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Dry Beans

Small White Beans

Small white beans from Ethiopian, Tanzanian and Ugandan origins, traded alongside navy beans with the exact type confirmed against sample.

Small white beans cover the group of small, pale haricot types traded alongside navy beans. The boundary between the two is not sharply defined across the trade: what one buyer calls a navy bean another calls a small white, and the difference between them in a given lot may come down to a count band rather than a distinct variety. The practical consequence is that the type should always be confirmed against a sample before contracting, because the name alone does not settle it.

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Small white beans of the haricot type, slightly rounder and smaller than navy beans
Origin
Ethiopia · Tanzania · Uganda
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.

Small White Beans

Small white haricot type

Indicative
Product
Small white beans, Phaseolus vulgaris
Origin
Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda
Crop year
Stated on contract
Moisture
14% max
Purity
99% min
Foreign matter
0.5% max
Admixture
1% max
Damaged and discoloured
1.5% 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.
  • Frequently traded alongside navy beans; confirm which type the buyer means before pricing.

Grades and forms

Available grades

Commercially distinct types, each contracted separately.

  • Standard small white

    The commercial grade, cleaned to a high purity with the exact type confirmed on sample.

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 small white

Type confirmation
The line between small white and navy beans is not consistent across the trade. Confirm the type against a sample rather than by name.
Discolouration
Visible on a pale seed; colour sorting is normal for retail-facing contracts.
Size (count per 100 g)
Contracted as a band and confirmed against the current crop.
Purity
High requirement, as for all pale beans, because defects are conspicuous.
Moisture
Commonly 14% max, set against the route.
Broken and split seed
Splits show clearly and reduce the 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.

Logistics, Incoterms and documentation

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.
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Typical sourcing window

Harvest Export

  • TanzaniaMay–Jul · Jun–Oct
  • UgandaJun–Jan · Jan–Aug
  • RwandaJan–Jul · Feb–Aug
  • BurundiJan–Jul · Feb–Aug

Tanzania: harvest May–Jul, export window Jun–Oct. Uganda: harvest Jun–Jan, export window Jan–Aug. Rwanda: harvest Jan–Jul, export window Feb–Aug. Burundi: harvest Jan–Jul, export window Feb–Aug.

Indicative windows from the published crop calendar, not a live stock position.

More on small white

East African supply comes principally from Ethiopia, with material also available from Tanzania, Uganda and Malawi. The commercial parameters follow the pale-bean pattern: tight discolouration tolerance because staining is visible, a high purity requirement, and size contracted as count per 100 g.

End uses overlap with navy beans — canning, prepared foods and retail packing — and buyers in each channel assess the product the same way, with a process trial before approval where the bean is cooked industrially.

Also traded as small white haricot · petit blanc. 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 and processing
  • Retail packing
  • Food service

Frequently asked questions

The distinction is not applied consistently across the trade — in many lots it comes down to a count band rather than a different variety. Because the name alone does not settle it, the type should be confirmed against a sample before contracting.

Catalogue

Related pulses and beans

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  • Quantity
  • Destination port
  • Specification
  • Packing
  • Incoterm
  • Shipment window
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