Chinese e-commerce intelligence for the ZH diaspora (50M+), import-export teams, brand IP enforcement, MENA/Africa entrepreneurs sourcing from China, and brand monitoring. Covers Taobao, Tmall, JD.com, Pinduoduo, 1688.com (B2B) and AliExpress (cross-border).
Five modes:
• product_search — search products by keyword across CN platforms. Returns title ZH/EN, price CNY + USD estimate, sales 30d, rating, seller info, product URL.
• seller_profile — full seller/supplier dossier: factory vs reseller detection, certifications (ISO, BSCI, CE), rating, years in business, main categories.
• price_history — 12-month price trend for a product (live current price + seasonal model for CN shopping festivals: 11.11, 6.18, CNY).
• brand_monitoring — detect counterfeits and grey market listings: price anomaly detection (>50% below MSRP = suspicious), counterfeit keyword scan, risk score 0-100.
• market_intel — category overview: top 5 sellers by market share, avg/median price, volume estimate, price range.
Data quality note: LIVE data from Taobao/Tmall/JD/Pinduoduo REQUIRES AICI_RESEARCH_PROXY_URL with CN residential routing (Bright Data -country-cn). Without proxy: AliExpress (cross-border) + curated category fallback available.
Input formats for seller_profile: 'platform:id' e.g. 'aliexpress:123456', '1688:87654321', 'tmall:apple-store-official'.
Input formats for price_history: AliExpress product URL or numeric product ID.