Chickpeas

Chickpeas are a core pulse in international trade, serving demand for canned products, flours, snack foods and traditional dishes across the Middle East, Europe, South Asia and beyond. Exporters on this page supply both Kabuli chickpeas, favoured for larger calibre and lighter colour, and Desi chickpeas, which are often milled into flour or used in regional cuisines. Buyers include pulse importers, canning factories, flour millers, snack manufacturers and distributors building branded or private-label lines.

Quality specifications for chickpeas focus on size grading, moisture, damaged and broken kernels, foreign matter and colour, as well as compliance with national standards in destination markets. Exporters may offer machine-cleaned or polished lots and can provide detailed analysis for parameters like hundred-kernel weight and defect counts. For canning and whole-seed applications, larger, uniform calibres are important, while flour and snack manufacturers often prioritise protein content and functional behaviour during processing.

Logistics for chickpeas are typically based on containerised shipments, packed in bulk bags or 25–50 kg bags depending on buyer preference. Exporters handle cleaning, grading, fumigation and documentation, providing phytosanitary certificates, health certificates, certificates of origin and test reports that facilitate customs clearance and internal quality assurance. Some suppliers can also support origin mixing or custom packing programmes to match retail and food-service requirements.

Use this chickpeas category to benchmark exporters by origin, calibre range and processing capability. After reviewing their certifications and product portfolios, connect directly with exporters on TradesLynk to discuss contract volumes, shipment schedules and long-term procurement strategies for Kabuli and Desi chickpeas.