# Cheap Zauba Scraper - Indian Customs Import & Export Trade Data (`trev0n/zauba-scraper`) Actor Extract Indian customs shipment records (import & export) from Zauba.com โ€” HS codes, product descriptions, trading-partner countries, ports, quantities and USD values. Ideal for supply-chain research, sourcing, competitive intelligence and trade analysis. - **URL**: https://apify.com/trev0n/zauba-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Paweล‚](https://apify.com/trev0n) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $8.99 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. 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 ## ๐Ÿšข Zauba Scraper โ€” Indian Customs Import & Export Trade Data ๐ŸŽฏ **Turn India's customs shipment records into a clean, structured dataset โ€” in minutes, not weeks.** This scraper pulls real import and export shipment records from Zauba.com: HS codes and their descriptions, line-level product descriptions, trading-partner countries, Indian ports, quantities, units, and USD values. Perfect for sourcing, supply-chain mapping, competitive intelligence, and trade research. ### ๐Ÿš€ What Does It Do? This scraper automatically collects **structured, ready-to-use Indian customs shipment data** from Zauba.com and hands it to you as a clean table. No manual browsing, no copy-pasting โ€” just set your product and hit Start. ๐Ÿ’ก **Two modes of operation:** 1. **๐Ÿ” Discovery Mode** โ€” Type a product keyword (e.g. "laptop", "cotton", "rice") and pick import or export. The scraper finds the right Zauba listing and walks through the pages for you. 2. **๐Ÿ“‹ Direct URL Mode** โ€” Already have specific Zauba listing URLs? Drop them in and the scraper extracts exactly those. ### ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Who Is This For? | ๐Ÿข Use Case | ๐Ÿ’ฌ How It Helps | | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ๐Ÿ“ฆ **Sourcing & Procurement** | Discover alternative suppliers by country and HS code, and benchmark unit costs across vendors and ports | | ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ **Competitive Intelligence** | Monitor competitors' import and export volumes and spot product launches via shipment timing | | ๐Ÿ“ˆ **Market Researchers** | Build trade-flow datasets, track seasonality, and analyse pricing across thousands of shipments | | ๐Ÿ’ผ **Sales & Lead Generation** | Identify active importers and exporters as outbound leads for territory planning | | ๐ŸŽ“ **Academics & Analysts** | Power empirical studies and longitudinal trade-trend research with real customs data | | โš–๏ธ **Compliance & Investigations** | Trace product flows across tariff classifications for due diligence and investigative work | ### โœจ Features - ๐ŸŒ **Import & Export Coverage** โ€” Scrape shipments flowing into or out of India with a single switch - ๐Ÿ”ข **HS Code Intelligence** โ€” Every record carries the HS code plus its official tariff description - ๐Ÿ’ต **Full Valuation Data** โ€” Total shipment value, quantity, unit, and a derived price-per-unit - ๐ŸŒ **Trade Partners & Ports** โ€” See the origin/destination country and the Indian port for each shipment - ๐Ÿ“… **Clean Dates** โ€” Both the original Zauba date and a normalised ISO date for easy sorting - ๐Ÿ”„ **Deep Pagination** โ€” Pages through the shipment history up to your chosen limit - ๐ŸŽ›๏ธ **Smart Filters** โ€” Search by product keyword and trade direction, or feed exact URLs - โšก **Fast & Scalable** โ€” Pull anywhere from a handful of records to your chosen maximum per run - ๐Ÿงน **Clean, Consistent Output** โ€” Uniform field names and types across imports and exports - ๐Ÿ“ค **Export Anywhere** โ€” Download results as JSON, CSV, Excel, or push to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, or your CRM ### ๐ŸŽ›๏ธ Filters & Options | Option | What It Does | | ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ๐Ÿท๏ธ **Product / Keyword** | The product to search for on Zauba (e.g. "laptop", "cotton", "steel") | | ๐Ÿ” **Trade Direction** | Choose import shipments (into India) or export shipments (out of India) | | ๐Ÿ”ข **Max Results** | Control how many shipment records to extract per run | | ๐Ÿ”— **Direct URLs** | Optionally provide specific Zauba listing URLs to scrape | | ๐ŸŒ **Proxy** | Residential proxy configuration (Apify residential preset, recommended) | ### ๐Ÿ“ฆ What You Get (Output Fields) Every shipment record includes: #### Shipment | Field | Example | | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------- | | date | `22-Nov-2016` | | dateIso | `2016-11-22` | | productDescription | `0A61770 FILTER LENOVO 12.5W9 LAPTOP PF` | | country | `China` | | port | `Banglore Air Cargo` | | tradeType | `import` | #### Classification | Field | Example | | ----------------- | -------------- | | hsCode | `39269099` | | hsCodeDescription | `Other: Other` | #### Valuation | Field | Example | | --------------- | ------- | | unit | `NOS` | | quantity | `12` | | totalValueUsd | `636` | | pricePerUnitUsd | `52.97` | #### Metadata | Field | Example | | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | product | `laptop` | | url | `https://www.zauba.com/import-laptop/p-1-hs-code.html` | | scrapedAt | `2026-06-25T14:39:05.879Z` | ### ๐Ÿ“Š Example Output ```json { "date": "22-Nov-2016", "dateIso": "2016-11-22", "hsCode": "84713010", "hsCodeDescription": "Portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg", "productDescription": "DW22Y LATITUDE E5470 PORTABLE COMPUTER-NOTEBOOK (LAPTOP)", "country": "China", "port": "Banglore Air Cargo", "unit": "NOS", "quantity": 4, "totalValueUsd": 3694, "pricePerUnitUsd": 923.52, "tradeType": "import", "product": "laptop", "url": "https://www.zauba.com/import-laptop/p-1-hs-code.html", "scrapedAt": "2026-06-25T14:39:05.879Z" } ```` ### ๐Ÿ“‹ Dataset Views The Apify Console gives you **3 ready-made table views** to quickly browse your results: | View | What It Shows | | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ๐Ÿ“Š **Overview** | Date, HS code, product, country, port, quantity, value and trade direction | | ๐Ÿ’ต **Trade & Valuation** | HS codes with descriptions, units, quantities and USD values | | ๐Ÿ“‹ **Full Details** | Every single field โ€” the complete dataset | ### โ“ FAQ **๐Ÿค” Can I scrape both imports and exports?** Yes โ€” just flip the Trade Direction switch. You can run separate jobs for each, or feed import and export URLs together. **๐Ÿค” How many results can I get?