Document customs shipment monitoring sources

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- [scripts/check_steamvr_depots.sh](scripts/check_steamvr_depots.sh)
- [scripts/check_steamos_mirror.sh](scripts/check_steamos_mirror.sh)
- [scripts/check_valve_endpoints.sh](scripts/check_valve_endpoints.sh)
- [scripts/check_customs_shipments.sh](scripts/check_customs_shipments.sh)
- [scripts/compare_runs.py](scripts/compare_runs.py)
- [scripts/save_visual_assets.py](scripts/save_visual_assets.py)
- [scripts/draft_status_update.py](scripts/draft_status_update.py)
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### 7. Customs / Regulatory
Run when:
Use [scripts/check_customs_shipments.sh](scripts/check_customs_shipments.sh) for shipment-level customs checks.
- Komodo gets fresh media or sections
- SteamDB gets fresh app or package movement
- SteamTracking gets materially new rollout strings
- or on a slower periodic cadence
Run customs checks every normal watch run because ImportInfo is quick and high-signal. Use customs data for confirmation, not as the primary source of truth.
Use for confirmation, not as the primary source of truth.
Primary automated customs source:
- ImportInfo search pages for `CEVA C/O VALVE CORPORATION`, `INGRAM MICRO C/O VALVE CORPORATION`, `TECH-FRONT GAME CONSOLE VALVE`, and `VALVE CORPORATION GAME CONSOLE`
Corroborating/manual sources:
- NBD Valve and Ingram/Valve trader pages
- ImportGenius public previews for CEVA/Valve, Ingram/Valve, and Tech-Front
Do not use HMRC UK Trade Info for launch monitoring. It is lagged monthly trader/commodity presence, not shipment-level evidence.
## What Counts As Meaningful
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Use as confirmation when primary signals move:
- customs and import records
- ImportInfo search for CEVA/Valve: `https://www.importinfo.com/search?s=CEVA%20C%2FO%20VALVE%20CORPORATION`
- ImportInfo search for Ingram/Valve: `https://www.importinfo.com/search?s=INGRAM%20MICRO%20C%2FO%20VALVE%20CORPORATION`
- ImportInfo Tech-Front supplier page: `https://www.importinfo.com/tech-front-chongqing-computer-co`
- ImportInfo Valve Corporation page: `https://www.importinfo.com/valve-corporation`
- NBD Valve Corporation public company page: `https://en.nbd.ltd/trader/info/NBDD3Y527621220`
- NBD buyer search for Valve Corporation: `https://en.nbd.ltd/customs-data?t=2&v=Valve%20Corporation`
- ImportGenius Ingram Micro C/O Valve Corporation page: `https://www.importgenius.cn/importers/ingram-micro-c-o-valve-corporation`
- HMRC UK Trade Info: rejected for this workflow because it is lagged monthly aggregate/trader data rather than shipment-level data.
- FCC
- Bluetooth SIG
- Wi-Fi Alliance