Apply for a trade account
A trade account is a free buyer account for importers, distributors and private-label brands.
- No membership fee. We earn on orders we place and manage, not on access to the directory.
- Factory identity and contact details are released to approved buyers only, so factories are not quoted against by non-buyers.
- Your enquiry and your price data are not shared with other buyers or used for marketing.
| Field | Public site -> with a trade account |
|---|---|
| Reference price | On request where sensitive -> full range, unit and quantity |
| Capacity | Summary only -> monthly capacity for your specification |
| Factory identity | Cluster and county -> named factory and business contact |
| Evidence | Summary links -> full evidence list, field by field |
A trade account is for buyers who are actually placing orders. It unlocks the commercial detail we deliberately keep off the public pages — and it exists mainly so factories are not quoted against by people who never buy.
What exactly does a trade account unlock?
| Item | Public site | With a trade account |
|---|---|---|
| Reference price | Range shown as "on request" where the factory considers it sensitive | Full range per verified supplier, with the unit, the quantity it applies to and the basis (FOB port or EXW factory) |
| Capacity | Summary only | Monthly capacity for the specification you are buying, plus tooling and mould constraints |
| Factory identity | Cluster and county | Named factory with business contact details, so you can see who you would actually be ordering from |
| Evidence | Summary links on the profile | Full evidence list per field: registration, export records, certifications, interview date |
| Samples | Self-service request | We request, chase and consolidate samples, and tell you what changed between sample and production |
| Quotation | Not available | A written quotation against a real factory and a stated basis, with MOQ, lead time, tooling and validity |
| Updates | Public pages | Quarterly cluster and price-band updates for the families you buy |
| Response | Standard enquiry queue | A named contact for your category, answering within one business day |
Application
Who supplies the United States?
| Source | 2024 import value | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| China | US$538 M | 59% |
| Japan | US$74 M | 8% |
| Malaysia | US$53 M | 6% |
| Viet Nam | US$42 M | 5% |
| All other sources (65 countries) | US$199 M | 22% |
| Total US imports | US$906 M | 100% |
The United States bought US$906 M of fishing tackle under HS 9507 in 2024 from 69 source countries. China supplied US$538 M of it — 59% of the total, and roughly 7 times the next largest source. That concentration is why specification discipline matters more than factory discovery: the factories are not hard to find, the comparable quotation is.
Figures retrieved from UN Comtrade (reporter China and United States, HS 9507, 2024) and aggregated across partner countries. They are historical customs values, not offers.
Topics in detail
Three topics from this standard have their own page. Each one can be read, cited and updated on its own, without the rest of this page moving.
- Who qualifies, and how your data is handledTwo questions decide whether an application is worth making: does your buying situation match what an account is for, and what happens to the information you hand over. Both are answered before the form, not after it.4 questions948 words
- Applying, approval, and what changes afterwardsAn account is a change in what you can see rather than a change in what we sell. This page covers the application, the approval window, and the difference an approved account makes to a quotation.6 questions1254 words