ImportGenius review

ImportGenius is a shipment-record research tool for finding buyers, suppliers and competitors through import and export data. You can search bill-of-lading records by company, product, HS code or container number, then use company profiles to review trade patterns, customers and other operational details.

The product also includes AI-powered HS code lookup, shipment alerts, trade analytics and downloads in Excel and CSV. Its intended use is research: identify companies that have shipped particular goods, investigate their trading relationships, and monitor new shipments. That makes it different from a simple contact database or a tool that promises to generate fresh prospects.

The pricing page lists separate US and global options. US plans cover different periods of US import history, while global coverage varies by tier and country. ImportGenius also offers an enterprise API, and its Global Enterprise plan includes custom downloads and a dedicated research and data science team. Our verdict: this is a deep trade-data tool, not a cheap lead-generation shortcut.

The main strength is shipment-level detail. Search by company, product, HS code or container number, then use company profiles to examine trade patterns and customers. That gives sales, sourcing and supply-chain teams a way to build a picture of who is importing what and from whom, rather than relying only on broad market totals.

The product layers practical research tools on top of those records: shipment alerts for monitored companies, dashboards and custom reports, plus Excel and CSV exports. AI-powered HS code lookup is listed with 80%+ confidence, which may help narrow classification research, though it should not replace checking codes that carry commercial or compliance consequences.

Coverage depth is a selling point for US-focused research. According to the pricing page, USA Pro includes US import records from 2006 to present, compared with the most recent 12 months on USA Essentials. Pro also includes the AI Company Profiler and HS code search. For teams that need broader coverage, Global Enterprise lists shipment data from 21+ countries, custom downloads and dedicated research support.

The use case has some support in user discussions: commenters on Reddit recommend ImportYeti and other trade-data services for supplier and customer discovery. That validates the category, not ImportGenius’s data quality specifically.

Price and access limits can make this a hard sell for occasional research. The pricing page lists USA Essentials at $229 monthly or $183 per month with annual billing, and USA Pro at $449 monthly or $359 per month annually. Essentials caps users at 25 searches a day and 1,000 monthly downloads on monthly billing; Pro allows 50 searches a day, with 1,000 downloads monthly on monthly billing. Annual download allowances are higher: 30,000 for Essentials and 150,000 for Pro.

The US plans also differ sharply in history: Essentials lists only the most recent 12 months of US imports, while Pro reaches back to 2006. Global Enterprise is listed at $1,999 per month, and some global country access requires annual billing or a conversation with sales. Global pricing also shows different tiers, so confirm the exact country coverage and limits before signing.

There is no free plan listed, and trial terms are not published on the vendor's site. One Reddit user said a sales call after requesting a free demo quoted “over $1,000/month or something”; that is an anecdote, not a current price. If you only need occasional US shipment lookups, the plan caps and annual commitment may push you toward a free or lower-cost alternative.

ImportGenius has no free plan, and a free trial is not listed. USA Essentials costs $229 monthly or $2,198 per year, listed as $183 per month. USA Pro is $449 monthly or $4,310 per year, listed as $359 per month. That’s a $220 monthly jump from Essentials to Pro. On monthly billing, both allow 1,000 downloads a month; Pro raises the daily search cap from 25 to 50 and adds AI Company Profiler and HS code search. Pro also covers US imports from 2006 to present, versus Essentials’ most recent 12 months.

Global Trade Data starts at $399 monthly or $319 per month with annual billing; the listing describes two tiers, with different search and download limits. Global Enterprise is $1,999 per month, with custom downloads and data from 21+ countries. Global datasets start at $159, and some country access requires annual billing or a sales conversation. Monthly plans can be canceled anytime; annual billing is listed at 20% off.

ImportGenius offers Excel and CSV exports for shipment records and reports, which gives you a way to take some data with you. But exports are capped on the listed US plans: Essentials includes 1,000 monthly downloads on monthly billing or 30,000 annually; Pro includes 1,000 monthly or 150,000 annually. Global Enterprise lists custom downloads. Those limits make it worth checking how much data you need to move before choosing a plan.

The published information does not describe a migration tool, importing data from another provider, or exporting saved alerts and dashboards. The enterprise API is available, but its terms and access requirements beyond the Enterprise plan are not published here. Ask what can be exported before relying on those workflows. Reddit posts or comments were not included in the published material, so we can’t attribute reasons for leaving to users. Price, search caps, and download limits are reasonable points to compare—not verified reasons customers switch.