mcp-us-import-records-buyer-finder
LocalAbout mcp-us-import-records-buyer-finder
An MCP server for searching US importers and overseas suppliers in customs bill-of-lading records. It runs the Mamba Labs Apify actor and returns company rows, with optional profiles containing trade and shipment details.
Key features
- 01Search importer and supplier names
- 02Filter by shipment date and count
- 03Retrieve trading partners and countries
- 04Include HS codes and recent shipments
- 05Set a run spending limit
Use cases
- 01Find US importers by company-name terms
- 02Identify overseas suppliers to a named importer
- 03Review shipment and product details for selected companies
MCP support
Exposes the `find_us_importers` tool to MCP clients. It starts the Apify actor, waits for completion, and returns dataset rows.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
npx -y @mambalabsdev/mcp-us-import-records-buyer-finderAPIFY_TOKENSecretApify API token from https://console.apify.com/account/integrationsLocal servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.
Tools
1Saved tool list · updated 4d ago
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| mode | enum | No | importers: US companies importing. suppliers: overseas companies shipping to the US. both: either.importers | suppliers | both |
| search | array | No | Company name words, for example pickleball or walmart. The site matches company names, not what a company imports. Up to 50 terms. |
| date_from | string | No | Optional, YYYY-MM-DD. Drops companies whose last shipment is older. |
| max_results | number | No | Up to 1000. Default 100. The site served about 140 rows per term in testing, so a broad term can stop sooner. |
| company_urls | array | No | ImportYeti company or supplier links to read in full, up to 20 a run. |
| max_profiles | number | No | Up to 20, because the site limits page views per address and this actor stops there. Each profile adds about 7 seconds. |
| min_shipments | number | No | Optional. Drops companies with fewer shipments in total. |
| max_charge_usd | string | No | Optional. The run stops before a charge that would pass this amount. Summary rows are always returned. |
| include_profiles | boolean | No | true adds trading partners, their countries, HS codes, product descriptions, and recent shipments to the first rows, up to Maximum profiles. Priced as a profile row. |
Details
From the project READMEUS Import Records Buyer Finder MCP Server
An MCP server for the Mamba Labs US Import Records Buyer Finder actor on Apify. Find US importers and their overseas suppliers from customs records.
What's Inside
- What it does
- Quick start
- Prerequisites
- Example prompts
- Tool
- Inputs
- Pricing
- Full actor documentation
- License
What it does
Search company names and get one row per US importer or overseas supplier, with shipment counts and last shipment dates. Ask for profiles to add trading partners, HS codes, product descriptions, and recent shipments, up to 20 a run.
All of the work runs on Apify. This package is a thin client that starts the actor run, waits for it, and hands back the dataset rows.
Quick start
You need Node.js 18 or newer and an Apify account with an API token.
Add this to your Claude Desktop config (claude_desktop_config.json), Cursor, or any MCP client:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mamba-us-import-records-buyer-finder": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mambalabsdev/mcp-us-import-records-buyer-finder"
],
"env": {
"APIFY_TOKEN": "your-apify-token"
}
}
}
}
Restart the client. The find_us_importers tool appears.
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18 or newer.
- An Apify API token from console.apify.com/account/integrations, set as
APIFY_TOKEN. The server lists its tool without a token; a call needs one.
Example prompts
- "Find US importers with pickleball in their name that shipped this year."
- "Who supplies Pickleball Central, and from which countries?"
- "Which overseas suppliers named Zhejiang ship the most to the US?"
Tool
find_us_importers. One tool. Example arguments:
{
"search": [
"pickleball"
],
"max_results": 20
}
Inputs
Every buyer facing input of the actor. Omitted inputs take the actor's own defaults.
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
search | array | no | Company name words, for example pickleball or walmart. The site matches company names, not what a company imports. Up to 50 terms. |
company_urls | array | no | ImportYeti company or supplier links to read in full, up to 20 a run. |
mode | string | no | importers: US companies importing. suppliers: overseas companies shipping to the US. both: either. |
date_from | string | no | Optional, YYYY-MM-DD. Drops companies whose last shipment is older. |
min_shipments | number | no | Optional. Drops companies with fewer shipments in total. |
max_results | number | no | Up to 1000. Default 100. The site served about 140 rows per term in testing, so a broad term can stop sooner. |
include_profiles | boolean | no | true adds trading partners, their countries, HS codes, product descriptions, and recent shipments to the first rows, up to Maximum profiles. Priced as a profile row. |
max_profiles | number | no | Up to 20, because the site limits page views per address and this actor stops there. Each profile adds about 7 seconds. |
max_charge_usd | string | no | Optional. The run stops before a charge that would pass this amount. Summary rows are always returned. |
Pricing
Pay per event on Apify, billed to your Apify account. Prices in USD.
| Event | Free plan | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
company-row, one company from search | $0.0025 | $0.002375 | $0.00225 | $0.002125 |
company-profile-row, one company with its profile read | $0.008 | $0.0076 | $0.0072 | $0.0068 |
apify-actor-start, per run start | $0.002 | $0.002 | $0.002 | $0.002 |
Summary rows, refused input, filtered rows, and refused pages are free. Mamba Labs pays the platform costs of the run, Apify proxy traffic included.
Full actor documentation
apify.com/mambalabs/us-import-records-buyer-finder
License
MIT. See LICENSE.
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