Coffee Tariffs: A Quick Update

Coffee tariffs are shifting, and while the market’s a little bumpy, we’re on it—here’s the latest on what we’re seeing and what it means for our sourcing.

We are working closely with our sources for coffees arriving into the U.S. after the announced start of the executive order. However, we do not expect these exempt coffees to arrive—or to meaningfully impact the U.S. coffee market—for several weeks, as coffees already in the country and assessed with a tariff continue moving through the supply chain.

The single largest source of U.S. coffee, Brazil, remains at a high tariff rate of 40%, representing nearly half of the national market. At this time, there are very few lower-tariff countries capable of replacing the volume of Brazilian coffees—both for the U.S. as a whole and for Dilworth Coffee.

As we await new crops from recent and current harvests, we are adjusting our sourcing profiles where possible in hopes of achieving much-needed savings for everyone we serve.