Navy Beans: export from Canada to Southeast Asia
Navy beans are bought overwhelmingly for canning, and canning quality is a narrower specification than general food grade. What a canner needs is uniform size, consistent hydration behaviour, skin integrity through the retort, and a low incidence of hard seeds: attributes that do not show up in a simple grade description.
Canadian navy bean production sits mainly in Ontario and Manitoba, away from the western pulse belt, which matters for routing: an Ontario origin typically moves through eastern ports. Confirm the origin province when you are modelling freight, because the assumption that all Canadian pulses ship from Vancouver is a common and costly one.
For buyers, the specification points to nail down are size uniformity, moisture, defect tolerance and crop year. Older crop hydrates differently and canners notice. For exporters, being straightforward about crop year is a trust issue that outlasts a single contract.
Where the end use is not canning (dry retail packs, prepared foods) the tolerance widens and the price conversation changes, so state the application when you enquire.
Canadian export requirements
- HS classification
- 0713.33: Kidney beans, including white pea beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)
- CFIA certificates
- Available on request: send your specification and destination and we'll confirm within five working days.
Six-market position
| Market | MFN duty | Preferential | Registration category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | Free | Free (CPTPP) | On request |
| Thailand | 5% | None: no agreement in force | On request |
| Philippines | 1% | None: no agreement in force | On request |
| Indonesia | Free | None: CEPA signed, not in force | On request |
| Malaysia | Free | Free (CPTPP) | On request |
| Singapore | Free | Free (CPTPP) | On request |
MFN duty is the destination's applied general rate for this tariff line. Preferential is the rate under an agreement in force between Canada and that market.
Both are customs duty only: destination excise, value-added tax and local levies are additional and are not shown here.
Available on request: send your specification and destination and we'll confirm within five working days.
Commercial terms
- Producing provinces
- Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta
- Seasonality
- Single annual harvest, typically August to October
- Pack formats
- 25 kg bags, 50 kg bags, 1 MT totes
- Container configuration
- On request
- Indicative MOQ
- On request
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Common questions
- What is the HS code for navy beans?
- 0713.33: Kidney beans, including white pea beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). This was read from Canada Border Services Agency on 2026-09-01. The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonised System; digits beyond that are set by the destination.
- What is the import duty on Canadian navy beans in Vietnam?
- The most-favoured-nation rate Vietnam applies is Free. Preferential treatment: Free (CPTPP). This was read from Government of Canada, BDC and EDC on 2026-09-01. Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
- What is the import duty on Canadian navy beans in Thailand?
- The most-favoured-nation rate Thailand applies is 5%. Preferential treatment: None: no agreement in force. Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
- What is the import duty on Canadian navy beans in the Philippines?
- The most-favoured-nation rate the Philippines applies is 1%. Preferential treatment: None: no agreement in force. Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
- What is the import duty on Canadian navy beans in Indonesia?
- The most-favoured-nation rate Indonesia applies is Free. Preferential treatment: None: CEPA signed, not in force. Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
- What is the import duty on Canadian navy beans in Malaysia?
- The most-favoured-nation rate Malaysia applies is Free. Preferential treatment: Free (CPTPP). Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
- What is the import duty on Canadian navy beans in Singapore?
- The most-favoured-nation rate Singapore applies is Free. Preferential treatment: Free (CPTPP). Duty is one line of a landed cost, and registration and certification usually cost more than it does.
Sources
- Customs Tariff (T2026), Chapter 7 · Canada Border Services Agency, retrieved September 1, 2026
- Canada Tariff Finder: destination duties for 0713.33 · Government of Canada, BDC and EDC, retrieved September 1, 2026
- Duties and Dutiable Goods Overview · Singapore Customs, retrieved September 1, 2026
Last reviewed: September 1, 2026