Give US suppliers, buyers and shipping partners a +1 number to call, and keep one line for each part of your business.
Small trading businesses outside the US use a US virtual number so American suppliers, buyers, freight forwarders and customs brokers can call a +1 number. The TripoSIM number rings in an app over Wi-Fi or mobile data, takes voicemail outside your hours and includes 300 minutes a month of calls to the US and Canada. You can have one number per business line.
A small trading business lives on short calls. A supplier in Ohio wants to confirm a price change. A buyer in Texas asks when the next container lands. A freight forwarder needs a document before a cut-off. Many US companies will not dial an international number for that, and some supplier and buyer forms only take a 10-digit +1 number.
A US virtual number gives them an ordinary US number to call. The TripoSIM US Virtual Number runs in an app on your phone over Wi-Fi or mobile data, from wherever you trade. You answer like a normal call, or callers leave a voicemail.
A +1 number does not give your business a US office or address. Show your real location on your website and invoices, and use the number as a way to reach you.
| Caller | Why they call | What helps |
|---|---|---|
| US suppliers | Prices, stock, order changes, delays | Ask for the order number at the start of every call |
| US buyers | Samples, quotes, delivery dates, problems with an order | Hours in a US time zone next to the number |
| Freight forwarders | Bookings, pickup times, documents for a shipment | The shipment reference ready when you call back |
| Customs brokers | Questions about the paperwork for a shipment | Documents by email, so you answer from the paper, not from memory |
| Banks and payment apps | Sign-in and payment codes | Codes arrive as texts in the app |
The number receives verification codes (OTP SMS) from apps. TripoSIM tested PayPal, Wise and Payoneer among others on October 3, 2026; that list shows examples, not a limit. See which apps send codes to the number. This page is about phone calls only; for import and export rules, ask your customs broker or freight forwarder.
US office hours land in your afternoon if you are in Europe, in your evening in the Gulf or South Asia, and late at night further east. Most trading questions can wait a few hours, as long as callers know when you will answer:
Often, yes. If you import under one name and export under another, or run two brands, a separate number for each keeps callers and records apart. The same person can have as many TripoSIM US numbers as they like on one account, each with its own plan, minutes and voicemail greeting, so callers hear the right business name. Pick an area code for each line where most of its partners are; see the area code guide.
Calls suppliers and buyers make to you are included up to a fair use of 300 minutes a month. Only calls you make use your 300 minutes to the US and Canada. Each outgoing call is rounded up to the next full minute; unanswered calls are free. Three typical lines, worked out for a year:
| Example | Calls out to the US and Canada | Extra minutes | One year on the yearly plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| A small importer | 3 supplier calls a week, 15 minutes each: about 195 minutes a month | None: within the included minutes | $100 |
| Plus US buyers | the same, plus 2 buyer calls a week of 10 minutes: about 282 minutes a month | None: within the included minutes | $100 |
| A busy single line | 5 calls a week, 20 minutes each: about 434 minutes a month | 17 × $5 = $85 a year | $185 |
Incoming calls do not use your minutes (fair use 300 minutes a month). Each plan includes 300 minutes a month out; extra minutes are $5 per 100, and unused extra minutes carry over to the next month, so the year counts the packs for all 12 months together. Prices before tax.
A busy line can add extra minutes at $5 per 100. If the calls really belong to two parts of the business, a second number comes with its own 300 minutes a month. The monthly plan is $12.99 with the same minutes. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
The number receives texts from US and Canadian senders, such as a delivery notice or a code. Sending texts is not included, so you cannot answer a text from the number. On your website and email signature, write "call or email", not "call or text", and answer a text with an email or a call.
Two plans with the same number, minutes and app.
$100per year
About $8.33 a month, paid once a year
Renews yearly until you cancel
$12.99per month
Cancel the renewal anytime. $155.88 over 12 months
Renews monthly until you cancel
Prices in US dollars as published by TripoSIM. Payments are not refunded, except a full refund if your ID check fails or your number is not delivered within 72 hours, or where local law requires. Checkout continues on TripoSIM. Right after payment you complete an ID check with a selfie, then choose from the numbers available.