Official 2022 Global Importing Benchmark Report

A new age of importing is here.

Amid the chaos of the past few years, a bright light was shining on the impact the import supply chain has on the global economy. As a result, despite the turmoil and scrambling across purchasing and logistics, brands and retailers are now beginning to refocus on the one thing that impacted their business the most: sales.

We spoke to hundreds of businesses to understand what was driving their supply chain focus throughout 2022, and compiled a report to help other importers benchmark their operations against others in the market.

Download your free copy of the 2022 Global Importing Benchmark Report and discover:

The impact trade wars, tariffs, and the pandemic have had on global supply chains.

The time, effort, and value associated with planning, buying, and moving products across the international supply chain.

The tools and systems importers and suppliers are using to manage trillions of dollars' worth of inventory.

Reduce operational costs

Up to 25% lower inventory holding costs due to better supplier predictability
Up to 30% reduction in waste thanks to lower inventory holdings, and more accurate orders

Improve sales & profits

Up to 35% faster time to market, with improved supplier interaction, milestones, and visibility
Up to 80% faster responsiveness to changes with production monitoring and change controls

Schedule a free minute demo to discover how Mercado can bring order to your imports.

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Mercado connects importers with the people who make and move their products through a digital, networked, and automated platform.

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We save importers an average of 20% per order. That's hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential savings.

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Connected import
supply chain

Mercado digitizes your import supply chain to connect your supply with your demand. So you get complete end-to-end visibility of your operations.

Saved time
and expense

We impact the two critical levers for every business, increasing ROI while decreasing cost through improved operations and automation.

An integrated
network

With an ever-growing network of partners, we provide businesses with the right solutions for every step of their import supply chain.

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Take your supply chain from print to pixels

A lack of digitalization in the import supply chain is creating errors and delays that are costing companies millions every year.

Mercado connects you with the people who make and move your products. Helping you to spend less and sell more.

Mercado Labs | Bridge the gap in your import supply chain

Take your supply chain from print to pixels.

A lack of digitalization in the import supply chain is creating errors and delays that are costing companies millions every year. Email and spreadsheets were never created to manage millions of dollars of inventory.

We believe you and your suppliers deserve a first-class platform to trade, transact, and interact. Your sales and profits depend on it.

Mercado is the world's first import order management platform that connects importers with their suppliers in a shared environment for executing, managing, and shipping orders.

It's digital, networked, and automated. Ensuring you and all parties share a single source of truth for every order.

Stop spending, start saving.

At around $25/order, Mercado is ROI positive with the first hour saved. Most customers save at least 5% of their total cost of imports in the first six months.

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Digitize, network, and automate your supply chain with Mercado.

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Bring order to your imports with Mercado.

Mercado was designed to change the way the world trades, transacts, and interacts. Our import order management system connects brands to the people who make and move their products.

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At a glance: Mercado overview demo

The import supply chain is broken. Every import order starts out as a PDF or email, with each change, update, or communication handled in isolation with no guarantee it's been received or actioned.

The resulting errors, delays, penalties, air freight, redundant inventory, and understocks cost importers an average of 10% to 20% per order and significantly impact sales.

Mercado is the world's first import order management platform that connects importers with their suppliers in a shared environment for executing, managing, and shipping orders.

It's digital, networked, and automated. Ensuring you and all parties share a single source of truth for every order.

Watch the full demo below or click here to book a personalized demo.

Procurement automation

Import procurement is a lengthy and complicated process, which is prone to errors and poor communication.

Mercado creates a digital version of your POs, giving you complete control over the outcome of your products and saving you up to 50% per order.

Sales forecasting

Many demand systems are missing critical product status updates during the 4-6 months long procurement process.

Mercado provides real- time product updates, connecting your supply and demand systems - it’s a game changer for planning and forecasting.

Supply chain collaboration

Engaging with suppliers in different languages and thousands of miles away can be difficult at the best of times.

Mercado unites your trading partners and teams through improved collaboration with a single source of truth. Offering real-time data to unlock the potential of your entire network and create fantastic outcomes.

Inventory optimization

Over $163 billion worth of inventory is discarded each year due to expiry or overproduction.

With Mercado, create production monitoring goals, backed up by analytics. Helping to ensure your products gets to market as quickly and efficiently as possible, and arrive on-time and in-full.

Brand transparency

The 2020 supply chain exposed weaknesses within the fragile global supply chain, and the lack of investment in the supply-side.

By digitizing your orders, Mercado provides the tools required to understand and gain full transparency across your import supply chain, including network risks, resilience, ESG, and overall supply-side performance.

Bring order to your imports with a live demo.

Digitize, network, and automate your supply chain with Mercado.

Book your free 1:1 demo today.

Platform

Online Importing
The Platform
Why Mercado
Integrations
Simple Start™
Resources

Marketplace

Marketplace
Education
Learning
Webinars
Services
Training

Company

Press & Media
The Team
API Store
Careers
Contact

Designed by Studio Nine

Terms of Service

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

From us to you...

Thank you for using Mercado. Our goal is to empower businesses to better navigate the complex world of importing. We know data security is of paramount importance, so we place high standards on ensuring it is safely and respectfully secured. We are committed to following and continuously evolving best practices to support this principle. Your data is yours, and we guard it closely. We do not sell any of your information, and we will always be fully transparent on how we collect and use your data. That's a promise.

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