Pressed for oil
Sesame oil keeps a long, stable shelf life and a delicate flavour. Millers generally buy natural unhulled, where oil content is what matters and colour is not.
Produce of Pakistan
Millyseconds
Karachi
Karachi
Sesame seeds1207.40
Rice1006.30
Pulses0713
TermsFOB / CFR
Season2026–27 crop
Millyseconds · Agricultural commodity exporter · Pakistan
Sesame, rice and pulses — bought on paper, not on promises.
A Karachi export house working three Pakistani crop lines. Every lot ships against a written specification with a batch certificate attached, so you know what is in the container before it leaves.
Lines3 crops
Sesame purity99.97%
Sesame ready in15–20 days
Clause 01 — What we ship
Three lines, quoted separately
Each crop has its own grades, its own season and its own paperwork. Pick the line you are buying and the specification follows.
Line 01
Sesame seeds
Natural and hulled white, black, and mixed natural. Our deepest line — Pakistan exports almost its entire sesame crop.
- Natural white, unhulled
- Hulled white — 99.97%
- Black sesame
Rice
Aromatic basmati and long-grain non-basmati, in raw, steam and parboiled forms, at the broken percentage you need.
- Super Kernel & 1121 basmati
- IRRI-6, IRRI-9, PK-386
- Broken rice, 5% to 100%
Pulses
Chickpeas and mung beans against the domestic crop, quoted on availability rather than held as standing stock.
- Desi & kabuli chickpeas
- Mung beans
- Mash, on enquiry
Crop and market note · Updated 28 September 2026
Where the season stands
Pakistan's sesame crop has become an export crop almost in full. The 2025–26 season produced roughly 310,000 tonnes, of which about 95% was exported, and China alone took around 58% of it. In the first seven months of 2026, sesame shipments to China reached 103,340 tonnes worth $105.29 million — more than double the volume of the same period in 2025.
310,000 tPakistan sesame crop, 2025–26 season
~95%Of that crop exported rather than used at home
+110.8%Growth in sesame volume to China, Jan–Jul 2026
~360,000 tIndustry projection for the 2026–27 crop
For the 2026–27 crop now coming in, the trade expects around 360,000 tonnes. Planted area is down roughly 15%, but yields have improved from about 320 kg per acre to 370–400 kg, which more than covers the difference. Two things follow for a buyer. First, supply is not the constraint this season. Second, hulled sesame is still only about 15% of what Pakistan ships — most of the crop leaves as natural unhulled seed, so if you want hulled material, book it earlier than you would book natural.
Rice is the other side of the year. It is a kharif crop, harvested through autumn, so the 2026–27 rice crop is being cut and milled right now and new-crop material comes available through the fourth quarter. Pulses run against a tighter domestic picture, which we set out plainly in the pulses section below rather than papering over.
Figures are industry and press reporting for the season, not our own lot data. Sources are listed at the foot of this page. What binds is the specification on your proforma invoice.
Clause 02 — Line 01
Sesame seeds
Four grades off the same crop. They are not interchangeable — the hull is what separates them, and it changes flavour, colour, shelf life and price.
| Grade | Colour | Flavour | Typical use | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural white, unhulled | Cream to tan | Nutty, more assertive | Oil pressing, health food, whole-seed retail, roasting | 99% / 99.5% |
| Hulled white | Ivory, pale | Mild, faintly sweet | Bakery topping, confectionery, tahini | 99.97% |
| Black sesame | Dark brown to black | Stronger, slightly bitter | East Asian cooking, black sesame oil, garnish | 98% / 99% |
| Natural mixed | Mixed cream and brown | Variable | Crushing and oil extraction where colour does not matter | 98%+ |
Natural unhulled is the volume grade and the one most readily available. Hulled white is the value-added grade — the hull is removed mechanically, leaving a pale mild seed that a baker can put straight on a product. With no hull left to protect it, purity and moisture control matter more on hulled than on any other grade.
Clause 03 — Contract specification
Hulled white, as we quote it
Our standard hulled line. Natural, black and mixed grades are quoted against the same structure with their own purity and packing figures.
- Commodity
- Hulled white sesame seedsHS code 1207.40
- Origin
- Pakistan
- Purity
- 99.97%
- Packing
- 15 KG kraft bags1,200 bags to a full 18 MT shipment
- Loading
- 18 MTOne 20-foot container
- Incoterm
- FOBIncoterms 2020 — cleared and loaded on board at the Pakistani port of loading, named on the proforma invoice. CFR and CIF quoted on request.
- Shipment
- 15–20 daysFrom confirmed order and cleared advance
- Payment
- 30% advance / 70% against documentsOr an irrevocable letter of credit at sight
99.97Per cent purityHulled · Pakistan
Clause 04 — End uses
Where the seed ends up
Milling
Bakery
Bread and crackers
Hulled white is the standard topping on buns, flatbreads and crackers — it toasts evenly and stays pale.
