Coffee Import and Export Analysis Report | Tendata Global Trade Database

Coffee, one of the world's most traded commodities, plays a crucial role in international trade. This Coffee Import and Export Analysis Report aims to provide an insightful overview of the global coffee trade, highlighting key trends, major players, and factors influencing the market.

I. Introduction of Coffee

Coffee from the crops in the mountains, becomes a beverage in our hands, roughly divided, through the planting, harvesting, processing, roasting, and extraction of the five major steps.

The coffee planting industry is a labor-intensive industry, for high-quality coffee beans the planting environment requirements are extremely strict, and the ideal planting area for coffee beans is mainly in the near-equatorial countries between 25 degrees north latitude and 30 degrees south latitude. At present, the world's coffee beans are planted in three major native plantations, Arabica (Arabica) coffee bean production accounts for about 70% of the world's coffee production, Robusta (Robusta) coffee bean production accounts for about 30% of the world's coffee production, Liberica (Liberica) coffee bean production is less almost do not do commercial.

With cafes in every city in the world today, it's no surprise that coffee is one of the world's top commodities. After oil, coffee is the second most imported and exported commodity in the world, consuming approximately 500 billion cups per year. Coffee beans are not only used to brew a cup of coffee but also (through decaffeination) to provide caffeine for beverages (colas), pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.

II. History of Coffee Import and Export

The word "coffee" comes from the Arabic word "????", meaning "plant beverage". Coffee trees are native to the highlands of southwestern Ethiopia in Africa. Before the 15th century, the cultivation and production of coffee has been monopolized by the Arabs. 16th century, coffee in the name of "Islamic wine" through the Venetian merchants and the maritime hegemony of the Dutch trade in the name of coffee into Europe, full of oriental mystical color, rich taste, and aroma of the charm of the black beverage by the aristocracy and gentry to compete for. The black drink was competed for by the aristocracy and gentry. Until 1690, it was successfully planted in Indonesia, and in 1727, the wife of a diplomat in Dutch Guiana gave a few coffee seeds to a Spaniard in Brazil and succeeded in planting it on a trial basis. From then on, coffee spread rapidly in South America, and because of the mass production and price drop of coffee began to become an important beverage for Europeans.

III. the coffee import and export analysis report

In order to help China's trading enterprises more comprehensively understand the import and export situation of various products and make scientific decisions and analysis, Tendata has compiled data analysis reports of various products, and this issue shares - coffee.

It contains HS code: 09011100 (unroasted coffee without caffeine), 09011200 (unroasted coffee with caffeine), 09012100 (roasted coffee without caffeine), and 09012200 (roasted coffee with caffeine).

1.2017-2021 Global Coffee Bean Production Statistics

Total global coffee bean production fluctuated after 2019 due to the impact of the epidemic, with total global coffee bean production of 176,361-kilo bags in 2020/21, up 4.34% year-on-year, and total global coffee bean production of 167,134 kilobars in 2021/22, down 5.23% year-on-year, with arabica production generally higher than robusta production. USDA forecasts global coffee production in 2022/23 totaling 175 million bags.

2. 2011-2021 Coffee Production in Yunnan Province, China

At present, China's planting of coffee beans in better natural conditions is mainly located in Yunnan Province, Pu'er, Dehong, Lincang, and Baoshan are the main origin of coffee in China. China's Yunnan coffee bean production of 140,300 tons in 2021, compared with 2020 year-on-year rise of 3.85%, a gradual turn for a better trend.

3. China's coffee import and export volume and value changes in recent years

201701-202205 China's coffee exports showed a downward trend, rebounded in 2022, imports in 2021 to the impact of the epidemic appeared to explosive growth, and 2022 gradually normalized. With the continuous adjustment of the import and export unit price, the import and export unit price in 2022 are the highest value in recent years, but in the field of coffee trade in China there is still a not insignificant deficit.

4. China's main export markets for coffee from January to May 2022

China's coffee exports reached 108 million U.S. dollars in January-May 2022, exported to 38 countries in the world, of which Germany, the United States, Belgium, the Netherlands, Thailand, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Italy, Japan and other countries ranked the top of the export value, accounting for 79.16% of China's coffee exports.

Germany has steadily ranked first in recent years, Vietnam and Malaysia are affected by unknown factors and do not appear in the top ten until May 2022. Thailand, the United Kingdom, and Italy's exports are on an upward trend.

5. China's main sources of coffee imports in January-May 2022

China's coffee imports in January-May 2022 amounted to 198 million U.S. dollars, imports from 64 countries in the world, of which Ethiopia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Italy, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, the United States, Japan, Switzerland, and other countries ranked first in terms of import volume, accounting for 89.85% of China's coffee imports.

Ethiopia has become the top coffee importer in China since 2021, and Vietnam and Malaysia are the main sources of imports, but the share of imports has declined.

In conclusion, in recent years, with the sinking of Internet users and the increasing popularity of coffee culture, coupled with the growing income level of urban residents, consumption upgrading is not only confined to high-tier cities, but even in second-third-tier cities, the number of coffee shops is increasing day by day. This shows that coffee is becoming a bright spot for the progress of urban civilization and economic growth, which will become the core driving market of China in the next 20 years. Global import and export traders should focus on China's huge coffee consumption market.

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