Global Product Finder — Dropshipping & Product Research

Cross-border product discovery and arbitrage research from overseas supplier hubs to destination retail markets.

Find products from China and other supplier markets that may have commercial potential in your target ecommerce destination market. Designed for dropshipping products, product research, winning products, AliExpress products, China products, product sourcing, ecommerce, and import products.

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What Makes This Different?

Most dropshipping tools are merely raw AliExpress scrapers that dump order numbers. Global Product Finder is an intelligent cross-border arbitrage and decision system powered by Laya & JEV System-1 Decision Intelligence.

It models the entire lifecycle of an ecommerce product:

[ OVERSEAS SUPPLIER ] ──▶ [ DESTINATION RETAIL ] ──▶ [ PRICE SPREAD ] ──▶ [ COMPETITION & TRENDS ] ──▶ [ DECISION INTELLIGENCE ]
    Sourcing Price: $8.50      Median Retail: $39.99     Multiple: 4.7x         Demand: High, Comp: Med      Tier: INVESTIGATE (87/100)

Core Question Answered:

"What products can I source from an overseas manufacturing hub (China, India, Vietnam) and profitably sell in my target retail market (USA, UK, Germany, Canada, UAE)?"

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Key Features

• Cross-Border Market Arbitrage: Compares supplier cost against observed target market retail prices to compute real gross price multiples.
• Supplier Verification: Filters by verified order counts (10,000+), high ratings (4.5+), and delivery timelines.
• Competition Density Analysis: Assesses destination marketplace density (LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH) to identify market gaps.
• Trend Keyword Engine: Generates high-intent search queries and detects emerging viral momentum.
• Optional Meta Ads Validation: Checks if destination brands are already spending ad dollars promoting this product.
• Six Opportunity Modes: Rank candidate products by BALANCED, BEST_MARGIN, LOW_COMPETITION, TRENDING, EMERGING, or HIGH_DEMAND.
• Honest Telemetry: Does not claim "guaranteed net profit". Clearly factors in operational risks (shipping, ad costs, returns, duties).

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Opportunity Ranking Modes

1. BALANCED (Default): Holistic balance across demand (25%), price spread (20%), competition (15%), supplier strength (15%), trends (10%), and ad signals (10%).
2. BEST_MARGIN: Prioritizes products with the highest price multiples (3x–10x+) between supplier cost and target retail.
3. LOW_COMPETITION: Prioritizes untapped product niches with low marketplace saturation.
4. TRENDING: Prioritizes products with rapidly accelerating search query momentum.
5. EMERGING: Discovers rising viral products before they reach peak advertiser saturation.
6. HIGH_DEMAND: Focuses on battle-tested, high-volume products with tens of thousands of confirmed orders.

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Example Input (JSON)

{
  "sourceCountry": "CN",
  "targetCountry": "US",
  "categories": [
    "pet products",
    "home gadgets",
    "kitchen tools",
    "car accessories"
  ],
  "opportunityMode": "BALANCED",
  "maxProducts": 25,
  "minSupplierRating": 4.5,
  "minSupplierOrders": 1000,
  "maxSupplierPrice": 25.0,
  "minPriceMultiple": 2.5,
  "includeTargetMarketResearch": true,
  "includeTrendAnalysis": true,
  "includeMetaAdSignals": true,
  "includeAIAnalysis": true,
  "decisionEngine": "laya"
}

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Example Output (JSON)

{
  "product_name": "Portable USB Rechargeable Blender",
  "original_supplier_title": "Mini USB Portable Blender 6 Blades Fruit Juicer Extractor Shake Smoothie Cup",
  "source_country": "CN",
  "target_country": "US",
  "supplier": {
    "price": 8.50,
    "currency": "USD",
    "rating": 4.7,
    "orders": 18900,
    "review_count": 4200,
    "seller_name": "Guangzhou Electronics Direct",
    "shipping_price": 2.20,
    "estimated_delivery_days": 12
  },
  "target_market": {
    "lowest_price": 29.99,
    "median_price": 39.99,
    "highest_price": 54.99,
    "currency": "USD",
    "competition": "HIGH"
  },
  "price_spread": {
    "multiple": 4.71,
    "absolute_difference": 31.49
  },
  "trend": {
    "status": "RISING",
    "keywords": [
      "portable blender",
      "best portable blender",
      "portable blender review"
    ],
    "emerging_keywords": [
      "buy portable blender online",
      "portable blender tiktok viral"
    ]
  },
  "meta_ads": {
    "advertiser_count": 8,
    "active_ad_count": 22,
    "signal_score": 85
  },
  "scores": {
    "supplier": 94,
    "demand": 85,
    "price_spread": 95,
    "competition": 45,
    "trend": 88,
    "differentiation": 85,
    "overall": 86
  },
  "decision": "INVESTIGATE",
  "positive_signals": [
    "Strong observed price spread: 4.71x multiple ($8.50 sourcing vs $39.99 median retail)",
    "High supplier order volume (18,900 verified orders)",
    "Top-tier supplier satisfaction score (4.7/5.0)",
    "Search interest telemetry indicates rising commercial momentum",
    "Active Meta advertising campaigns observed in US (8 brands)"
  ],
  "risks": [
    "Shipping, duties, payment processing, returns, and ad costs may substantially reduce net profit",
    "Target market has dense established retail competition"
  ],
  "why_this_product": "INVESTIGATE: Sourcing from CN ($8.50) into US (median retail $39.99) offers a 4.71x price multiple. Supplier has 18,900 orders (4.7 rating). Competition is HIGH and search trend momentum is RISING.",
  "shipping_signal": "MEDIUM",
  "data_quality": "HIGH"
}

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How to Call via API

Python (ApifyClient)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run_input = {
    "sourceCountry": "CN",
    "targetCountry": "US",
    "categories": ["pet products", "kitchen tools"],
    "opportunityMode": "BEST_MARGIN",
    "minPriceMultiple": 3.0
}

run = client.actor("your-username/global-product-finder").call(run_input=run_input)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"[{item['decision']}] {item['product_name']} - Sourcing: ${item['supplier']['price']} -> Target: ${item['target_market']['median_price']} ({item['price_spread']['multiple']}x)")

JavaScript / Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const input = {
    sourceCountry: 'CN',
    targetCountry: 'US',
    categories: ['pet products', 'kitchen tools'],
    opportunityMode: 'BEST_MARGIN'
};

const run = await client.actor('your-username/global-product-finder').call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Apify CLI

$apify call your-username/global-product-finder --input='{"sourceCountry":"CN","targetCountry":"US","categories":["pet products"]}'

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Monetization Events

• product-analyzed: Charged per overseas supplier product evaluated.
• product-qualified: Charged when a candidate product achieves INVESTIGATE or WATCH status.
• product-opportunity: Charged per full cross-border intelligence profile delivered.