PIERS EXPORTS (LATIN AMERICA) [572]

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PIERS Exports (Latin America)

Last Loaded on Web: Monday, April 01, 2013

Last Update To Bluesheet: March 16, 2011

Bluesheet Contents PDF version

File Description	Dialog File Data	Special Features	Sample Record	Sort	Rates
Subject Coverage	Database Content	DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories	Basic Index	Rank
Tips	Document Types Indexed	Contact	Additional Indexes	Report Options
Print Counterparts	Geographic Coverage	Terms and Conditions	Limit	Predefined Format Options

File Description [top]

The PIERS Exports (Latin America) database offers timely, accurate and complete export information on global cargo transiting Latin American seaports. PIERS monitors individual global shipments of goods and commodities on everything from raw materials to consumer goods. PIERS Latin America Export Data is compiled from manifests of vessels loading cargo at Latin American seaports. PIERS also receives data electronically from customs officials in Latin America. To ensure accuracy, PIERS' staff of reporters are located in Latin American Customs Houses recording arriving and departing waterborne shipments. Due to PIERS quality assurance procedures, there is generally up to a two-month lag between vessel departures and the loading of data into the file.

Tips [top]

USE FILE 572

to find the top exporters of a particular product and to track export destinations.

USE PRE-FORMATTED REPORT

to rank the exporters in Latin America by weight of shipment; use REPORT S1/EXPORTER (enter HELP RATES 572 online for cost information).

Subject Coverage [top]

PIERS global trade information and niche market services are invaluable resources for companies involved in international trade. Use PIERS to:

Identify emerging markets and sales opportunities
Find new sources of supply and demand
Benchmark your performance against the competition
Monitor legal/contractual trade activity
Research and analyse international trade trends
Increase your market knowledge to support strategic decision-making

Print Counterparts [top]

None

Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered:	April 2007 to current
File Size:	6,213,554 records as of Feb 2011
Update Frequency:	Weekly ; Varies, averaging about 49,000

Database Content [top]

Directories

Document Types Indexed [top]

Directories

Geographic Coverage [top]

International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

None

Special Features [top]

ERA Available
Graduate Education Program
KWIC and HILIGHT Available
DIALOG Alert Available
CURRENT Feature Available
REPORT Available

DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM	CATEGORY NAME
BRANDNMS	Brand Names
PIERS	PIERS Export and Import
PRODUCTS	Industrial and Consumer
TRADE	Trade & Import/Export Files
TRADELAT	Trade Transactions - Latin America
TRADEMEX	Trade Transactions - Mexico

Contact [top]

PIERS Exports (Latin America) is provided by the Commonwealth Business Media. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Commonwealth Business Media
PIERS
33 Washington Street
13th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102-3107

Telephone:	973-848-7051 or 800-952-3839
Fax:	973-848-7043
E-Mail:	pierscustomerservice@piers.com

Commonwealth Business Media
PIERS
201 Spear Street
Suite1310
San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone:	415-543-5599 or 800-824-7537
Fax:	415-543-4052

Terms and Conditions [top]

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive policy, enter HELP ERA online. The PIERS databases are copyrighted by the Commonwealth Business Media, Inc. No part of the database may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without written permission from The Commonwealth Business Media.

Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.

SAMPLE RECORD [top]

	`DIALOG(R)File 572:PIERS EXPORT (Latin America)`
	`(c)2002 Commonwealth Business Media, Inc. All rts. reserv.`

	`00003656`
/PS, PN=	`Product Exported: COSMETICOS`
	`FRASCOS PEQUENOS P PERFUME`
PC=,/PN,PN=	`Product Code: 330499 (BEAUTY,`
	`MAKE-UP & SKIN-CARE PREP; M)`
LB=	`Weight of Cargo: 4028 POUNDS`
NU=, UM=	`Number of Units of Cargo: 1 CONTAINERS`

PD=, PY=	`Date of Shipment (YY/MM/DD): 030102`

/CO, CO=	`Exporter: HOUSE OF FULLER`
CY=, ST=	`Company Location: MEXICO, DF`

UP=, UC=	`Port of Loading: LAZARO`
	`CARDENAS (20107)`

XN=, XC=	`Country of Loading: MEXICO (201)`

NP=,NC=,/CN	`Destination Point: HONG KONG`

CN=,CC=	`(58201),`
	`FILIPIN`
	`*Sample record does not contain real data.`

	`SAMPLE PREFORMATTED REPORT*`

	`?report s1/exporter`
	`Sorting 5 records`
	`PIERS REPORT processing begins...`
	`Enter title of up to 80 characters`
	`?Footwear Exports 1/02`
	`There are 5 exporters (ranked by weight of shipments) in this report`
	`If you wish to view all of these exporter listings, please press 'Y'.`
	`If not, please enter the number of exporters which you wish to view.`
	`?y`

	`PIERS EXPORTS (MEXICO)`
	`(c) Jrnl of Commerce. All rts. reserv.`
	`FOOTWEAR EXPORTS 1/97`
	`1. FABRICAS DEL CALZADO CANADA, SAN LUIS POTO, SL`
	`Destination Date Weight`
	`Product Description Country Shipped (Pounds) Quantity`
	`================================================================`
	`CALZADO DE PIEL BELGICA 020101 8090 612 MIX`
	`---------`
	`>>>Total shipped 8,090. pounds`

	`2. FABRICA DE BOTAS FOX, TLAJOMULCO, JA`
	`Destination Date Weight Quanity`
	`Product Description Country Shipped (Pounds)`
	`================================================================`
	`BOTAS ESTILO VAQUERO ALEMANIA 020101 7020 1 CONTAI`
	`---------`
	`>>>Total shipped 7,020. pounds`

	`( . . .)`

BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH SUFFIX	DISPLAY CODE	REPORT (FIELD LENGTH)	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
None	None	None	All Basic Index Fields	Word	S COSMETIC?
/CN	CN	CN (12)	Country of Destination^1,2	Word & Phrase	S FILIPINAS/CN S HONG KONG/CN
/CO	CO	CO (32)	Company Name (Exporter)^1,2	Word	S AVON(W)COSMETICS/CO
/PN	PN	PN (25)	Product Name^2,3	Word	S BEAUTY(S)MAKE(W)UP/PN
/PS	PS	PS (32)	Product Shipped^2,3	Word	S DESODORANTE(W)SPRAY/PS

¹Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

²Index contains both English and Spanish terms.

