Partnership with Commercial Data Interchange (CDI)

Enhances financial services through innovative use of commercial data

Tradelink participated in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Commercial Data Interchange (CDI) as a data provider in 2022 and subsequently became a member of the Expert Panel on Project Cargox in 2025. Tradelink supports CDI and Project Cargox to enable more efficient financial intermediation in the banking system and facilitate innovative usage of commercial data to enhance financial services.

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Tradelink's role in CDI

We empower SMEs to leverage authenticated and reliable trade data for trade financing.

Import / Export Declaration and Electronic Cargo Manifest are statutory documents required by law to be lodged by trade entities to the HKSAR Government for all shipments in and out of Hong Kong. These provide reliable and timely reference information reflecting the current trading activities of shippers. Such information includes:

Trade Declaration and Electronic Manifest Data
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Goods Information
Type, quantity, value, and packaging of goods
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Timing
Declaration date and shipment arrival/departure times
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Trade Routes
Import/export countries and ports
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Transport Details
Container ID, equipment number, flight/voyage information
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Parties Involved
Exporter, importer, consignor, consignee, forwarder, and carrier
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Trade History
Years of activity, trade value, and terms (e.g., FOB/CIF)

Use Case with Banks

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Tradelink features as a case study in ICC Digital Standards Initiative report on streamlining loan approval for SMEs through trade data sharing

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About Threezero

Threezero is an original toy brand which designs, develops, manufactures and sells collectible figures throughout the world. To tap on new business opportunities, the company has to develop new products from time to time but research and development work requires a lot of investment. The company applied for funding but it took a long time for banks to process their application and as a result, the company were forced to delay some of their new development plans. With the consent from threezero, Tradelink shares their declaration data with Ping An Digital Bank to facilitate their loan approval process. With a shorter processing time and a lower interest rate, threezero was very satisfied with their CDI experience.

Helping local toy brand tackle cash flow problems and seize business opportunities
Ping An Digital Bank has leveraged alternative data provided by Tradelink to conduct credit assessments to speed up the loan application and approval process, leading to a more convenient and cost-effective experience facilitating our business growth.
Mr. Wong Kim Fung,
Founder and Chairman of Threezero (HK) Limited
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