📊 Zauba Import/Export Trade Data Scraper

🚀 Pull Indian import and export shipment records from Zauba.com in minutes. HS codes, product descriptions, trading partners, ports, quantities, USD values. No API key, no manual CSV wrangling.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-08 · 📊 14 fields per record · 🔍 Import or export filter · 🚫 No auth required

Pull live Indian customs shipment records from Zauba.com, the largest public source of Indian import and export trade data. The actor walks the Zauba listings for any product keyword, paginates through results, and returns one structured row per shipment ready for supply chain research, competitor monitoring, sourcing analysis, or trade compliance work.

Every run fetches data live from Zauba so you get the current state of the source, not a stale snapshot. The actor handles Cloudflare automatically and supports both import and export views with the same input shape, so you can swap modes without changing your pipeline.

👥 Built for	🎯 Primary use cases
Supply chain analysts	Track competitor shipment volumes and ports
Sourcing teams	Identify suppliers and unit costs by HS code
Customs and compliance	Monitor product flows across HS classifications
Trade finance and lenders	Verify trade activity for diligence
Market researchers	Map Indian trade by country, port, and product
Journalists and investigators	Trace shipments behind specific brands or sectors

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📋 What the Zauba Scraper does

• 📅 Shipment date. When the customs filing was recorded so you can track timing and seasonality.
• 🏷️ HS code and description. Harmonized tariff code with the human-readable description.
• 📝 Product description. The line-level item description as filed at customs.
• 🌍 Trading partner. Country involved in the shipment.
• ⛴️ Port. Indian port of entry for imports or exit for exports.
• 📦 Quantity, unit, and value. Quantity with unit, total USD value, and a derived price per unit.

The scraper accepts a free-text product keyword and a trade type (import or export). It builds the matching Zauba URL, walks the result pages, and pushes one record per shipment to the dataset. You can also pass a startUrl to scrape a specific filter page directly.

💡 Why it matters: Zauba is the cleanest public source of Indian customs shipment records, but its UI is paginated and rate-limited. A live, structured pull beats manual scraping for trade intelligence, supplier discovery, and competitive cost analysis.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing setup, a live run, and how to pipe results into Google Sheets via Apify integrations.

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⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Name	Description
product	string	Product / Keyword	Product keyword to search (e.g. laptop, cotton, steel). Builds the URL path.
tradeType	enum	Trade Type	import or export.
startUrl	string	Start URL	Optional. Direct Zauba URL (e.g. https://www.zauba.com/import-laptop/p-1-hs-code.html). When provided, product and tradeType are ignored.
maxItems	integer	Max Items	Free users: limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: optional, max 1,000,000.

Example 1. Indian imports of laptops, first 50 records.

{
  "product": "laptop",
  "tradeType": "import",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example 2. Indian exports of cotton, scraped from a specific filter page.

{
  "startUrl": "https://www.zauba.com/export-cotton/p-1-hs-code.html",
  "maxItems": 100
}

⚠️ Good to Know: when startUrl is set, every other filter is ignored. Use it for ad-hoc scrapes from a specific Zauba filter page.

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📊 Output

The dataset returns one structured record per shipment. Each record carries the customs date, HS code, product description, trading partner, port, quantity, USD value, and a back-reference URL. Consume the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS via the Apify console or API.

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
📅 date	string	12-Mar-2026
🏷️ hsCode	string	84713010
📝 hsCodeDescription	string	PORTABLE AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINE
🧾 productDescription	string	LENOVO LAPTOP MODEL 20XX 8GB 256GB
🌍 country	string	China
⛴️ port	string	Bombay Air Cargo
📐 unit	string	NOS
📦 quantity	number	120
💰 totalValueUsd	number	48000.5
💵 pricePerUnitUsd	number	400.0
🔁 tradeType	string	import
🔗 url	string (url)	https://www.zauba.com/import-laptop/p-1-hs-code.html
📅 scrapedAt	ISO date	2026-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
❗ error	string or null	null

📦 Sample records

1. Typical record (import shipment, full fields)

{
  "date": "12-Mar-2026",
  "hsCode": "84713010",
  "hsCodeDescription": "PORTABLE AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINE",
  "productDescription": "LENOVO THINKPAD T14 i7 16GB 512GB SSD",
  "country": "China",
  "port": "Bombay Air Cargo",
  "unit": "NOS",
  "quantity": 120,
  "totalValueUsd": 96000,
  "pricePerUnitUsd": 800,
  "tradeType": "import",
  "url": "https://www.zauba.com/import-laptop/p-1-hs-code.html",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-08T12:00:00.000Z"
}

2. Export shipment

{
  "date": "08-Mar-2026",
  "hsCode": "52010010",
  "hsCodeDescription": "RAW COTTON",
  "productDescription": "INDIAN RAW COTTON BALES (S-6) MIC 3.8",
  "country": "Bangladesh",
  "port": "Mundra",
  "unit": "MTS",
  "quantity": 250,
  "totalValueUsd": 412500,
  "pricePerUnitUsd": 1650,
  "tradeType": "export",
  "url": "https://www.zauba.com/export-cotton/p-1-hs-code.html",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-08T12:00:00.000Z"
}

3. Sparse record (some fields missing on source)

{
  "date": "01-Mar-2026",
  "hsCode": "72142090",
  "hsCodeDescription": "BARS AND RODS, IRON OR NON-ALLOY STEEL",
  "productDescription": "TMT BARS",
  "country": "Nepal",
  "port": "Raxaul",
  "unit": "MTS",
  "quantity": null,
  "totalValueUsd": null,
  "pricePerUnitUsd": null,
  "tradeType": "export",
  "url": "https://www.zauba.com/export-steel/p-1-hs-code.html",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-08T12:00:00.000Z"
}

