Red Split Lentils: export from Canada to Southeast Asia
Red split lentils are the highest-volume Canadian pulse moving into Asia, and the specification does more work than the product name. Splits are decorticated and split from whole red lentils, and what a buyer receives is governed by the grade, the split percentage, the size screen and the colour standard agreed at contract: not by the category.
Two containers both correctly described as red split lentils can cook differently and look different on a shelf.
The crop is grown across Saskatchewan and, to a lesser extent, Alberta, harvested once a year, then cleaned, colour-sorted and processed before containerisation. Colour sorting is the step buyers underestimate. It is what removes off-colour and defective seeds, and processors run to different tolerances, so a tolerance stated in the contract is worth more than a reference sample sent once.
For buyers supplying dal and prepared-food manufacturers, the questions that matter are consistency of colour across a season, cooking time, and how much foreign material and how many broken seeds the contract permits. For buyers supplying retail, add the pack format decision early: retail-ready bagging in Canada and bulk shipment for local packing are different cost bases and different lead times.
Canadian exporters should expect the specification conversation to be granular and should welcome it. It is the part of the trade that protects both sides when a season runs off-standard.
Canadian export requirements
- HS classification
- 0713.40: Lentils
- 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 | 3% | 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
- Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba
- Seasonality
- Single annual harvest, typically August to October
- Pack formats
- 25 kg bags, 50 kg bags, 1 MT totes, Bulk in container
- Container configuration
- On request
- Indicative MOQ
- On request
Related products
Common questions
- What is the HS code for red split lentils?
- 0713.40: Lentils. 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 red split lentils 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 red split lentils 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 red split lentils in the Philippines?
- The most-favoured-nation rate the Philippines applies is 3%. 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 red split lentils 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 red split lentils 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 red split lentils 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 0713.40 · 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