Trump administration rolls back tariffs on Brazilian coffee
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday removing the roughly 40 percent tariffs he had imposed on Brazilian imports such as coffee and beef, a regulatory shift with potential downstream implications for the OCS channel.
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that removed the roughly 40% tariffs on Brazilian imports such as coffee and beef, a regulatory shift with potential downstream implications for the OCS channel.
The U.S. had previously imposed the duties in July 2025. With those tariffs now lifted — effective for imports on or after November 13 — U.S. roasters, distributors and OCS operators may see reduced cost pressures on Brazilian-sourced coffee beans.
Brazil supplies roughly one-third of U.S. coffee imports, Reuters reported. The lower import duty may ease supply-chain costs for operators who rely on Brazilian coffee for in-office brewers and micro market offerings.
Linda Becker is editor-in-chief of Automatic Merchandiser and VendingMarketWatch.com. She has more than 20 years of experience in B2B publishing, writing, editing and producing content for magazines, websites, webinars, podcasts, newsletters and eBooks, primarily for manufacturing and process engineering audiences. Since joining Automatic Merchandiser and VendingMarketWatch.com, Linda has developed a new appreciation for the convenience services industry and the essential role it plays. She is dedicated to serving readers by covering the latest news in the vending, office coffee service and micro market industry. She can be reached at 262-203-9924 or [email protected].
