Pulses · importers
Belgium reports $2.9B in the chapter containing pulses, ranking eighth of 96 in a group where each place is separated by only a few hundred million dollars.
| Market | HS 07 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $16.5B |
| Germany | $8.8B |
| United Kingdom | $5.2B |
| India | $5.1B |
| France | $4.8B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 07 (edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers); pulses is only part of it. Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
The Netherlands is ranked just above at $3.7B, which is a real step up. Italy just below is at $2.7B, only slightly less. Belgium’s 3.1% share of reported world imports therefore sits at the top of a small bunch instead of alone. A modest revision could swap Belgium and Italy.
Present Belgium as a top-ten market, not as an exact eighth.
Belgium’s total imports are $356.5B. This chapter is 0.8% of that, ranking 21st among the country’s own import chapters, which is a higher place than in many peers. Mineral fuels, vehicles and pharmaceuticals lead the import bill.
The largest overall source markets are the Netherlands, Germany, France and the USA. Three neighbours in the list point to dense cross-border trade, and to the possibility that some legume shipments arrive through a neighbouring port and clear customs elsewhere. That can change which country’s records show a consignment.
Work out early whether the buyer imports for its own packing or distribution, or acts as an intermediary. Confirm the current plant-health, labelling and food-safety conditions with the competent authority before making an offer.
Agree Incoterm, currency, payment method and arrival port up front, and ask whether goods will travel onward by road or barge.
The $2.9B covers the whole of HS chapter 07, edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, so pulses are only part of it. Reporter-declared rankings for the latest year can be distorted by re-exports and reporting gaps.
For named companies, search customs shipment records under the pulses heading and read consignee, quantity and declared value. The free marketplace on this site helps you reach the ones that fit.
Eighth of 96 markets at $2.9B in 2024 with 3.1% of reported world imports. The Netherlands is above at $3.7B and Italy just below at $2.7B.
Fairly loose. Italy is only slightly behind, so a small revision could change the order. Treat Belgium as a top-ten market.
No. It covers all of HS chapter 07, including many vegetables besides dried legumes.
Shipment-level customs records for the pulses heading give consignees, quantities and declared values one consignment at a time.
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