# Export Market Finder — HS Code Trade Intelligence (`goat255/export-market-finder`) Actor Rank the best export markets for any product. Global import demand cross-referenced with an exporter's current footprint to surface high-demand, underserved markets. - **URL**: https://apify.com/goat255/export-market-finder.md - **Developed by:** [Goutam Soni](https://apify.com/goat255) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $10.00 / 1,000 market analyseds This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Export Market Finder — HS Code Trade Intelligence Find and rank the best **export markets** for any product, then see where you already have a foothold and where the open opportunities are. Give it a product's **HS code** and an **exporter country**, and it returns a ranked table of destination markets built from official international merchandise trade statistics. ### What it does For your product (by HS code), the actor: 1. Ranks every country by how much of that product it **imports** from the world (total import demand, in USD). 2. Cross-references your chosen **exporter country's** current exports into each of those markets. 3. Computes each market's **share held by your exporter** and tags the opportunity: - **untapped** — strong import demand, your exporter is barely present (< 1% share) - **growing** — some presence (1–10% share) - **established** — you already supply a meaningful share (> 10%) The result is a shortlist of high-demand markets ranked by size, with the untapped ones flagged for outreach. ### Example | Input | Value | |---|---| | Product HS code | `4819` (cartons, boxes & cases of paper/paperboard) | | Exporter country | `India` | | Year | `2023` | | Number of markets | `30` | ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | `hsCode` | string | `4819` | 2, 4, or 6-digit Harmonized System code | | `exporterCountry` | string | `India` | Country name, ISO-2, ISO-3, or numeric code | | `year` | string | `2023` | Auto-steps back up to 3 years if the year has no data yet | | `topN` | integer | `30` | Number of markets to return (1–200) | | `includeExporterFootprint` | boolean | `true` | Compute your share + opportunity rating per market | ### Output One row per target market: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `rank` | Position by import demand | | `country`, `iso3` | Destination market | | `importDemandUsd` | That market's total imports of the product (USD) | | `importVolumeKg` | Import volume where reported (kg) | | `avgUnitValueUsdPerKg` | Average unit value (USD/kg) | | `exporterCountry` | The exporter you analysed | | `exporterExportsUsd` | Your exporter's exports into that market (USD) | | `exporterSharePct` | Your exporter's share of that market's imports | | `opportunity` | `untapped` / `growing` / `established` | | `hsCode`, `year` | Echoed for reference | ### Pricing Pay-per-result: you are charged only for each target-market row returned with a real import-demand value. Empty or zero-demand rows are free. ### Common HS codes to try `4819` corrugated boxes · `090111` coffee · `620342` cotton trousers · `870323` cars · `300490` medicaments · `100630` rice. Any 2/4/6-digit HS code works. ### Notes - Figures are annual official trade statistics; the most recent complete year is typically 1–2 years back. - "Import demand" reflects a market's imports from all origins, so it measures total opportunity, not just your exporter's current trade. **Found this useful?** [Leave a quick review](https://apify.com/goat255/export-market-finder/reviews). It takes a few seconds and it genuinely helps other people find the actor. # Actor input Schema ## `hsCode` (type: `string`): Harmonized System code of the product to analyse. 2, 4, or 6 digits. Example: 4819 = cartons, boxes and cases of paper/paperboard (corrugated boxes). ## `exporterCountry` (type: `string`): The exporting country you are analysing markets for. Accepts a country name, ISO-2, ISO-3, or numeric code. Example: India, IN, IND. ## `year` (type: `string`): Year of trade statistics to use. If that year has no data yet, the actor automatically steps back up to 3 years. ## `topN` (type: `integer`): How many top import markets to return, ranked by import demand. ## `includeExporterFootprint` (type: `boolean`): Cross-reference the exporter's current exports into each market to compute market share and an opportunity rating (untapped / growing / established). ## Actor input object example ```json { "hsCode": "4819", "exporterCountry": "India", "year": "2023", "topN": 30, "includeExporterFootprint": true } ```` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("goat255/export-market-finder").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("goat255/export-market-finder").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call goat255/export-market-finder --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=goat255/export-market-finder", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Export Market Finder — HS Code Trade Intelligence", "description": "Rank the best export markets for any product. Global import demand cross-referenced with an exporter's current footprint to surface high-demand, underserved markets.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "LmQ00siOKx5vDg93K" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/goat255~export-market-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-goat255-export-market-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/goat255~export-market-finder/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-goat255-export-market-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/goat255~export-market-finder/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-goat255-export-market-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "hsCode" ], "properties": { "hsCode": { "title": "Product HS code", "type": "string", "description": "Harmonized System code of the product to analyse. 2, 4, or 6 digits. Example: 4819 = cartons, boxes and cases of paper/paperboard (corrugated boxes).", "default": "4819" }, "exporterCountry": { "title": "Exporter country", "type": "string", "description": "The exporting country you are analysing markets for. Accepts a country name, ISO-2, ISO-3, or numeric code. Example: India, IN, IND.", "default": "India" }, "year": { "title": "Trade data year", "type": "string", "description": "Year of trade statistics to use. 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