PIERS IMPORTS (LATIN AMERICA) [574]

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PIERS Imports (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 Imports (Latin America) database offers timely, accurate and complete import information on global cargo entering Latin American seaports. PIERS monitors individual global shipments of goods and commodities on everything from raw materials to consumer goods. PIERS Latin America Import Data is compiled from manifests of vessels discharging cargo at eleven 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 arrivals and the loading of data into the file.

Tips [top]

USE FILE 574

to track what products competitors are importing.

USE PRE-FORMATTED REPORT

to view the top importers by weight of shipments; use REPORT S1/IMPORTER (enter HELP RATES 574 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:	12,209,382 records as of Feb 2011
Update Frequency:	Weekly ;Varies, averaging 115,000

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 Imports (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
Suite 1310
San Francisco, CA 94105

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

Terms and Conditions [top]

PIERS Imports (Mexico) is copyrighted by The Commonwealth Business Media, Inc. For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive policy, enter HELP ERA online. 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

SAMPLE RECORD [top]

	`DIALOG(R)File 574:Piers Imports(Latin Am.)`
	`(c) 2009 Commonwealth Bus. Media. All rts. reserv.`

	`0029059713`
/PS,/PN,PN=	`Product Imported: NICOVITA CAMARON DE MAR ACABADO VAR`
PC=,/PN,PN=	`Product Code:030613 (CRUSTACEANS, LIVE, FRESH ETC, AND C)`
LB=	`Weight of Cargo: 344668 POUNDS`
NU=,UM=	`Number of Units of Cargo: 13 CONTAINERS`
PD=,PY=	`Date of Arrival (YY/MM/DD): 090205`

/CO,CO=,EX=	`Exporter: ALICORP`
CX=, CE=	`Company Location: CALLAO, PERU`
/CO,CO=,IM=	`Importer: ALICORP`
CY=,ST=	`Company Location: GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR`

NP=,NC=	`Point of Origin: CALLAO (33303), PERU (333)`

/CN, CN=, CC= UP=, UC=	`Port of Discharge: GUAYAQUIL (33131)`
XC=, XN=	`Country of Discharge: ECUADOR (331)`

	`SAMPLE IMPORTER REPORT`

	`? REPORT S3/IMPORTER`
	`Sorting 14 records`
	`PIERS REPORT processing begins...`
	`Enter title of up to 80 characters`
	`? CAMARON`
	`There are 8 importers (ranked by weight of shipments) in this`
	`report.`
	`If you wish to view all of these importer listings,`
	`please press 'Y'. If not, please enter the number of importers`
	`which you wish to view.`
	`? Y`

	`DIALOG(R)File 574 :Piers Imports(Latin Am.)`
	`(c) 2009 Commonwealth Bus. Media All rts. reserv.`

	`CAMARON`

	`1. ALICORP, GUAYAQUIL, EC`
	`Country Arrival Weight`
	`Product Description of Origin Date (Pounds) Quantity`
	`===============================================================`
	`CRUSTACEANS, LIVE, FRESH ... PERU 090128 345020 13 CONTAI`
	`*Exporter: ALICORP, NA, PERU*`
	`CRUSTACEANS, LIVE, FRESH ... PERU 090205 344668 13 CONTAI`
	`*Exporter: ALICORP, CALLAO, PERU*`
	`CRUSTACEANS, LIVE, FRESH ... PERU 090819 292140 11 CONTAI`
	`*Exporter: ALICORP, CALLAO, PERU*`

	`---------`
	`>>>Total shipped 981,828. pounds`

	`2. ALICORP ECUADOR S A, GUAYAQUIL, EC`
	`Country Arrival Weight`
	`Product Description of Origin Date (Pounds) Quantity`
	`==============================================================`
	`CRUSTACEANS, LIVE, FRESH ... PERU 090325 264740 10 CONTAI`
	`*Exporter: ALICORP, CALLAO, PERU*`
	`CRUSTACEANS, LIVE, FRESH ... PERU 090506 265350 10 CONTAI`
	`*Exporter: ALICORP, CALLAO, PERU*`

	`---------`
	`>>>Total shipped 530,090. pounds`
	`3. SOCIEDAD IMPORT EXPORT Y COMERCIAL, PUERTO MONTT, CH`
	`(...)`

BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH SUFFIX	DISPLAY CODE	REPORT (FIELD LENGTH)	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
None	None	None	All Basic Index Fields	Word	S SULFONIC(W)ACID
/CN	CN	CN (12)	Country of Port of Origin^2,3	Phrase	S PERU/CN
/CO	CO	CO (32)	Company Name (Importer/Exporter)^1,2	Word	S ALICORP/CO
/PN	PN	PN (25)	Product Name^2,3,5,9	Word	S CRUSTACEANS(W)LIVE/PN
/PS	PS	PS (32)	Product Shipped^3,5	Word	S CAMARON(W)DE(W)MAR/PS

¹See HELP REPORT for more information. CO displays Importer in Report.

²Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

³Search terms are in English and Spanish.

⁴CO displays Importer when used in Report.

⁵For best results, searching a term in both the PS and PN fields is recommended, e.g., S FIREWORKS/PS,PN.

⁶For a list of all codes, contact PIERS (NY office).

⁷Includes Product Shipped and Product Name.

⁸Index is rotated, e.g., PN=TURBINE // WATER is an additional access point for PN=WATER TURBINE.

⁹Display of Product Imported not available for records for XN=MEXICO after PY=2007. Product Codes and names associated with the codes are available for search and display.

ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH PREFIX	DISPLAY CODE	REPORT (FIELD LENGTH)	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
AA=	None	None	PIERS Record Number	Phrase	S AA=59652809
None	AN	AN (12)	DIALOG Accession Number
CC=	CC	CC (14)	Country Code of Port of Origin⁵	Phrase	S CC=333
CE=	CE	CE (12)	Country of Exporter³	Phrase	S CE=PERU
CN=	CN	CN (12)	Country of Port of Origin^2,3	Phrase	S CN=PERU
CO=	CO	CO (32)	Company Name (Importer/Exporter)³	Phrase	S CO=ALICORP
CX=	CX	None	City of Exporter	Phrase	S CX=CALLAO
CY=	CY	CY (15)	City of Importer (in Latin America)	Phrase	S CY=GUAYAQUIL
EX=	EX	EX (32)	Company Name of Exporter³	Phrase	S EX=ALICORP
IM=	IM	None	Company Name of Importer³	Phrase	S IM=ALICORP
LB=	LB	LB (12)	Cargo Weight (in Pounds)¹¹	Numeric	S LB=300K:400K
NC=	NC	NC (10)	Point of Origin Code⁶	Phrase	S NC=33303
NP=	NP	NP (15)	Point of Origin City	Phrase	S NP=CALLAO
NU=	NU	NU (12)	Number of Units of Cargo	Numeric	S NU=10:15
PC=	PC	PC (9)	Product Code⁶	Phrase	S PC=030613
PD=	PD	PD (9)	Date of Shipment¹⁰	Phrase	S PD=090205 S PD=20090205
PN=	PN	PN (25)	Product Name^2,3,7,8,9	Phrase	S PN=CRUSTACEANS, LIVE?
PY=	PY	PY (9)	Shipment Year¹⁰	Phrase	S PY=2009
ST=	ST	ST (7)	Location/State of Latin American Importer	Phrase	S ST=ECUADOR
UC=	UC	UC (6)	Port of Discharge Code⁶	Phrase	S UC=33131
UD=	None	None	Update	Phrase	S UD=9999
UM=	UM	UM (12)	Units of Measure	Phrase	S UM=CONTAINERS
UP=	UP	UP (15)	Port of Discharge Name	Phrase	S UP=GUAYAQUIL
XC=	XC	XC (14)	Country Code of Importer⁶	Phrase	S XC=331
XN=	XN	XC (14)	Country Name of Importer⁶	Phrase	S XN=ECUADOR

¹⁰To 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 .

¹¹Values are rounded down.

LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX	FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
/YYYY	Shipment Year	S S2/2009

SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS	EXAMPLES
CC, CE, CN, CO, CX, CY, EX, IM, 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]


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

USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]


User-defind formats may be specified using the Display codes listed in the Search Option tables.	TYPE S4/PN,CX,EX/1-5 PRINT S5/PN,EX/ALL

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 (Importer and Exporter), and Company Location
4	--	Product Code and Description, Cargo Weight, Date of Shipment, Point of Origin City and Code, Country, Mexican Port Name, and Mexican Port Code
5	Long	Full Record
6	--	Product Name, Product Code, and Date of Shipment
8	Short	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
If the accession number of a specific record is known, it can be used to display the record directly.	TYPE 00085603/9 PRINT 00095905/9

Rates [top]

Rates For File: PIERS Imports (Latin America)[574]
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)                   $16.00
ALERT (Monthly)                   $16.00
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    $1.50
     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
Note: The minimum charge for a PIERS pre-formatted REPORT is $40.00

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