ImportGenius

Trade Data Services, Inc.
Company type	Private
Industry	Trade data; Business intelligence; Supply Chain Management;
Founded	2006
Founder	Michael Kanko; Ryan Petersen; David Petersen;
Headquarters	Scottsdale, Arizona
Key people	Michael Kanko; (Chief Executive Officer); Nickie Bonenfant; (Chief Operating Officer);
Number of employees	Greater than 40 ; (as of May 2023)
Website	importgenius.com

ImportGenius (stylized as ImportGenius.com, sometimes incorrectly credited as Import Genius, and formally known as Trade Data Services, Inc.) is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based company that specializes in trade data. It was founded by Michael Kanko, David Petersen, and Ryan Petersen.

The company organizes and maintains a database of hundreds of millions of shipping manifests and customs records from government agencies and private companies around the world. It currently covers 18 territories from North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. ImportGenius employs machine-learning tools to identify customs patterns, scan regulatory documents and translate languages.

The data provided by ImportGenius are sourced from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and similar agencies from other countries. US data are obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and is considered public record. Data from other countries and territories, on the other hand, are legally obtained proprietary data.

Subscribers of ImportGenius can search through their database to analyze import and export activities at a granular level, identifying the origin and destination, entities involved for individual shipments, and other essential details for every shipment.