Confectionery
Halva and snaps
Halva, sesame snaps and laddoo all depend on the seed's fat content for texture as much as taste.
Paste
Tahini
A Middle Eastern staple and increasingly a Western one. Tahini buyers are the strictest on colour and bitterness.
Garnish
Finishing
Stir-fries, salads, sushi, dressings. Black sesame does most of the work here. Small volumes, high visual expectations.
Markets
Who is buying
China is the dominant destination and drives the natural seed trade. Clean-label demand drives Europe; traditional sweets and flatbreads drive the Gulf.
Clause 05 — Line 02
Rice
Two families: aromatic basmati from Punjab, and long-grain non-basmati from Sindh. Within each, the variety sets the grain, and the processing sets the cooking behaviour.
| Variety | Family | Grain | Character | Typical buyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1121 Basmati | Aromatic | Extra-long | The longest grain Pakistan grows; elongates sharply on cooking | Gulf, Middle East, premium retail |
| Super Kernel Basmati | Aromatic | Extra-long | Strong natural aroma, the classic Pakistani basmati | Europe, Gulf, branded packers |
| Super Basmati | Aromatic | Long, slender | Rich aroma, traditional biryani and pulao grain | Domestic premium, export retail |
| PK-386 | Non-aromatic | Medium to long | Long grain without the aroma premium; good value | Africa, catering, daily-meal volume |
| IRRI-6 | Non-basmati | Long | The workhorse export grade; separate, non-sticky cooked grain | Africa, East Asia, institutional buyers |
| IRRI-9 (KS-282) | Non-basmati | Medium to long | White grain, firm and non-sticky | Africa, wholesale |
| Broken rice | Non-basmati | Fragment | Graded by fragment size, from 5% right through to 100% broken | Brewing, feed, snack and flour processing |
Clause 06 — Processing
Three ways to finish the same grain
Name the form as well as the variety in your enquiry. "1121 Basmati" on its own does not describe a product — 1121 raw and 1121 golden sella behave completely differently in a pot.
Raw / white
Milled, untreated
Traditionally milled and polished with no heat treatment. Softest texture, shortest cooking time, most delicate grain. The usual choice for aromatic basmati sold at retail.
Steam
Steam-treated
Steamed before milling. Firms the grain so it stays separate and fluffy, holds aroma well, and reduces breakage in transit. Popular in the Gulf.
Sella
Parboiled, pale gold
Soaked, steamed and dried in the husk. The hardest grain, the most forgiving in bulk catering, and it holds nutrients driven into the kernel during parboiling.
Golden sella
Parboiled, deep gold
A longer parboil giving the characteristic amber grain. Firmest of all, extremely tolerant of over-cooking, and the standard for large-scale biryani cooking.
Clause 07 — Rice specification
What to name when you enquire
Rice is not quoted off a single figure. These are the variables that set the price, and we need them all before a proforma invoice means anything.
- Variety
- Named, not described1121 Basmati, Super Kernel, PK-386, IRRI-6 and so on — from the table above
- Form
- Raw, steam, sella or golden sellaThe single biggest driver of cooking behaviour and price
- Broken
- 5% / 10% / 15% / 25%Or 100% broken as its own grade. Lower broken costs more.
- Sortex
- Single or double passColour-sorting to remove discoloured and chalky grain, stated per lot
- Moisture
- Stated per lotVerified on the certificate of analysis, not promised in general terms
- Packing
- PP woven or jute5, 10, 25 and 50 KG. Private-label and your own artwork on request.
- HS code
- 1006.30 / 1006.40Milled rice / broken rice. Check the duty and any preferential rate at your end.
- Season
- Kharif cropHarvested through autumn. New-crop material comes available from Q4.
Packing on rice is not fixed the way our sesame line is. Tell us the bag size and whether you need your own marks, and it is priced into the quote.
Clause 08 — Line 03
Pulses
The line where we will be most careful with you, because the honest position on Pakistani pulses is not the one most exporter websites give.
Pakistan is a net importer of pulses, not a surplus exporter. Pulses occupy about 5% of the national cropped area — roughly 1.16 million hectares — at an average yield near 553 kg per hectare, and the country spends close to a billion dollars a year importing what it cannot grow. Farmers have been moving to crops with better margins, and self-sufficiency has fallen with them.
