Food category · China to Cuba
Beans
Dried pulses — black beans, kidney beans, chickpeas and lentils — are sourced by variety and shipped as full container loads. Specification is agreed before production.
Category description
How CoExpys handles Beans
We source dried pulses from the Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and Yunnan growing areas, working with packers who can deliver a single variety per lot rather than a mixed shipment. Because pulses are graded on impurity, moisture and broken grain rather than on protein alone, we agree the contract limits before the order enters production and check the delivered lot against the same limits at inspection. Cleaning and grading are confirmed in advance so you receive the physical product you specified.
Every shipment is quoted against a confirmed specification, packed to the format agreed for your channel, and documented so the Cuban side can clear it without guesswork.
Technical specification
Beans parameters
Reference values for shipments on the China-to-Cuba route. Final limits are written into the purchase contract for each order.
- HS code
- 0713.39 · 0713.31 · 0713.40
- Varieties
- Black bean, kidney bean, chickpea, lentil, pigeon pea
- Moisture
- 12–14%
- Impurities
- < 0.5%
- Broken grains
- < 3%
- Protein
- 20–24% typical
- Shelf life
- Approximately 12 months in original packaging
- Packing
- 25 kg / 50 kg woven PP bag with inner liner
- Container load
- 20ft, loaded by confirmed net weight
- Supply basis
- Grower co-operative or packer, per enquiry
Shipment handling
Packing, loading, inspection and clearance
Typical packing
25 kg or 50 kg woven polypropylene bags with a sealed inner liner, packed at the cleaning and grading plant so the delivered lot matches the agreed grade.
Enquiry units
Bag, tonne, or FCL 20ft / 40ft. Loading is planned by net weight rather than by bag count.
Container plan
Beans are loaded by confirmed net weight, so the container count depends on the verified weight per bag and the stowage plan for the vessel. We confirm the figure before booking.
Inspection focus
Moisture and impurity percentage check, broken grain count, sampling from the top, middle, and bottom of the stack, and colour and cleanliness verification against the reference sample.
Clearance notes
Phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, and a fumigation or disinfestation certificate where the destination requires it. Variety and packing on the licence must match the contract.
Clearance pack
Documents prepared for each shipment
Our Cuban team checks the licence description against the contract before loading, so the paperwork on arrival matches what the licence says.
- Phytosanitary certificate
- Certificate of origin
- Fumigation / disinfestation certificate
- Pre-shipment inspection report
- Packing list and commercial invoice