# ImportYeti Country Directory - Suppliers & Importers (`jungle_synthesizer/importyeti-country-directory-scraper`) Actor Scrape ImportYeti's country directory to discover top suppliers and US importers by geography. Get ranked entity lists, recent shipments, and aggregate trade stats for any country — from national level down to individual cities and states. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/importyeti-country-directory-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event 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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 ## ImportYeti Country Directory - Suppliers & Importers Scrape [ImportYeti](https://www.importyeti.com/)'s country/location directory pages to discover top suppliers and US importers by geography. Returns ranked entity lists, recent shipment records, and aggregate trade stats — from national level (e.g. China, Vietnam) down to individual states, cities, and counties. --- ### Features - Retrieves the **Top Suppliers / Companies table** (up to 10 ranked entities per location) with badge metadata ("Top", "New", "Fast Growing"), total shipment counts, and HS category tags. - Pulls up to **50 recent shipment rows** per location — same structure as the ImportYeti BOL scraper: arrival date, house + master BOL numbers, supplier name/slug/URL, city, country, weight, quantity, containers, and product description. - Emits an optional **location summary record** per page with aggregate stats: total shipment count, total TEU, total weight, and database updated date. - Accepts bare **country slugs** (`china`, `vietnam`, `united-states-of-america`) or full ImportYeti location URLs. Covers both the `supplier` directory (foreign shippers to the US) and the `company` directory (US importers). - Supports **sub-geography drilling** into states, cities, and counties via `subGeographies` (provide full ImportYeti URL with the numeric ID). - Pay-per-event billing at $0.10 per run start plus $0.001 per record. - Handles ImportYeti's Cloudflare edge via residential US proxy — no CAPTCHAs to babysit, no browsers to feed. --- ### What Can You Do With This Data? - **Supplier discovery by geography** — "Who are the top 10 suppliers in China for plastics?" Answer in one run. - **Country sourcing analysis** — Compare recent shipment volume, weight, and TEU across multiple origin countries. - **Procurement research** — Surface the most active shippers from a specific city or state for targeted sourcing outreach. - **Trade flow intelligence** — Track which US companies are most actively importing from a given country or region. - **Tariff exposure mapping** — Identify origin countries for HS code categories, then overlay Section 301 / Section 201 tariff rates. - **OSINT supply chain work** — Build geographic supply chain maps from public US customs records (cited by Bellingcat). --- ### How It Works 1. Supply country slugs in `countries` (e.g. `["china", "vietnam"]`) and select `locationType` (`supplier` or `company`). 2. The scraper constructs ImportYeti location URLs (`/location/supplier/china/country`) and fetches each page through a residential US proxy. 3. Each page is parsed for: the ranked entity table, the 50-row shipment table, and the aggregate stats block. 4. Records stream into the Apify dataset as they're extracted. Use `maxItems` to cap total records across all locations. To drill into a sub-geography (e.g. Hangzhou city or California state), pass the full ImportYeti URL in `subGeographies`: ```` https://www.importyeti.com/location/supplier/china/city/1808925-hangzhou-shi https://www.importyeti.com/location/company/united-states-of-america/state/5-california ```` --- ### Input ```json { "countries": ["china", "vietnam"], "locationType": "supplier", "includeEntities": true, "includeSummary": true, "maxItems": 200 } ```` | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `countries` | array of strings | `["china"]` | Country slugs or full ImportYeti location URLs. Slugs like `china`, `vietnam`, `united-states-of-america`, or full URLs all work. | | `locationType` | string | `supplier` | `supplier` — foreign shippers to the US; `company` — US importers. | | `subGeographies` | array of strings | `[]` | Optional full ImportYeti sub-geography URLs (states, cities, counties). | | `includeEntities` | boolean | `true` | Extract the ranked Top Suppliers/Companies table (up to 10 rows per location). | | `includeSummary` | boolean | `true` | Emit one `location_summary` record per location with aggregate stats. | | `maxItems` | integer | `50` | Max total records across all locations. `0` for no cap. | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | `RESIDENTIAL` US | Apify proxy config. Residential US is required — ImportYeti's CF edge blocks datacenter IPs. | *** ### Output Three record types are emitted, all sharing a common set of location fields: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `record_type` | `"entity"`, `"shipment"`, or `"location_summary"` | | `location_type` | `"supplier"` or `"company"` | | `country` | Country display name (e.g. `China`) | | `country_slug` | URL slug (e.g. `china`) | | `sub_geography` | State/city ID if sub-geography, empty at country level | | `sub_geography_type` | `"state"`, `"city"`, `"county"`, etc. — empty at country level | | `source_url` | The ImportYeti URL scraped | | `scraped_at` | ISO 8601 timestamp | **Entity records** (`record_type: "entity"`) add: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `entity_name` | Supplier or company name | | `entity_slug` | ImportYeti slug | | `entity_url` | ImportYeti profile URL | | `entity_total_shipments` | Total shipment count for this entity | | `entity_top_hs_categories` | HS product categories (e.g. `Plastics Furnitures Toys`) | | `entity_badge` | `"Top"`, `"New"`, `"Fast Growing"`, or empty | **Shipment records** (`record_type: "shipment"`) add: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `arrival_date` | Arrival date (`MM/DD/YYYY`) | | `bill_of_lading` | House BOL number | | `master_bill_of_lading` | Master