Lentils Hs Code
Procurement teams evaluating lentils hs code usually want three things: confidence in the origin, clean documentation, and predictable landed cost. Tanzanian lentils can deliver all three — but only with a supplier who has done the work of formalizing the supply base. This page is about how that actually happens.
What is lentils?
Lentils refers to a cultivated agricultural commodity traded internationally in standardized grades. From Tanzania it ships out of Dar es Salaam to buyers across Asia, Europe, the Gulf, and the Americas — to Mombasa and onward to Red Sea destinations being one of the busiest lanes.
Singida (the sunflower and sesame production heartland) is part of the national production base, which in any given season blends several growing zones to maintain contract volumes.
From inquiry to loaded container
- Send the brief — volume, destination port, spec ceiling, timeline.
- Quote within one business day — FOB and CIF options side-by-side.
- Sample round (optional) — same-lot samples couriered before L/C is opened.
- Contract + L/C — commercial terms locked, supply allocated.
- Container stuffing + docs — fumigation, phyto, CoO prepared before departure.
- Sailing + tracking — BL issued, vessel tracked until lentils clears at destination.
Export specifications that matter
Every lentils contract should pin these down explicitly. Vague specs are the single biggest source of post-arrival disputes.
- Moisture ceiling — controlled for safe ocean transit, product-dependent.
- Purity floor — typically 99%+ on cleaned export grade.
- Foreign-matter ceiling — contractual, verified pre-shipment.
- Packaging — 25 kg / 50 kg PP bags or bulk container liner.
- Container load — roughly 18–25 MT per 20ft FCL depending on product density.
Why buyers source Tanzanian lentils
- Origin-direct pricing: no aggregator layer between farm gate and container.
- Same-lot QC: pre-shipment samples drawn from the container, not from a marketing stock.
- Complete paperwork: Certificate of Origin, phytosanitary, fumigation, quality analysis, weight, Bill of Lading.
- Flexible incoterms: FOB Dar es Salaam, CIF destination, CFR — whichever matches your freight arrangement.
- Traceable supply base: we can name the aggregation zone on request.
What experienced buyers actually check
The documentation side of lentils is often where first-time importers underestimate complexity. Certificate of Origin, phytosanitary certificate, fumigation certificate, quality analysis, and weight certificate all need to arrive at destination before the container does — and the sequencing matters.
Frequently asked questions
How is export-grade lentils defined?
Export-grade lentils is defined by the contract, not by industry folklore. We recommend locking moisture ceiling, purity floor, foreign matter ceiling, and packaging specification into the pro forma. Pre-shipment QC verifies each parameter with same-lot samples.
Can you handle FOB, CIF, and CFR?
20ft: 18–25 MT · 40ft HC: ~2× that · transit: 10–30 days depending on lane · MOQ: 1 FCL · contract volumes available for monthly buyers.
Can you explain lentils in plain terms?
When a Japanese buyer and a Tanzanian exporter both say "lentils", they're usually talking about the same thing — but the nuances (packaging, grading, moisture) are set by the contract, not by tradition. That's why the pro forma invoice matters so much.
Where in Tanzania does lentils come from?
Singida is a core production zone, but lentils is also harvested in several neighboring regions. We aggregate across the full corridor to maintain contract volumes.
Our only real differentiator is operational discipline on the details: timely documentation, pre-shipment transparency, and post-shipment support until your lentils clears customs at destination.