The explorer
Every vape has a paper trail. We follow it.
Shenzhen factory to shelf price, step by step, every link tied to a public record, dated, and graded for confidence. Eight sections, each one its own page.
The chain, end to end
Factory to shelf, in six steps
Factory → exporter → US importer → brand → seller → price, with what is held at each step.
Six hands between the factory floor and the shelf, in order. Each card: the count held, and one real example from the graph. Click through to its page.
Factory1,269hardware makersAvepod Technology · HuizhouExporter48trading namesDongguan Vaporesso TradingUS importer623consigneesOzark Hardware · ILBrand13,900labels on shelvesVaneura · 29 sellersSeller261outlets, 12 statesPuff Mart #1 · MIPrice936observations$2.07 ex-works → $58 shelf
34 factories and 48 exporters feed 30 US importers, 110 brands and 261 storefronts across 12 states in the collected half of the graph; the register-sourced half adds 1235 manufacturers and 13,790 brands with a cited record and no assessment. Price is the one card counting observations, not companies: $2.07 ex-works to $58 on a licensed shelf, 28× across five steps.
Contents
Open any part of the chain
Eight sections, each its own page. Every number is read live from the dataset.
Supply map
20k
traced links
Factory to exporter to importer to brand to shelf, every link graded and sourced.
Factories
1,269
hardware makers
Licences, filed capacity, patents and court record, per plant.
Brands
13,900
66 of 110 assessed have no licensed owner
Who makes it, who imports it, and whether anyone owns the name.
Importers
623
30 US consignees, the rest EU notifiers
The consignees on the bills of lading, with ports and volumes.
Prices
28×
factory to shelf
Where the markup between ex-works and shelf is captured.
States
13
states covered
Licensed shelves average $58 against $29 off-licence.
Reports
53%
units, no licence found
Single questions walked end to end through the records.
Method
238
public sources, 4 pulling
How a link is made, what confidence means, and the known gaps.