Cecafé negotiates tariff reduction on Brazilian coffee imports in Indonesia

The president of the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé), Márcio Ferreira, met today in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, with the Brazilian ambassador to the Asian country, George Monteiro Prata. The meeting aimed to reduce bureaucracy and taxes in trade relations between the nations.

“We discussed reducing import taxes on Brazilian coffee, especially instant coffee. In our conversation with the ambassador, we were able to understand the paths we need to take and how we need to act to achieve the goal of reducing tariffs,” Ferreira revealed.

From January to August 2024, Indonesia is the 21st destination for Brazilian coffee, having purchased 290.306 60 kg bags of the product. Currently, the country taxes the entry of Brazilian soluble coffee at 20% and at 5% on Brazilian raw coffee.

“Our meeting was very promising, strengthening ties with our diplomacy in Indonesia, which made us happy and hopeful that, in the future, we will be successful in reducing the taxes that affect Brazilian coffees to enter the Indonesian market,” concluded the president of Cecafé.