On Thursday, Nov. 20, President Trump announced that the 40% tariff on green coffee imported from Brazil would be rolled back completely.
Notably, the order applies retroactively to coffee imported after Nov. 13, when the administration announced a broader rollback of reciprocal tariffs on coffee. According to the order, there will be a refund of duties that have been collected on coffee imported from Brazil since Nov. 13: “The modifications shall be effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on November 13, 2025.”
Tariffs on coffee from Brazil were the final tariff to exist on green coffee imports, effectively ending the tariff rollercoaster that coffee roasters have called “a pointless burden” and “draconian taxation,” and which has spelled months of uncertainty for specialty coffee businesses managing volatile import costs.
Beef, cocoa, and fruits are among other agricultural products that are now tariff-free, though the 40% tariff on Brazilian imports broadly remains in place.
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