Red Kidney Beans
Tanzania · Ethiopia · Uganda
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Dark Red Kidney Beans
Dark red kidney beans from Tanzanian and Ethiopian origins, contracted on count per 100 g with colour depth approved against sample.
Dark red kidney beans are distinguished from the lighter red type by the depth and saturation of the seed coat. That single characteristic is what buyers pay for, and it is why the two are contracted separately rather than treated as grades of one product. A buyer who has built a retail pack or a canned line around a deep red colour cannot substitute the lighter type without their customer noticing.
- Origin
- Tanzania · Ethiopia
- Processing
- Whole, dried · Machine cleaned
- Crop year
- Stated on contract
- Packing
- 25 / 50 kg PP
- Quantity
- Container quantities
- Incoterms
- FOB · CFR · CIF
- HS code
- 0713.33
- Availability
- Available
Specification
Typical export specification
Indicative contract parameters, not laboratory results. The specification that applies is the one written into the contract.
Dark Red Kidney Beans
Deep red type, machine cleaned
- Product
- Dark red kidney beans, Phaseolus vulgaris
- Origin
- Tanzania, Ethiopia
- Crop year
- Stated on contract
- Moisture
- 14% max
- Purity
- 99% min
- Foreign matter
- 0.5% max
- Admixture
- 1% max
- Damaged and discoloured
- 2% max
- Broken and split
- 1% max
- Insect damaged
- 1% max
- Size
- Against buyer requirement
- GMO status
- Not genetically modified
Notes on specific parameters
- Crop year — Contract on a specific crop year; it materially affects colour, cooking behaviour and insect load.
- Size — Contracted as count per 100 g.
- GMO status — There are no commercially cultivated genetically modified varieties of this crop.
- Colour depth is the defining commercial parameter and is approved on sample.
Grades and forms
Available grades
Commercially distinct types, each contracted separately.
Standard dark red
The commercial grade, approved on an agreed sample for colour depth and uniformity.
Packing and supply
Packing and container supply
Standard formats below, and buyer-specific packing where it can be supported. Planned net weight per 20ft container is indicatively 19 MT, confirmed against packing, density and destination.
Packing
- 25 kg PP woven bag
- 50 kg PP woven bag
- Buyer-branded bags
Container
- 20ft FCL — standard for bagged pulses
- 40ft FCL where the density suits it
- ~19 MT indicative net per 20ft
Terms
- FOB
- CFR
- CIF
- FCA on request
Loading
- Net weighed and marked to contract
- Container inspected before stuffing
- Final payload confirmed against density and destination
Packing is confirmed in writing before bagging begins. Packing formats and marking in full.
Quality and trade
Quality and export documentation
What decides quality in dark red kidney
- Colour depth
- The defining parameter. Approved on sample and affected by both variety and time in storage.
- Size (count per 100 g)
- Contracted as a band and confirmed against the current crop.
- Crop year
- Colour fades with age, so crop year is a commercial parameter for this type in particular.
- Moisture
- Commonly 14% max, tightened where transit and destination humidity justify it.
- Admixture
- Lighter red or other bean types are conspicuous in a dark red lot.
- Broken and damaged seed
- Large seed takes handling damage; splits reduce the visual grade.
Third-party inspection can be nominated at the loading point — sampling, analysis, weight verification and loading supervision. Quality and processing in full.
Typical export documents
- Commercial Invoice
- Packing List
- Bill of Lading
- Certificate of Origin
- Phytosanitary Certificate
- Fumigation Certificate
- Weight Certificate
Final documentation depends on the commodity, origin, destination and buyer requirements. Not every document listed is required on every shipment.
Origin and sourcing
Where this commodity is sourced
Sourced through established growers, aggregators and processors, with origin, crop and lot confirmed on each offer. Seasonal position is derived from the published crop calendar.
Typical sourcing window
Harvest Export
- TanzaniaMay–Jul · Jun–Oct
- EthiopiaNov–Jan · Dec–Apr
Tanzania: harvest May–Jul, export window Jun–Oct. Ethiopia: harvest Nov–Jan, export window Dec–Apr.
Indicative windows from the published crop calendar, not a live stock position.
More on dark red kidney
Colour depth varies with variety and with growing conditions, and it fades gradually in storage. Both facts push in the same direction: the type should be approved on a sample from the crop being offered, and the crop year should be stated in the contract. A lot that looked right at harvest may present differently after a long period in store.
East African supply comes principally from Tanzania, with Ethiopian material available from the highland and Rift Valley bean areas. Volumes are smaller than for the light speckled type, so lot size and shipment timing should be checked early in the enquiry.
Otherwise the commercial parameters follow the kidney bean pattern: size contracted as count per 100 g, moisture commonly at 14% max and tightened for long transits, tight admixture tolerance because other colours stand out, and colour sorting where the product goes to a retail-facing channel.
Also traded as DRKB · dark red beans. These are trade names for the same commodity and are covered by this page rather than split across separate listings.
Destination markets
Typical destinations for this commodity. Import duty, quotas and phytosanitary conditions are set by the importing country — confirm the current position with your own broker.
End uses
- Canning
- Retail packing
- Food service
Frequently asked questions
By colour depth. Dark red kidney beans have a deeper, more saturated seed coat than the lighter red type. Buyers specify one or the other because the difference is visible in the finished pack or can, and the two price differently.
Yes. Colour depth fades gradually in storage, which is why crop year matters commercially for this type and why approval should be against a sample from the crop actually being offered.
Volumes are smaller than for the light speckled type. Lot size and shipment timing should be checked at the enquiry stage rather than assumed, and availability is confirmed against the current crop.
Catalogue
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