³For best results, searching a term in both the PS and PN fields is recommended, e.g., S FIREWORKS/PS,PN.

ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH PREFIX	DISPLAY CODE	REPORT (FIELD LENGTH)	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
AA=	None	None	PIERS Record Number
None	AN	CC (14)	DIALOG Accession Number⁴
CC=	CC	CC (14)	Country Code of Destination⁴	Phrase	S CC=565
CN=	CN	CN (12)	Country of Destination^1,2	Phrase	S CN=FILIPINAS
CO=	CO	CO (32)	Company Name (Exporter)^1,2	Phrase	S CO=AVON COSMETICS
CY=	CY	CY (15)	Location/City of Exporter (in Latin America)	Phrase	S CY=ALTA FLORESTA
LB=	LB	LB (12)	Cargo Weight (in Pounds)⁸	Numeric	S LB=4028
NC=	NC	NC (10)	Destination Point Code⁴	Phrase	S NC=58201
NP=	NP	NP (15)	Destination Point Name	Phrase	S NP=HONG KONG
NU=	NU	NU (12)	Number of Units of Cargo	Numeric	S NU=1
PC=	PC	PC (9)	Product Code⁴	Phrase	S PC=330499
PD=	PD	PD (9)	Date of Shipment (YY/MM/DD)⁷	Phrase	S PD=020329
PN=	PN	PN (25)	Product Name^1,2,5,6	Phrase	S PN=BEAUTY, MAKE-UP & SKIN-CARE?
PY=	PY	PY (7)	Shipment Year⁷	Phrase	S PY=2002
ST=	ST	ST (7)	Location/State of Exporter	Phrase	S ST=DF
UC=	UC	UC (6)	Port Code⁴	Phrase	S UC=20107
UD=	None	None	Update	Phrase	S UD=9999
UM=	UM	UM (12)	Units of Measure	Phrase	S UM=CONTAINERS
UP=	UP	UP (15)	Port Name in Latin America	Phrase	S UP=LAZARO CARDEN
XC=	XC	XC (14)	Country Code of Exporter	Phrase	S XC=331
XN=	XN	XN (12)	Country Name of Exporter	Phrase	S XN=ECUADOR

⁴For a list of all codes, contact PIERS(NY office).

⁵Index is rotated, e.g., PN=TOYS // GAMES, SPORT, PLAYGROUND EQPT.

⁶Includes Product Shipped and Product Name.

⁷To search for records by Date of Shipment, do not use ">" or "<" operators; instead use complete dates on each side of the range, e.g., S PD=20100601:20110131, or S PY=2010:2011 .

⁸Values are rounded down.

LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX	FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
/YYYY	Shipment Year	S S2/2002

SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS	EXAMPLES
AA, CC, CN, CO, CY, LB, NC, NP, PC, PD, PS, PY, ST, UC, UP	SORT S5/ALL/ PY,D

RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS	EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked.	RANK CN

REPORT OPTIONS [top]


Output can be displayed in table format. REPORT codes with field lengths in parentheses are listed in the Search Options tables. Default table width is 72 characters; use SET H 132 to set maximum table width.	REPORT S1/PN,CN,CY/1-20

PREFORMATTED REPORTS [top]


EXPORTER REPORTS. The EXPORTER preformatted report provides a list of exporters by product ranked by weight of shipment. SELECT the product of interest, then REPORT Sn/EXPORTER.	REPORT S2/EXPORTER

USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]


Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output.	TYPE S4/PN,CX,EX/1-5

PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.	DIALOGWEB FORMAT	RECORD CONTENT
1	--	DIALOG Accession Number
2	--	Full Record (except Weight of Cargo, Number of Units of Cargo and Units of Measure)
3	Medium	Product Description, Product Code, Company Name (Exporter), and Company Location
4	--	Product Code and Description, Cargo Weight, Date of Shipment Name, and Mexican Port Code
5	Long	Full Record
6	Short	Product Name, Product Code, and Date of Shipment
8	--	Product Name, Product Code, and Date of Shipment
9	Full	Full Record
K	--	KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats

DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
DIALOG Accession Number	TYPE 00003656/9 DISPLAY 00037758/3 PRINT 00003458/9

Rates [top]

Rates For File: PIERS Exports (Latin America)[572]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $9.81
Cost per minute:                   $2.33
Report Elements                    $0.32
Preformatted Report Elements       $0.27
Rank Elements                      $0.00
ALERT (default)                   $15.75
ALERT (Monthly)                   $15.75
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *  $12.75
ALERT (Weekly)                     $8.50
ALERT (Daily)                  *   $8.50
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *   $8.50
ALERT (Intraday)               *   $8.50
* = custom scheduled Alerts only
ALERT Number of included prints        0

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $1.50    $1.50
     3    $1.50    $1.50
     4    $1.50    $1.50
     5    $3.00    $3.00
     6    $0.15    $0.15
     8    $0.15    $0.15
     9    $3.00    $3.00
KWIC95    $0.43       NA
KWIC96    $0.43       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

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