{"id":60459,"date":"2026-03-09T11:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/blog\/?p=60459"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:24:25","slug":"most-imported-coffee-is-now-exempt-from-u-s-tariffs-effective-1200am-on-november-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cafeimports.com\/north-america\/blog\/2026\/03\/09\/most-imported-coffee-is-now-exempt-from-u-s-tariffs-effective-1200am-on-november-13th\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Newly Imported Coffee is Now Exempt from U.S. Tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As of Monday, April 20th, we have filed for refund requests in the government portal. They have provided no indication of the level of refund or the timeline for refunds. We will continue to update this blog as we know more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Refunds on Tariffs Paid:<\/b>\u00a0The Supreme Court has left the issue of refunding the duties collected up to the U.S. Court of International Trade and the lower courts. The courts have made a flurry of rulings regarding refunds in the last two weeks. It is looking increasingly likely that the US government will develop a new process that will result in all IEEPA tariffs being automatically (or nearly automatically) returned to Importers of Record. The timeline for this action is currently uncertain. We are however monitoring this closely. As the situation firms, up we will continue to post updates here.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As of Friday, February 20th, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled against the sweeping IEEPA Tariffs, deeming them illegal and invalidating them. Within the day, the Trump Administration established new 10% (raised to 15% over the weekend) tariffs on all countries under a different (and more restrictive) law. So, what does this mean for coffee?<\/p>\n

New Tariffs:<\/strong> The new tariffs imposed over the weekend do not apply to green coffee. An exemption was written into the new Tariff executive order, so things will continue as they were.<\/p>\n

Refunds on Tariffs Paid:<\/strong> The Supreme Court has left the issue of refunding the duties collected up to the U.S. Court of International Trade and the lower courts. We’ll have to see what shakes out in the courts in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

As has been the norm over the past year, we will continue to update you as we have more information.<\/p>\n

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On November 20, 2025<\/strong>, the U.S. issued a new Executive Order eliminating the additional 40% tariff that had been applied to Brazilian green coffee<\/strong> (as well as beef, cocoa, and other agro-products) under the previous measures. The change is retroactively effective for goods entered or withdrawn from the warehouse for consumption on or after November 13, 2025.<\/p>\n

Our unsold spot Brazilian inventory is now tariff-free. <\/span>Updated and tariff-free pricing is already available on our Offering List and through the Cafe Imports Customer Portal.<\/p>\n

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We have some long-awaited good news to share: The administration announced on November 14<\/strong> that, due to the lack of meaningful domestic coffee production (along with certain other agricultural goods), these products will no longer be subject to import tariffs. <\/strong><\/p>\n

While the industry welcomes this relief, we continue to advocate for a resolution on coffee from Brazil, the world’s largest producer, which remains excluded from the exemption.<\/p>\n

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Changes at Cafe Imports<\/strong><\/h2>\n