From drip coffee to decadent lattes, the journey of every cup of coffee begins with the humble coffee bean. The massive global coffee trade moves these beans from farms in one country to cafes in another.

Top Coffee Importers in 2023 (by country) as of December 1, 2023

1. United States (19.37%, $20,876.32 Million)

2. Germany (7.27%, $7836.72 Million)

3. Switzerland (5.9%, $6358.12 Million)

4. Japan (4.7%, $5061.82 Million)

5. Singapore (4.36%, $4694.79 Million)

6. Netherlands (4.26%, $4588 Million)

7. South Korea (3.88%, $4181 Million)

8. Italy (3.8%, $4092.47 Million)

9. Belgium (3.55%, $3831.45 Million)

10. Saudi Arabia (2.28%, $2461.14 Million)

Countries with high coffee demand dominate the import share. Many importing countries also re-export coffee beans to other parts of the world under their own local brands.

The United States is the world's largest importer of coffee beans. While Brazil and Colombia are its largest sources of coffee, imports of beans from Asia and Central America are also booming due to a strong boutique coffee culture.

Europe is also an important destination for coffee bean exports. Germany leads with 7.27% of global coffee imports, while Switzerland accounts for 5.9%.

Japan's brewed coffee culture has made the country a major player in the global coffee trade. in 2023, Japan was the world's fourth-largest importer of coffee beans and Asia's leading importer of coffee beans.

As demand for coffee continues to permeate the world and climate change puts pressure on coffee production (and vice versa), the flow of coffee beans is sure to change in the coming decades.

According to Tendata's Directory of U.S. Coffee Buyers and Importers, there are 7,610 active coffee importers in the U.S. this year, and 18,657 in the last three years with specific import and export data.

THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY held the largest 6.22% share of the U.S. import market this year, followed by ROTHFOS CORPORATION with 4.85%, and AMERICAN COFFEE CORPORATION in third place with 4.6%.

These facts, updated through November 24, 2023, are based on Tendata's U.S. Coffee Importers & Buyers Directory, which is derived from import export shipment data from 91 countries/territories and includes contact information (such as phone, email, and SNS contact info like LinkedIn) for buyers, supplier names, sellers, and top decision-makers.

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