Pulses · importers
Malaysia is seventeenth of 96 at $1.3B, in the middle of a run of Asian and Latin American buyers that are close in size.
| 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 United Arab Emirates is just above at $1.4B, and Mexico just below at $1.3B. Malaysia’s 1.4% share of reported world imports is almost the same as both. The order among the three is unstable, and a change in one country’s reporting could reshuffle it.
Sellers should therefore consider Malaysia alongside Mexico and the UAE as similar-sized prospects and decide on logistics and ease of contact.
Malaysia’s imports total $299.5B, and this chapter is 0.4% of them, ranking 30th among its import chapters. Electrical machinery is by far the largest at $85.9B, followed by mineral fuels at $49.0B and industrial machinery at $38.9B.
China, Singapore, the USA and Japan are the leading overall sources. Singapore’s presence hints at regional transshipment, so a seller should ask whether an importer buys direct from origin or through a regional trading centre.
Ask what the buyer needs by way of grade, packaging and labelling for its own customers. Confirm the present import permit, plant-health and food-safety conditions with the relevant authorities rather than relying on older notes.
State the Incoterm, currency, payment instrument and port of discharge in the first offer.
The $1.3B covers the whole of HS chapter 07, edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, so pulses are only part of the total. Reporter declarations, re-exports and reporting gaps all influence the ranking.
You will find the importers themselves in customs shipment records for the pulses heading. This site’s free marketplace lets you follow up with the ones whose profile suits your product.
Seventeenth of 96 markets at $1.3B in 2024, a 1.4% share of reported world imports. The United Arab Emirates is just above and Mexico just below.
It leads to a general regional trade link. It suggests some goods arrive through a trading centre, so ask buyers how they source.
No. It covers all of HS chapter 07, including many vegetables besides dried legumes.
Use shipment records for the pulses heading and group them by consignee, checking frequency and declared value.
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