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Supply-chain privacy, managed.

Your suppliers.
Your advantage.
Keep it that way.

Public shipping records can reveal who makes your products. We manage vessel-manifest confidentiality, monitor new records, and keep your protection current.

$299 activation per entity First 30 days included
Vessel-manifest example
Public shipment record01 / 02
Importing company
Northline Products, Inc.
Observed shipper
Ningbo Horizon Houseware
Cargo description
Insulated stainless steel tumblers
A shipment can reveal a sourcing relationship.
Fictional record. Outcomes vary by request and source.

Built for businesses whose supplier relationships are worth protecting.

See what a record can reveal
Made for recurring U.S. ocean importers
  • Consumer brands
  • Wholesalers
  • Private-label companies
  • Specialty manufacturers

The part of your business worth keeping private

The real exposure
is the connection.

Finding the right supplier takes years of research, samples, and negotiation. A public shipment record can give someone else a head start.

01 / Discover the trail

Your company can lead to your suppliers.

Searchable shipment histories can connect an importing business to the shippers behind its products.

Northline Products, Inc.Demo
Observed relationshipNingbo Horizon Houseware
Company relationshipU.S. ocean imports

One record can connect names, products, and shipping activity.

Illustrates the category of trade intelligence. This is not a live search or a customer finding.

Commercial platforms such as ImportYeti, Panjiva, and ImportGenius make different forms of shipment and supplier intelligence searchable. Their data, coverage, and features differ. Trade Privacy is not affiliated with these platforms.

02 / Follow the connection

From shipping data to a sourcing shortcut.

Illustrative vessel recordJun 18, 2026 · Ningbo → Los Angeles
Your companyNorthline Products, Inc.Public identity field
Your product30 oz. insulated tumblerCargo description
Observed sourceNingbo Horizon HousewarePublic identity field

Your product now points toward its source.

A competitor can use the public company and shipper names to start investigating a supplier relationship.

03 / Understand the commercial value
  1. 01Identify the source
  2. 02Request a comparable
  3. 03Negotiate directly
  4. 04Compete

You built the relationship. The public record can shorten someone else’s discovery process.

From first request to ongoing care

One request starts it.
The ongoing work sustains it.

  1. 01

    Get the names right.

    Review the importing entity, its business names, and observed variations. Establish what the request should cover.

    Explore identity review
  2. 02

    Manage the request.

    Prepare the confidentiality request, manage submission, and record the resulting status in your Privacy File.

    See your Privacy File
  3. 03

    Stay with the work.

    Review new records monthly, keep decisions visible, and track renewal timing. Pro adds leak triage and priority support.

    See monitoring in action

Small differences. Real consequences.

Privacy depends on
the name being right.

One company can appear under several names. Some are variations. Some belong to another business. We review the difference.

Observed company names5
Identity review example
Verified legal name

Northline Products, Inc.

Observed in a record

Northline Products Inc

Possible variation — review required

Review variation

A missing comma or period can change how a name appears in a dataset. We check the observed record against the verified entity.

A name match alone does not establish coverage.

The work after the request

New records arrive.
We keep paying attention.

Monthly monitoring gives changing names and new exposure a place to surface. Analyst review gives those findings context.

Monthly monitoring is included in both plans. Pro adds leak triage.

Monitoring activityIllustrative
Next scheduled review · Oct 7, 2026
Record 02 / 03Review required

A similar name appears

Covered entityNorthline Products, Inc.Observed nameNorthline Product Co.

A newly observed name differs from the covered entity. The analyst checks whether it relates to the customer before deciding what action is appropriate.

One place to see the work

A Privacy File.
Not a paper trail.

Coverage, decisions, activity, and upcoming dates in one clear customer record.

  • Know which entity is included
  • See what was reviewed and why
  • Keep the next step in sight

Explore the illustrative file. Your actual file reflects your entity and service activity.

Northline Products, Inc.Privacy File · TP-10482 · Illustrative
Active
ConfidentialityConfirmedRecorded Sep 5, 2026
Next reviewOct 7, 2026Monthly monitoring
Latest activity

Name review completed

A separate entity was identified and not included in coverage.

Illustrative customer view · Fictional data

Firsthand operating experience

Built from firsthand experience with this exact problem.

Trade Privacy began with vessel-manifest confidentiality for importing companies. Working through that process made one thing clear: the filing is only one moment.

Identity coverage, verification, monitoring, recordkeeping, and renewal are the recurring work. That operating experience is why today’s service keeps those responsibilities together in a managed Privacy File.

Why use Trade Privacy?

Filing is available.
Staying protected is the work.

You can submit a vessel-manifest confidentiality request directly. Trade Privacy does not sell exclusive access to a government filing.

Your time is valuable. Our service takes responsibility for the continuing work: getting the identities right, keeping the request history, reviewing new records, and tracking what comes next.

Someone needs to own the follow-through.

Entity and identity decisionsWhich observed names belong to the covered entity?
Request preparation and historyWhat was prepared, submitted, and when?
Confirmation and status recordsWhat has been confirmed, and what is still pending?
Monthly monitoringHas a new name or potential exposure appeared?
Renewal timingWhen does coverage need attention again?
Leak triage with ProWhat needs investigation and follow-through?

One managed service. One persistent Privacy File.

Straightforward pricing

Clear pricing. Ongoing care.

Start with $299 Protection Activation per legal entity. The first 30 days of ongoing management are included.

Protection Activation

Identity review, exposure baseline, request preparation, and first 30 days of management.

$299

per legal entity

Basic

One legal entity

$79

per month

  • Monthly monitoring
  • Renewal tracking
  • Status reporting

$299 today · $79/month from day 31

Start Basic

Pro

Up to five legal entities

$199

per month

  • Everything in Basic
  • Leak triage
  • Naming templates and priority support

$299 today for the first entity · $199/month from day 31

Start Pro

Each added Pro entity requires its own $299 Protection Activation. Monthly billing begins automatically on day 31. Cancel anytime; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current service period. Activation becomes non-refundable once the entity’s confidentiality request is submitted to CBP. See the Service Policy.

A few things, made clear

Good questions.
Straight answers.

Read the Service Policy
Does confidentiality erase all my shipment data?

No. The service focuses on identifying information in U.S. vessel-manifest records. Cargo descriptions and other shipment details can remain visible. Outcomes vary by request and data source, and historical copies may persist.

Do I need an exposure review before signing up?

No. You can start protection directly. If you prefer to understand your current exposure first, request a private review and an analyst will review available records and send findings privately.

What if my company appears under several names?

We review names and likely variations against the legal entity. Similar wording does not automatically establish coverage. An additional legal entity requires its own $299 activation, including entities added under Pro.

When does the monthly charge begin?

The first 30 days of ongoing management are included with activation. Monthly billing begins automatically on day 31 at $79 for Basic or $199 for Pro. Each added legal entity requires its own $299 activation.

Can I cancel?

You can cancel ongoing management anytime; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current service period. Activation becomes non-refundable once that entity’s confidentiality request is submitted to CBP. The Service Policy sets out the full terms.

Your suppliers are part of your advantage.

Keep the relationship.
Limit the public trail.

Make supplier privacy part of how you run your business.

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