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🎯	Built for the job. Scoped specifically to Zauba's import and export pages so you skip the parser engineering entirely.
🔖	Structured output. Clean, typed fields ready for analysis, dashboards, or downstream pipelines.
⚡	Fast. Optimized request patterns return results in seconds, not minutes.
🔁	Always fresh. Every run pulls live data, so the dataset reflects the source as of run time.
🌐	No infra to manage. Apify handles proxies, retries, scaling, scheduling, and storage.
🛡️	Reliable. Battle-tested across many runs and edge cases, with graceful error handling.
🚫	No code required. Configure in the UI, run from CLI, schedule via cron, or call from any language with the Apify SDK.

📊 Production-grade structured trade data without the engineering overhead of building and maintaining your own scraper.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Filters	Setup
⭐ Zauba Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	Full Zauba catalog	Live per run	Product keyword, trade type, direct URL	⚡ 2 min
Build your own scraper	Engineering hours	Full once built	Whenever you maintain it	Custom code	🐢 Days to weeks
Paid trade data APIs	$$$ monthly	Vendor-defined	Live	Vendor-defined	⏳ Hours
Legacy customs dumps	Varies	Subset, often stale	Periodic	None	🕒 Variable

Pick this Actor when you want broad coverage, source-native filtering, and no pipeline maintenance.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the Zauba Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set input. Set a product keyword and pick import or export (or paste a startUrl), then set maxItems.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

📊 Supply chain and sourcing Identify alternative suppliers by country and HS code Benchmark unit costs across vendors and ports Spot supply disruptions and seasonal patterns Build vendor scorecards from shipment volume data	🏢 Competitive intelligence Monitor competitor import and export volumes Track product launches via shipment timing Build market share estimates from customs flows Detect new market entries and exits
🎯 Sales and marketing Identify importers and exporters as outbound leads Build trade-flow heatmaps for territory planning Surface country-specific demand signals Power lead scoring with shipment activity	🛠️ Engineering and product Prototype trade-data features without owning a crawler Replace fragile in-house Zauba scrapers Wire datasets into your apps via the Apify API or webhooks Skip the proxy, retry, and parsing maintenance entirely

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Empirical datasets for papers, thesis work, and coursework Longitudinal studies tracking changes across snapshots Reproducible research with cited, versioned data pulls Classroom exercises on data analysis and ethical scraping	🎨 Personal and creative Side projects, portfolio demos, and indie app launches Data visualizations, dashboards, and infographics Content research for bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters Hobbyist collections and personal trackers
🤝 Non-profit and civic Transparency reporting and accountability projects Advocacy campaigns backed by public-interest data Community-run databases for local issues Investigative journalism on public records	🧪 Experimentation Prototype AI and machine-learning pipelines with real data Validate product-market hypotheses before engineering spend Train small domain-specific models on niche corpora Test dashboard concepts with live input

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🔌 Automating Zauba Scraper

This Actor exposes a REST endpoint, so you can drive it from any language or workflow tool.

• Node.js - call it via the Apify JS SDK.
• Python - call it via the Apify Python SDK.
• REST - hit it directly through the Apify v2 API.

Schedules. Use Apify Scheduler to run hourly, daily, or weekly snapshots. Combine with the Apify dataset diff tools to track new shipments between runs.

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💰 How much does it cost?

Apify gives you $5 in free monthly credits on the Apify Free plan, enough to test Zauba Import/Export Trade Data Scraper and pull a real sample dataset. For ongoing usage:

• Starter plan ($49/month) — Recommended for individuals running Zauba Import/Export Trade Data Scraper regularly. Includes higher concurrency and larger datasets.
• Scale plan ($499/month) — Recommended for teams running Zauba Import/Export Trade Data Scraper at production scale.

Pay-Per-Event pricing means you only pay for what you actually use. Failed runs are never charged. See the Pricing tab on this Actor's page for exact event prices.

💡 Tips for using Zauba Import/Export Trade Data Scraper

• Start with a small maxItems (3-10) to validate output format before running larger jobs.
• Use Apify Schedules to run Zauba Import/Export Trade Data Scraper on a recurring basis and keep your dataset fresh.
• Export via Integrations: Apify connects to Google Sheets, Airbyte, Make, Zapier, and direct webhooks — pipe your data anywhere.
• Monitor with webhooks: trigger downstream workflows the moment a run finishes.
• Re-run failed items: if any individual records error out, re-run with their inputs only. Failed events are not charged.

⚖️ Is it legal to use Zauba Import/Export Trade Data Scraper?

Yes. Zauba Import/Export Trade Data Scraper only collects publicly available data. Web scraping public data has been confirmed as legal by US courts (see hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn) and is widely used for research, market analysis, and business intelligence.

However, you are responsible for:

• Respecting the source website's Terms of Service.
• Complying with GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable data-protection laws when personal data is involved.
• Not republishing copyrighted content without permission.

If you have specific compliance concerns, consult your legal team. See the Apify legal docs for more.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

🔌 Integrate with any app

Zauba Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get run notifications in your channels
• Airbyte - Pipe results into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits and releases
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream actions when a run finishes. Push fresh data into your product backend or alert your team in Slack.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Zauba.com or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The scraper accesses only publicly available pages and is intended for legitimate research, analytics, and lead-generation use. Users are responsible for compliance with the source site's Terms of Service and applicable law.