** Up to your Max Results setting. The scraper pages through the available shipment history for the product up to that limit. **๐Ÿค” What is the HS code in the output?** It's the Harmonized System tariff code that classifies the product at customs. Each record also includes the official description for that code. **๐Ÿค” Can I export the data?** Yes โ€” JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML, RSS. You can also push data directly to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, or any webhook/API endpoint. **๐Ÿค” How often should I run this?** For fresh data, run daily or weekly. You can schedule automatic runs on Apify with just a few clicks. **๐Ÿค” Why does the first page take about a minute?** Zauba's anti-bot protection needs a moment to clear on each fresh run. The scraper waits it out automatically on the first page; every page after that loads quickly. ### ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Need Custom Filters or Features? **I'm happy to customize this scraper for your specific needs!** ๐Ÿค Whether you need: - ๐ŸŽฏ Additional filters (filter by HS code, country, port, value range, or date window) - ๐Ÿ“Š Extra data fields or custom output formats - ๐Ÿ”„ Integration with your CRM, Google Sheets, or database - โฐ Scheduled scraping with automatic deduplication - ๐ŸŒ Scraping from other trade-data platforms alongside Zauba ๐Ÿ‘‰ **Don't hesitate to reach out via private message** โ€” I respond quickly and I'm always open to building exactly what you need. No request is too small or too specific! ### โš–๏ธ Legal & Ethical Use This scraper collects **only publicly available information** from Zauba.com. It does not access private data or bypass authentication. Please use the data responsibly and in compliance with applicable laws and platform terms of service. # Actor input Schema ## `product` (type: `string`): What to search for on Zauba, e.g. "laptop", "cotton", "rice", "steel". The actor builds the Zauba listing URL from this. Ignored if you provide Start URLs below. ## `tradeType` (type: `string`): Whether to scrape import shipments (goods entering India) or export shipments (goods leaving India). Used together with the product keyword. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Direct Zauba listing URLs to scrape, e.g. https://www.zauba.com/import-laptop/p-1-hs-code.html . When provided, these override the product + trade direction above. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Stop after collecting this many shipment records across all pages. ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): How many listings to process in parallel (each runs its own stealth browser). Pagination within a listing stays sequential. Keep modest. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Zauba blocks datacenter IPs at the Cloudflare layer โ€” RESIDENTIAL proxies are required. Indian IPs work most reliably. ## Actor input object example ```json { "product": "laptop", "tradeType": "import", "maxItems": 20, "maxConcurrency": 2, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "IN" } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (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 = { "product": "laptop", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "IN" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("trev0n/zauba-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ 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); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 = { "product": "laptop", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "IN", }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("trev0n/zauba-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "product": "laptop", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "IN" } }' | apify call trev0n/zauba-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=trev0n/zauba-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Cheap Zauba Scraper - Indian Customs Import & Export Trade Data", "description": "Extract Indian customs shipment records (import & export) from Zauba.com โ€” HS codes, product descriptions, trading-partner countries, ports, quantities and USD values. Ideal for supply-chain research, sourcing, competitive intelligence and trade analysis.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "28Ahpgi6BQFDpy21G" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/trev0n~zauba-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-trev0n-zauba-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/trev0n~zauba-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-trev0n-zauba-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/trev0n~zauba-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-trev0n-zauba-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "product": { "title": "Product / search keyword", "type": "string", "description": "What to search for on Zauba, e.g. \"laptop\", \"cotton\", \"rice\", \"steel\". The actor builds the Zauba listing URL from this. Ignored if you provide Start URLs below." }, "tradeType": { "title": "Trade direction", "enum": [ "import", "export" ], "type": "string", "description": "Whether to scrape import shipments (goods entering India) or export shipments (goods leaving India). Used together with the product keyword.", "default": "import" }, "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs (optional)", "type": "array", "description": "Direct Zauba listing URLs to scrape, e.g. https://www.zauba.com/import-laptop/p-1-hs-code.html . When provided, these override the product + trade direction above.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Maximum results", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Stop after collecting this many shipment records across all pages.", "default": 20 }, "maxConcurrency": { "title": "Max concurrency", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 8, "type": "integer", "description": "How many listings to process in parallel (each runs its own stealth browser). Pagination within a listing stays sequential. Keep modest.", "default": 2 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Zauba blocks datacenter IPs at the Cloudflare layer โ€” RESIDENTIAL proxies are required. Indian IPs work most reliably.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "IN" } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```