BOL number | | `supplier_name` | Supplier name | | `supplier_slug` | Supplier ImportYeti slug | | `supplier_url` | Supplier profile URL | | `supplier_city` | Supplier city | | `supplier_country` | Supplier country | | `weight_kg` | Weight in kilograms | | `quantity` | Package count | | `quantity_unit` | Unit (e.g. `pkg`) | | `container_count` | Container count | | `product_description` | Free-text product description | **Summary records** (`record_type: "location_summary"`) add: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `total_shipments` | Total sea shipments for this location | | `total_weight` | Total weight | | `total_teu` | Total TEU | | `database_updated` | Database update date | *** ### Part of the ImportYeti Intelligence Suite This actor is designed to work alongside: - **[ImportYeti Scraper](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer/importyeti-bill-of-lading-scraper)** — Enrich known companies and suppliers with full BOL history, HS codes, and supply-chain rollups. Together they cover every free-tier entry point on ImportYeti: discover by geography (this actor) and enrich by company/supplier (BOL actor). # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `countries` (type: `array`): Country slugs or full ImportYeti location URLs. Examples: 'china', 'vietnam', 'united-states-of-america', or https://www.importyeti.com/location/supplier/china/country ## `locationType` (type: `string`): Whether to scrape the supplier directory (foreign shippers) or company directory (US importers) for each country. ## `subGeographies` (type: `array`): Optional: drill into specific states/cities/counties. Provide full ImportYeti URLs like https://www.importyeti.com/location/supplier/china/city/1808925-hangzhou-shi ## `includeEntities` (type: `boolean`): Extract the 'Top Suppliers/Companies' table (up to 10 rows per location) in addition to shipment records. ## `includeSummary` (type: `boolean`): Emit one summary record per location with aggregate stats (total shipments, weight, TEU). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum total records across all locations (entities + shipments + summaries). Set to 0 for no cap. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy configuration. Residential US proxy recommended for ImportYeti. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "countries": [ "china" ], "locationType": "supplier", "includeEntities": true, "includeSummary": true, "maxItems": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "countries": [ "china" ], "locationType": "supplier", "includeEntities": true, "includeSummary": true, "maxItems": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/importyeti-country-directory-scraper").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 = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "countries": ["china"], "locationType": "supplier", "includeEntities": True, "includeSummary": True, "maxItems": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "US", }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/importyeti-country-directory-scraper").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 '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "countries": [ "china" ], "locationType": "supplier", "includeEntities": true, "includeSummary": true, "maxItems": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/importyeti-country-directory-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/importyeti-country-directory-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "ImportYeti Country Directory - Suppliers & Importers", "description": "Scrape ImportYeti's country directory to discover top suppliers and US importers by geography. Get ranked entity lists, recent shipments, and aggregate trade stats for any country — from national level down to individual cities and states.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "EKV9qpke66ZYzzlkp" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~importyeti-country-directory-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-importyeti-country-directory-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~importyeti-country-directory-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-importyeti-country-directory-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~importyeti-country-directory-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-importyeti-country-directory-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "countries": { "title": "Countries", "type": "array", "description": "Country slugs or full ImportYeti location URLs. Examples: 'china', 'vietnam', 'united-states-of-america', or https://www.importyeti.com/location/supplier/china/country", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "locationType": { "title": "Directory Type", "enum": [ "supplier", "company" ], "type": "string", "description": "Whether to scrape the supplier directory (foreign shippers) or company directory (US importers) for each country.", "default": "supplier" }, "subGeographies": { "title": "Sub-Geography URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Optional: drill into specific states/cities/counties. Provide full ImportYeti URLs like https://www.importyeti.com/location/supplier/china/city/1808925-hangzhou-shi", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "includeEntities": { "title": "Include Top Entities", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract the 'Top Suppliers/Companies' table (up to 10 rows per location) in addition to shipment records.", "default": true }, "includeSummary": { "title": "Include Location Summary", "type": "boolean", "description": "Emit one summary record per location with aggregate stats (total shipments, weight, TEU).", "default": true }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum total records across all locations (entities + shipments + summaries). Set to 0 for no cap.", "default": 50 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy configuration. Residential US proxy recommended for ImportYeti." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```