Overview
Borderlean Product Research is an automated research crawler operated by Borderlean LLC. It retrieves publicly available product descriptions, technical specifications, and manufacturer documentation to support customs classification and international trade compliance research.
Bot Identification
The crawler uses Borderlean-identifying User-Agent strings:
BorderleanProductResearch/1.0BorderleanCatalogResearch/1.0
Borderlean supports cryptographically signed HTTP requests through Web Bot Auth using Ed25519 signatures.
Public signing-key directory
https://borderlean.com/.well-known/http-message-signatures-directory
Responsible Crawling
Borderlean's crawler is designed to:
- Respect robots.txt directives and website access restrictions.
- Use controlled request pacing to minimize server load.
- Stop when HTTP 403 or 429 restrictions are encountered.
- Avoid bypassing authentication or security controls.
- Maintain source attribution for research evidence.
Content Use
Product descriptions, specifications, and supporting information may be retained as research evidence and linked to their original sources. This information supports customs classification determinations and trade compliance analysis.
Borderlean does not operate this crawler for general-purpose foundation model training.
Website Operator Requests
Website administrators may contact Borderlean regarding crawler identification, access preferences, or request behavior.
Operator: Borderlean LLC
Website:
borderlean.com
Contact:
jenna@borderlean.com