Expanding Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee in the EU

The European Union Market for JBM Coffee

Expanding Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee in the EU Windward Commodities 30th June 2022

4.6. The Nuts and Bolts of EU Exports While buyer, operational, quality, logistics and legislative requirements are typically a key barrier for Caribbean products entering the EU, this is not true for JBM coffee. The restrictions and constraints of the EU coffee market are well known and widely followed by current JBM exporters and the key UK/ EU distributors. Where they are not there is an excellent, and highly detailed document produced by the Dutch CBI (Centre for the Promotion of Imports). The report, ‘Entering the Market for Speciality Coffee’ Report, can be found at: https://www.cbi.eu/market-information/coffee/buyer-requirements).

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