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Ko Impex Limited

East African Pulses & Beans

East African Pulses & Beans Exporter

Pulses and dry beans bought at farm gate across East Africa’s producing regions, cleaned and graded to contract, and shipped in container volumes.

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A mixture of dry bean and pulse types, including speckled, red kidney, black, white and black-eyed varieties
Dry bean and pulse types
  • East African origin
  • Export grade
  • Container supply
  • East African Origin
  • Container Supply
  • Export Documentation
  • FOB / CFR / CIF

Commodities

Pulses and dry beans

Bought at farm gate across the East African pulse belt, cleaned and graded to contract.
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  • Whole pigeon peas in bulk, showing the cream and light brown seed colour, pale hilum and fine speckling of the East African crop

    Pigeon Peas

    Origin
    Tanzania
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  • Whole green mung beans, also traded as green gram, showing the bright olive-green seed coat

    Mung Beans

    Origin
    Tanzania
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  • Kabuli chickpeas showing the cream-coloured, ram-head shaped seed with its characteristic beak

    Chickpeas

    Origin
    Ethiopia
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  • White cowpeas showing the smooth pale seed coat and the pigmented ring around the hilum that names the black-eyed types

    Cowpeas

    Origin
    Tanzania
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  • Red kidney beans showing the deep red seed coat and characteristic kidney shape

    Kidney Beans

    Origin
    Tanzania
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  • White kidney beans of the cannellini type, showing the elongated white seed

    White & Specialty Beans

    Origin
    Ethiopia
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Crop availability · September

Current crop availability

Crop position by commodity and producing region, from our published East African harvest and shipment windows. Lot availability is confirmed before contracting.
Full harvest calendar

Positions indicate where a commodity sits in its harvest and shipment cycle, not what is allocated in store.

Pigeon Peas from Tanzania: Peak availability. Mung Beans (Green Gram) from Tanzania: Available. Cowpeas from Tanzania: Available. Red Kidney Beans from Tanzania: Harvesting. Chickpeas from Ethiopia: Available. Navy Beans from Ethiopia: Available.

Origin & supply

Why buyers source from us

We buy pulses and beans in established production regions across Tanzania and neighbouring East African markets, with cleaning, grading, packing and export preparation matched to the contract.
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  • Farm-Gate Sourcing

    Direct procurement from growers, aggregators and processors in the producing regions.

  • Export Documentation

    Shipment documents prepared to the commodity, origin and destination requirements.

  • Flexible Packing

    25 kg, 50 kg and buyer-specific packing for wholesale and processing trade.

  • Container Supply

    Commercial volumes for regular export and bulk commodity programmes.

Close detail of cleaned white cowpeas, showing the uniform seed colour and dark hilum ring buyers assess on sample

Quality & handling

Clear specifications before you buy

Every commodity carries a published specification an offer is built from, so an enquiry is matched to measurable parameters rather than to a promise.

Moisture
12% max
Purity
98% min
Foreign matter
1% max
Crop year
Stated on contract
Origin
Declared per lot
Inspection
Third party on request
Packing
  • 25 kg PP
  • 50 kg PP
  • Bulk bags
  • Buyer-branded
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Farm-to-export process

From farm to sealed container

From farm-gate purchase in the producing regions to a sealed container at the port.

  1. 01

    Source

    Farm-gate and aggregation buying, timed to harvest.

  2. 02

    Clean & Grade

    Pre-cleaning, destoning and screening to target grade.

  3. 03

    Inspect

    Composite sample checked against contract.

  4. 04

    Pack

    Net weighing and marking in the contracted format.

  5. 05

    Load

    Container inspection, stowage and sealing.

  6. 06

    Export

    Documentation issued against the shipment.

Quality & processing in full

Trade flow

Supplying international markets

East African pulses and beans move to dal mills, canners, repackers and distributors across South Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the region.

Import duty, quotas and phytosanitary conditions are set by the importing country and change — confirm the current position with your own customs broker.

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Shipment terms

  • FOB / CFR / CIF
  • 20' & 40' container supply
  • Commercial quantities
  • Export documentation
Logistics & Incoterms

Need a current pulses offer?

Tell us the commodity, quantity and destination port. We will confirm the crop position, grade and packing, and price the lot against your specification.

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