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Bill of Lading search — every US import filing, queryable.

Run an instant Bill of Lading search across 124M+ live US import filings. Filter by importer, exporter, HS code, country of origin, port pair, carrier, container count, and arrival window — then push the result set straight into your CRM.

Short answer

Bill of Lading search in LIT is a live query interface over 124M+ US Customs filings. You can search by importer name, exporter, HS code, port, country of origin, carrier, lane, and date range, and every match comes with verified buyer contacts you can sequence the same day.

The problem

Public BOL data is messy, slow to update, and hard to join to a CRM. Most teams either pay for ImportYeti / ImportGenius and re-key the results, or skip BOL entirely and rely on cold lists.

How LIT solves it

LIT indexes every US BOL filing, normalizes shipper/consignee names, and joins each record to enriched company + contact data so a search isn't a CSV — it's a list of accounts you can call this week.

Capabilities

What's in the box.

124M+ filings

Every US ocean BOL since 2014, refreshed weekly.

20+ filter dimensions

Importer, exporter, HS, port, lane, carrier, country, container count, weight, value, arrival window.

Boolean + saved searches

Combine filters, save, share, and run as alerts when a new shipment matches.

Contact-attached

Every importer surfaces 5-30 verified buyer-side contacts with role + email + phone.

CRM export

Push results to LIT CRM, HubSpot, Salesforce, or CSV in one click.

API access

Programmatic search on Pro plans — same query surface as the UI.

Workflow

From signal to booked freight.

Step 01
Search

Pick filters — e.g. ‘Vietnam → Long Beach, HS 9401, last 90 days.’ Results appear in under a second.

Step 02
Triage

Sort by container count, recency, or carrier mix. Save high-fit accounts to a watchlist.

Step 03
Engage

Pull contacts, draft Pulse-AI outreach with shipment context, and send from your sequence.

Who it's for

Built around the team using it.

  • Freight forwarders prospecting NVOCC accounts.
  • Customs brokers building a book in a target HS chapter.
  • 3PL sales teams targeting importers by lane.
  • Trade-finance and factoring teams underwriting based on shipment patterns.
FAQs

Common questions.

How fresh is the data?

US BOL records refresh weekly, typically within 7-10 days of the filing being released by Customs. Air, Mexico, and select country feeds vary — see /lanes for per-corridor freshness.

Can I search exporters, not just importers?

Yes. Every BOL has both shipper and consignee. Filter on either, or combine — e.g. ‘exporter contains "Samsung" AND port = LAX.’

Is there a free version?

Yes. Free plans get unlimited search and the first 10 saved companies. Paid plans unlock contact reveal at scale, sequences, and API access.

Does LIT replace ImportYeti?

For most teams, yes. See the side-by-side at /vs/importyeti — the headline difference is contacts + CRM + sequences in one place vs. CSV-only output.

See it on your real data

Book a 30-minute demo.

We'll pull this exact view up against your top 5 target accounts so you can see the signal on lanes you actually sell into.

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