' trade datasets for sale 1 of 8 (8 organisations, read 28 October 2026).
What it says about the holder's identity, by organisation: not stated 5 of 8, says contributed data is anonymised or aggregated 2 of 8, says its data names the businesses behind the shipments 1 of 8 (8 organisations, read 28 October 2026).
What its page says, by organisation: stated 8 of 8 (8 organisations, read 28 October 2026).
Suggested citation: "Who takes trade and shipment data, and how", updated 2026-10-28, https://selltradedatatoai.com/datasets/trade-data-buyers/.
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