So we will not tell you we hold standing stock of every pulse in every season. What we do is trade against the domestic crop when it is there, which in practice means chickpeas and mung beans in their windows. If you need guaranteed year-round volume of red lentils, an Australian or Canadian origin will serve you better than a Pakistani one, and we would rather say so now than after you have opened a letter of credit.
| Pulse | Local name | Availability from Pakistan | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickpeas, desi | Chana | Grown domestically; quoted in season on confirmed crop | Besan flour, whole and split dal, snack roasting |
| Chickpeas, kabuli | Kabuli chana | Grown domestically; graded by count per ounce | Hummus, canning, whole-pulse retail |
| Mung beans | Moong | Grown domestically; the most consistently available line | Whole and split dal, sprouting, flour |
| Mash / black gram | Mash | Limited domestic crop; on enquiry only | Split dal, batters and fermented preparations |
| Red lentils | Masoor | Mostly imported into Pakistan — we do not quote it for export | Split dal, soups |
| Kidney beans | Lobia / rajma | Small domestic crop; on enquiry only | Whole-pulse retail, canning |
Grading on pulses turns on count per ounce or per 100 grams, split and broken percentage, colour uniformity and foreign matter. Tell us the count and the tolerance your buyer works to, and we will tell you whether the current crop can meet it — including when it cannot.
Clause 09 — Quality and food safety
What we test for
A recall costs more than a container. Every batch is screened before release, and the certificate of analysis travels with the documents.
All lines
Aflatoxins
Screened per batch. Tell us your destination limit and we will confirm the lot meets it before shipment. This is the parameter that stops sesame and pulse consignments at European borders more than any other.
All lines
Pesticide residues
Checked against the standard applicable to your import market, which is not the same standard everywhere.
All lines
Heavy metals
Part of the standard batch panel.
All lines
Microbiological load
Screened before release, with results stated on the CoA. Salmonella screening on request, and expected by most tahini and bakery buyers.
All lines
Moisture
Specified per lot and verified on the CoA. The single biggest factor in shelf life and mould risk across all three crops.
Sesame
Purity and foreign matter
Stated as a percentage per grade. Hulled sesame has no hull left to hide a defect behind, so it is graded hardest.
Rice
Broken, chalky and damaged
Counted as percentages against the contracted grade. Sortex passes stated per lot.
Pulses
Count, splits and colour
Count per ounce, split and broken percentage, and colour uniformity, against the tolerance your buyer works to.
All lines
Storage
Held cool and dry, protected from humidity and pests, with fast transit to the port after stuffing.
If your buyer or auditor requires a specific accredited laboratory or an additional parameter, name it in the enquiry and we will arrange the test.
Clause 10 — Field to container
How a lot is made
The steps differ by crop, but the discipline does not: nothing goes to export packing until the laboratory result is back.
01
Harvest and threshing
Sesame capsules are cut and sun-dried before threshing. Rice is cut as a kharif crop through autumn. Pulses are threshed and pre-cleaned at source.
02
Cleaning
Dust, stems, stones and other foreign matter removed mechanically. On rice this is also where paddy and husk fragments come out.
03
Milling or hulling
Rice is milled and polished, and parboiled first if the order calls for sella. Sesame is hulled only where the order is for the hulled white grade.
04
Grading and sorting
Graded by size and colour so the lot arrives uniform rather than merely clean. Colour sortex on rice, and count grading on pulses.
05
Drying
Moisture brought down and held there. More shipments are lost to moisture than to anything else on this list.
06
Laboratory analysis
Each batch sampled and tested before it is released for packing. The result becomes the certificate of analysis on your documents.
07
Packing and loading
Filled into food-grade bags, tagged, sealed and stuffed under clean loading conditions. Fumigated at loading where the destination requires it.
Clause 11 — Packing and loading
Bag to vessel
Sesame packs to one fixed format. Rice and pulses are packed to your instruction, because discharge ports and retail buyers want different things.
Sesame bag15 KG
Food-grade kraft paper, stitched closed and stencilled. The only sesame packing we ship.
Sesame lot18 MT
Exactly 1,200 bags to a 20-foot container, with no part bags to reconcile at your end.
Rice & pulses5–50 KG
PP woven or jute, in 5, 10, 25 and 50 KG. Private label and your own artwork on request.
TermsFOB / CFR
On board at the port of loading, or freight included to your discharge port. Say which you want quoted.
Clause 12 — Payment
Two ways to settle
Pick whichever suits your bank. Both are quoted at the same price.
Option A
30% advance, 70% against documents
The advance confirms the lot and starts procurement. The balance falls due against shipping documents by telegraphic transfer.
Option B
Irrevocable letter of credit at sight
Opened through a reputable bank, workable and free of restrictive clauses. Send us the draft text before you open it and we will check it against the agreed terms.
Clause 13 — Documentation
What travels with the goods
Price is the easy part of an agricultural contract. Paperwork is where shipments actually get stuck, so ask any supplier for this list before you send an advance.
