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When a Japanese importer opens a bag of Indonesian green coffee, they are trusting a promise: that the beans inside are clean, safe, and legal to sell in one of the strictest food-safety markets in the world. The “ISOPROCARB certificate” is the piece of paper that turns that trust into
On the cupping table in front of me right now, there are five bowls from the same offer sample. The coffee scored well. Then we weighed out 300 grams of the same green, spread it on a black tray, and counted the defects. The tray told a slightly different story
Put a washed Yirgacheffe and a wet-hulled Gayo in the same cupping flight, and you will wonder how both are called arabica. That is the short version of Indonesia vs Ethiopia coffee: Ethiopia gives you florals, citrus, and tea-like clarity at 87 to 92 SCA points on its best washed
Most people planning their first shipment from Indonesia to South Korea worry about the tariff. It’s the wrong thing to worry about. For Indonesian green coffee, the import duty into Korea is effectively 0%, thanks to the Indonesia-Korea trade agreement. The numbers that actually decide your landed cost and whether
When you import coffee from Indonesia, the two payment methods you will be offered are almost always LC (Letter of Credit) and TT (Telegraphic Transfer). This guide explains the LC vs TT coffee import payment choice in plain terms: how each one works, what it costs, who carries the risk,
Importing green coffee to Australia from Indonesia is straightforward on paper: coffee enters duty-free, and there is no import permit for standard green beans. The details that decide your landed cost and your risk are the Incoterm you buy on, the biosecurity paperwork your supplier prepares, and the minimum order
