Pulses · importers
The United Kingdom takes third place at $5.2B, but the lead over the market ranked directly below it is only a few hundred million dollars.
| Market | HS 07 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $16.5B |
| Germany | $8.8B |
| India | $5.1B |
| France | $4.8B |
| Canada | $4.1B |
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.
Germany is above at $8.8B, a large step up. Below the UK sits India at $5.1B, and the difference is small enough that reporting revisions could reverse the order. The UK’s 5.5% share of reported world imports for the chapter puts it in the top handful either way.
Sellers should treat the UK as one of a closely bunched group of mid-sized buyers below Germany rather than as an unassailable number three.
Total imports are $813.3B, and this chapter is 0.6% of that, ranking 32nd among the country’s import chapters. Machinery, precious stones and metals, and vehicles sit far above it.
The largest overall source markets are China, the USA, Germany and France. These describe everything the UK buys, so they should not be used to infer where dried legumes come from. A pulses-specific view needs shipment-level data.
Ask each prospect how they buy: through a merchant, direct to a packer, or for an industrial user. Confirm the current import documentation, plant-health and labelling requirements with the destination authorities rather than relying on older guidance.
Settle Incoterm, currency, payment terms and the arrival port before discussing volume.
The $5.2B covers the whole of HS chapter 07, edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, so pulses are only a portion. Rankings come from each country’s own declaration for its latest year and can be affected by re-exports and reporting gaps.
Customs shipment records filtered to the pulses heading list consignees, quantities and values. Use them with this site’s free marketplace to move from a ranking to a shortlist of named importers.
Third of 96 markets with $5.2B in 2024 and a 5.5% share of world imports. Germany is ahead at $8.8B and India follows closely at $5.1B.
Not entirely. The gap to the next market is small, so revisions or reporting differences could change the order. The UK's membership of the top group is the safer conclusion.
No. The value is for all of HS chapter 07, including many fresh and preserved vegetables. Pulses are only part of it.
Use customs shipment records under the pulses heading. They show consignee names, quantities and declared values, so you can see which companies buy regularly and at what scale.
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