Doc
Certificate of analysis
Batch-specific, stating the graded parameters for that crop and the safety panel.
Doc
Phytosanitary certificate
Issued by the plant protection authority for the shipment. Required on all three lines.
Doc
Certificate of origin
Confirming Pakistan origin for your customs entry, and any preferential rate you are claiming.
Doc
Fumigation certificate
Where your destination requires it, arranged at loading and issued by the treating agency.
Doc
Bill of lading and packing list
With the commercial invoice, this is the set the 70% balance is paid against.
Optional
Third-party inspection
Appoint an inspection agency at loading if your buyer requires it. We will work to their sampling plan.
Clause 14 — Working with us
Why buyers stay
01
Specification first
Nothing is quoted off a crop name alone. We agree the grade, form and tolerances in writing before a price means anything.
02
Consistent lots
Sorting and moisture control are set to deliver the same material on the second container as the first.
03
Flexible volume
From a single container to repeat monthly programmes under contract.
04
Direct, no layers
Buying from the exporter means transparent pricing, faster answers and one party accountable for the lot.
05
Documentation handled
Our team prepares the export set and walks your side through clearance if it is your first Pakistan shipment.
06
Straight answers
If a crop is short or a spec is not achievable in a given month, we say so before you open an LC. The pulses section on this page is what that looks like in practice.
Clause 15 — Questions
Before you buy
What is the difference between natural and hulled sesame?
The hull. Natural sesame keeps its outer seed coat, so it is cream to tan, nuttier, and the grade oil millers and health-food packers buy. Hulled sesame has had the hull removed mechanically, leaving a pale ivory seed with a mild flavour that bakers and confectioners can put straight onto a product. Natural is the volume grade — only about 15% of Pakistan's sesame exports are hulled — so if you need hulled material, order further ahead.
Which rice should I order for biryani at catering scale?
Golden sella, usually 1121. The long parboil makes it the firmest grain available and extremely tolerant of being held hot or over-cooked, which is exactly the failure mode in bulk catering. Raw basmati tastes better cooked carefully in a domestic kitchen and falls apart in a commercial one.
Why are you cautious about pulses when other exporters are not?
Because Pakistan is a net pulse importer, spending close to a billion dollars a year on pulses it does not grow enough of. Chickpeas and mung beans are genuine domestic crops we can trade in season. Red lentils largely are not. An exporter who promises you year-round Pakistani masoor is either buying imported material to re-export or has not thought about where it comes from, and you will find out which at the worst moment.
How do I buy in bulk without getting caught out?
Buy against a written specification from a licensed exporter, not against a price quoted on a phone call. Agree the commodity, grade, form, moisture, packing, incoterm and payment terms in a proforma invoice first. For steady requirements we also write contract supply agreements that fix the specification across several shipments.
What makes a supplier trustworthy?
Traceability from crop to container, batch-specific certificates rather than generic ones, and an exporter who answers awkward questions directly. If a supplier will not give you a moisture figure in writing before shipment, that tells you something.
Are all white sesame seeds the same?
No. Origin, seed size, moisture, hulling method and sorting all change the grade and the price. Ask for the full specification and compare like with like — a 99% purity lot and a 99.97% lot are different products at different prices.
How should these crops be stored after arrival?
Cool, dry, off the floor, away from humidity and protected from pests. Hermetically sealed or lined packaging holds condition longest. Hulled sesame is the most demanding of the three lines, because it has no hull left to protect it.
Can you ship CIF or CFR instead of FOB?
Yes. Give us your discharge port in the enquiry and we will quote CFR or CIF against it rather than FOB.
Can I get a sample before ordering?
Yes. Tell us the destination address and the grade you are considering, and we will send a sample of the current lot with its certificate of analysis so you can test it against your own specification.
Clause 16 — Contact
Reach us directly
WhatsApp is fastest — most buyers get a price the same working day. We work to Pakistan Standard Time, GMT+5.
Office
Bhayani Shopping Center
Block M, North Nazimabad
Karachi, Pakistan
Visitors welcome by appointment.
Office No. 433, 4th FloorBhayani Shopping Center
Block M, North Nazimabad
Karachi, Pakistan
Clause 17 — Enquiry
Ask for a proforma invoice
Tell us the crop, the grade and the destination port. We will come back with a priced proforma invoice and the shipping window.
Either button carries your details across, filled in and ready to send. Prefer to write directly? muneeb@millyseconds.com or +92 324 242 5594.
Crop and market figures — sources
Sesame production, export and crop-year figures: The Nation, 28 August 2026 and Arab News. Pakistan pulses area, yield and import position: Dawn. Rice varieties, production regions and export volumes: Rice production in Pakistan. Figures describe the national crop and trade, not our own lots. What binds any order is the specification on its proforma invoice.