Where to find buyers
Where to find buyers for Green coffee
Coffee that is not roasted and not decaffeinated, sold to roasters and to the traders who supply them.
Importing countries
HS 090111 is 'Coffee; not roasted or decaffeinated'. Country figures are imports of that heading. Roasted coffee is a different code (090121) and is not included.
Official description: Coffee; not roasted or decaffeinated. Period 2024, flow import, partner World. Retrieved 2026-10-27. Reporters in the response: 147. The preview count matched the stored rows.
| # | Reporter | primaryValue USD | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 6319859239.0 | 1,270,028,184.626 kg |
| 2 | Germany | 4706705407.542 | 1,119,703,795.388 kg |
| 3 | Italy | 2753529337.056 | 652,301,730.0 kg |
| 4 | Japan | 1593132264.503 | 357,418,466.0 kg |
| 5 | Spain | 1164723009.38 | — |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1147475976.089 | 204,690,471.509 kg |
| 7 | France | 1039163844.069 | 223,863,690.091 kg |
| 8 | Canada | 1037269634.156 | 215,402,076.416 kg |
Figures are Comtrade primaryValue literals. Aggregate partners (World, Areas, nes, and Other …, nes) are omitted. Rank in this table is by primaryValue among the reporters kept.
Top 5 channels on the free ranking
The free tier on this page is the top 5. The $19 report adds 10 more channels and 15 outreach angles, one on every channel.
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
O*NET 13 (United States occupation classification)-1021.00 is Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products. Money is 5 because the occupation buys agricultural commodities in bulk. Authority is 5 because buying the product is the job. Need is 5 because green coffee is a farm product in the exact sense this occupation covers.
Coffee and Tea Manufacturing
NAICS 311920 (United States industry classification) is Coffee and Tea Manufacturing, the roasters and tea plants. Money is 5 because green coffee is their main raw material and they buy it continuously. Authority is 4 because a green-coffee buyer or purchasing manager can approve a lot. Need is 5 because unroasted, non-decaf coffee is exactly what a roaster starts with.
World of Coffee
World of Coffee (worldofcoffee.org) is the specialty coffee event. Money is 5 because roasters and importers attend to contract green coffee. Authority is 4 because green buyers are on the floor. Need is 5 because the hall is about coffee, and green lots are what producers bring.
Source: World of Coffee
USA — reported imports of HS 090111
primaryValue 6319859239.0 USD (6,319,859,239.0) · 2024 imports from World · rank 1 of 146
USA reported primaryValue 6319859239.0 USD (shown with separators as 6,319,859,239.0) for HS 090111 imports from the world in 2024. That number is the UN Comtrade public-preview CIF primary value for partner World. Reported quantity: 1,270,028,184.626 kg (Comtrade flagged the quantity as estimated). Money is 5 because this reporter ranks 1 of 146 reporters in that response by primaryValue. Authority is 4 because the country is where the buyers are: importers and distributors there hold the purchase order, and the country itself does not. Need is 5. The official heading names this product, so the import value is a direct Comtrade measure of recorded trade in it. Official commodity description: Coffee; not roasted or decaffeinated. The preview count matched the rows stored (147), under the 500-row cap.
Source: UN Comtrade public preview API, HS 090111, 2024 imports from World
Purchasing Managers
O*NET 11 (United States occupation classification)-3061.00 Purchasing Managers sit over vendor choice at larger roasters and importers. Money is 4. Authority is 5 because they can approve a new supplier. Need is 4 because a large roaster has this role, and a small roaster's green buyer may use a different title.
Source: O*NET OnLine, United States occupation classification, 11-3061.00 — Purchasing Managers