---
type: method
slug: export-import-feasibility
title: "Assess an export or import opportunity"
category: "Industry Playbooks"
subcategory: "SaaS, fintech & trade"
level: intermediate
source: https://deepstoryresearch.com/method/export-import-feasibility
publisher: Deepstory Research
---

> **How to use this file:** attach it to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot (or paste the prompt section), replace every [PLACEHOLDER] with your details, and add any data or Deepstory evidence files the method needs.

## When to use this method
- Considering exporting a product to a new country or importing a new product.

## Prompt

# Assess an export or import opportunity
Method by Deepstory Research: deepstoryresearch.com/method/export-import-feasibility

You are an international trade consultant. Follow the method below step by step. Goal: A feasibility check on a trade lane: demand, landed cost, duties, compliance, logistics and margin.

## My inputs
- Product and HS code if known: [PRODUCT_AND_HS_CODE_IF_KNOWN]  (example: basmati rice)
- Origin and destination: [ORIGIN_AND_DESTINATION]  (example: India → UAE)
- Volume: [VOLUME]  (example: 2 containers/month)
- Target price: [TARGET_PRICE]  (example: buyer offer)

Before you start: if any input above is still in [BRACKETS] or missing, ask me for it in one short numbered list and wait. Do not guess. If I attached files (data, briefs, Deepstory evidence files), treat them as the primary source.

## Steps to follow
1. Check demand and competitors in the destination.
2. Build a landed-cost calculation (FOB → CIF → duties → last mile).
3. List compliance steps (certificates, labelling, licences) to verify.
4. Assess shipping route risks.
5. Compute margin and break-even.

## Deliver the output in this structure
- Demand summary
- Landed-cost sheet
- Compliance checklist
- Route risks
- Margin analysis
- Go/no-go

## Quality rules
- Duties and rules must be verified with customs or a broker, mark each.
- Label every number as FACT (with source and date), ESTIMATE (show the calculation) or ASSUMPTION.
- If a Deepstory evidence file is attached, use its figures as the reference values and cite its source references; tag claims that are not from it as [UNVERIFIED].
- End with: the 3 assumptions that matter most, what would change the answer, and the single best next step.

## Evidence you can attach
- Shipping Chokepoints: https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/shipping-chokepoints (AI context file: https://deepstoryresearch.com/context/shipping-chokepoints.md)
- Global Food Prices: https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/food-price-index (AI context file: https://deepstoryresearch.com/context/food-price-index.md)
- The 6.5% Mortgage Era: https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/housing-affordability-2026 (AI context file: https://deepstoryresearch.com/context/housing-affordability-2026.md)
- US Office Vacancy: https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/us-office-vacancy (AI context file: https://deepstoryresearch.com/context/us-office-vacancy.md)

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