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15-04-2025
Expanding your export business requires more than just great products — it demands consistent buyer discovery and relationship-building across borders. Whether you're new to exporting or looking to scale, here are 10 proven, actionable strategies to help you find global buyers effectively.
🌐 1. B2B Marketplaces (Free & Paid)
✅ Alibaba – www.alibaba.com
How: Create a supplier account, list products with high-quality images and descriptions.
Tip: Use “Gold Supplier” badge for higher visibility.
✅ Global Sources – www.globalsources.com
Focuses on electronics, gifts, home, and fashion.
Offers lead generation and export guides.
✅ TradeIndia – www.tradeindia.com
Strong for Indian exporters targeting Asia, Africa, and Middle East.
✅ ExportHub – www.exporthub.com
Global buyers in multiple industries; request quote feature included.
🌍 2. Use Global Importer Directories & Trade Intelligence Tools
✅ Tendata – www.tendata.com
Tracks global import/export shipments.
See real buyer names, import volumes, and supplier history.
>>>>Click to Find Global Buyers<<<<
✅ ImportGenius – www.importgenius.com
Access to U.S. customs data to identify real buyers and their purchase history.
✅ Kompass – www.kompass.com
Business directory with detailed buyer and importer info from 70+ countries.
✅ Yellow Pages Global – www.yellowpages.com (also try: www.yp.com)
Search buyers by business type, location, and size.
🌐 3. Government Trade Portals & Export Promotion Agencies
✅ FIEO (India) – www.fieo.org
Register for global buyer inquiries, trade leads, and export events.
✅ APEDA (Agri Exporters) – www.apeda.gov.in
Agri-product exporters can access trade leads, regulations, and matchmaking.
✅ U.S. Commercial Service – www.trade.gov
Offers matchmaking, trade events, and partner search in over 75 countries.
✅ UK Department for Business and Trade – www.great.gov.uk
Connects UK exporters with buyers globally.
✈️ 4. Attend Trade Fairs (Physical & Virtual)
✅ Canton Fair (China) – www.cantonfair.org.cn
World's largest trade fair. Thousands of global buyers attend. >>>> Find Global Buyers in Canton Fair <<<<
✅ SIAL (Food & Beverage) – www.sialparis.com
✅ Ambiente (Home & Living) – www.messefrankfurt.com
✅ Virtual Trade Shows – Search on 10times.com
💼 5. LinkedIn Lead Generation
✅ LinkedIn Sales Navigator – business.linkedin.com/sales-solutions
Find procurement managers and importers by country and industry.
Send connection requests with personalized offers or product catalogs.
✅ Join Industry Groups – Example:
“Global Import Export Network”
“International Trade & B2B Marketplace”
>>>> Find Global Buyers on LinkedIn <<<<
🕵️ 6. Use Freight Data & Customs Records
Shipments data = real buyers. Try:
Tendata - www.tendata.com
SeaRates – www.searates.com
TradeAtlas – www.tradeatlas.com
>>>> Find Global Buyers with Detailed Information<<<<
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📱 7. Join Exporter Communities & Buyer Lead Groups
✅ Telegram Channels (search with keywords like "Export Leads", "Global Importers")
Example: “Export Import Business Leads”
Note: Verify leads independently to avoid scams.
✅ WhatsApp Groups (find links on Facebook groups or forums)
Join active communities where people share contacts and leads.
🌍 8. Chambers of Commerce & Embassies
✅ ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) – www.iccwbo.org
Country-specific chambers often help members find trade partners.
✅ Contact Embassies in your target country
Ask for buyer introductions or local importer databases.
🌐 9. Create a Global-Ready Website
Use Shopify(www.shopify.com), Wix(www.wix.com ), or WordPress to build your site.
Add:
Product catalog with specs
Contact forms
Multilingual pages (via plugins or tools like Weglot)
📣 10. Run Ads for Buyer Outreach
✅ Google Ads – ads.google.com
Target specific regions and B2B keywords like “import [your product]” or “buy [product] from [your country]”.
✅ Facebook & Instagram Ads
Narrow audience by location, interests (import/export), and job titles like procurement manager or buyer.
Tendata provides more than 10 billion trade data, covering 228 countries and regions, accumulating more than 10 billion trade transaction details, and a trade database of more than 230 sub-industries.
Searching product keywords or HS codes in Tendata iTrader will allow you to view tens of thousands of active potential customers in the past year, as well as customers' purchase records, including purchase amount, quantity, time, frequency, and their suppliers/buyers. These companies in the Customers List are all customers with needs, and can be used for foreign trade customer development.
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