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Brown Chickpeas Export from India to Canada – Bulk Supplier for Canada Importers
Brown Chickpeas (desi chana) graded, tested and documented for Canada, shipped to Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto (by rail) in about 24–30 days.
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- 24–30 days transit
- HS 0713 20
- Own processing facility
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desi chana · Pulses
- Sizes
- 6–7 and 7–8 mm
- Moisture
- 12% max
- Foreign matter
- 0.5% max
- Damaged and weevilled
- 1% max
Can you export brown chickpeas from India to Canada?
Yes. Om Prasadam exports brown chickpeas (desi chana) from India to Canada from its own processing facility. Each lot is graded, cleaned and tested before loading, then shipped from Mundra or Nhava Sheva to Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto (by rail) in about 24–30 days; about 25 MT in a 20ft container. Consignments are documented for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, with Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, CFIA import conditions and Bilingual labelling prepared before dispatch. Brown chana is a core whole-pulse line for Canadian South Asian grocers in the Greater Toronto Area and the Lower Mainland.
What is brown chickpeas (desi chana)?
Brown chickpeas, called desi chana in India, are the small, wrinkled, light-brown chickpea with a thick skin, eaten whole or split to make chana dal. Its botanical name is Cicer arietinum (desi type). In India it is grown mainly in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra; harvested February to April; supplied year-round from stored crop.
Typically used for: Whole chana curries, roasted chana, sprouting and splitting.
Reference
Brown Chickpeas export specification
Typical trade specification for Canada. Tighter grades can be quoted against your own specification.
| Product | Brown Chickpeas (desi chana) |
|---|---|
| Botanical name | Cicer arietinum (desi type) |
| Sizes | 6–7 and 7–8 mm |
| Moisture | 12% max |
| Foreign matter | 0.5% max |
| Damaged and weevilled | 1% max |
| Cleaning | Machine-cleaned and sortexed |
| HS code | 0713 20 |
| Origin | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra |
| Season | Harvested February to April; supplied year-round from stored crop |
| Packing | Retail 1, 2 and 5 kg (or 2, 4 and 10 lb); bulk 25 and 50 kg PP bags |
| Typical load | About 25 MT in a 20ft container |
| Shelf life | 12 months |
Figures are typical; the lot analysis report shipped with your consignment is binding. Send your specification for a firm quote.
Logistics
How is brown chickpeas shipped from India to Canada?
Loading at Mundra or Nhava Sheva, discharging at Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto (by rail).
Ports
Mundra or Nhava Sheva to Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto (by rail).
Transit time
About 24–30 days port to port; routing and transshipment account for most of the variation.
Load & packing
About 25 MT in a 20ft container. Retail 1, 2 and 5 kg (or 2, 4 and 10 lb); bulk 25 and 50 kg PP bags.
Incoterms
FOB Mundra or Nhava Sheva, or CIF Vancouver, quoted in CAD or USD.
Compliance
Documents for importing brown chickpeas into Canada
Canada regulates imported food through the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. These are the documents and checks prepared for brown chickpeas consignments, as each one requires:
- Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. Your SFC licence and preventive control plan need supplier evidence; we provide traceability, lot analysis and process records to support it.
- CFIA import conditions. Plant products are shipped to the conditions listed for them in CFIA’s Automated Import Reference System (AIRS), checked before each order.
- Bilingual labelling. Retail packs are printed in English and French with net quantity, origin, dates, a nutrition facts table where required and the Canadian importer’s details.
- Export documentation. Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, bill of lading or air waybill, and a phytosanitary certificate where needed.
- Fumigation certificate. Containers are fumigated with phosphine before sealing and certified, so stored-grain insects do not travel with the cargo.
- Khapra beetle declaration. CFIA regulates stored products from khapra beetle countries, including India. Where required, the phytosanitary certificate carries the declaration CFIA asks for.
Who we supply
Who buys brown chickpeas in Canada?
Canada is home to about 2.6 million South Asian Canadians, 7.1% of the population (2021 Census), concentrated in Brampton, Mississauga, Scarborough, Surrey, Calgary and Montreal.
Ethnic grocery wholesalers
Full containers of mixed dals and chickpeas in 25 kg bags and retail packs for cash-and-carry and grocery distribution.
Private-label packers
Cleaned, sortexed product in bulk bags for repacking under your brand, or packed at our facility to your artwork.
Food manufacturers
Consistent graded pulses for snacks, soups, ready meals and gram flour, with a specification held from lot to lot.
Restaurants & caterers
Dals and chickpeas in 25 kg bags for kitchens that cook them every service.
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Crop prices and ocean freight both move week to week, so we quote against your actual requirement rather than publishing a rate that goes stale. Tell us the product, quantity, packing and discharge port and you will have a price within one working day.
Registered address
187A Mohan Niwas, Marris RoadAligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202001
India
Questions importers ask
Brown Chickpeas export from India to Canada: questions importers ask
About 25 MT in a 20ft container. Mixed containers are accepted, so brown chickpeas can share a container with other pulses for Canada.
About 24–30 days port to port from Mundra or Nhava Sheva to Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto (by rail). Routing and transshipment account for most of the variation.
Importing brown chickpeas into Canada involves safe Food for Canadians Regulations, cFIA import conditions, bilingual labelling, export documentation, fumigation certificate and khapra beetle declaration, as applicable to the consignment. Om Prasadam prepares the exporter’s side of every document before the shipment leaves India; the importer of record in Canada handles registration and customs entry.
Brown Chickpeas is classified under HS 0713 20. The full national tariff line is confirmed on the shipping bill and by your customs broker in Canada.
Retail 1, 2 and 5 kg (or 2, 4 and 10 lb); bulk 25 and 50 kg PP bags. Retail packs can be printed with your brand and labelled for Canada before dispatch.
Get a price for brown chickpeas to Canada
Tell us the grade, quantity, packing and discharge port and you will have a quote within one working day.