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Coffee roasters

Core requirements for licensed roasters:
Sign TransFair USA’s Fair Trade Coffee License Agreement to license you to display TransFair USA’s Fair Trade Certified label on your Fair Trade products and materials.
Purchase Fair Trade Certified coffee from importers licensed by TransFair USA.
Submit quarterly reports to TransFair of Fair Trade Certified green coffee purchases and roasted sales.
Pay a certification fee to TransFair USA of ten cents per pound on Fair Trade Certified green purchases.

Interested in becoming a licensed coffee roaster? Contact the business development staff at TransFair for more information: (510)663-5260.

Coffee importers

Core requirements for licensed coffee importers:
Sign TransFair USA's License/Certification agreement to allow you to become an authorized importer, selling Fair Trade Certified green coffee to roasters.
Purchase green coffee from producer organizations certified by TransFair's umbrella organization, Fairtrade Labeling Organizations International (FLO).
Pay the international Fair Trade price to coffee cooperatives (US$1.26 per pound for conventionally grown coffee; US$1.41 for certified organically grown coffee).
Submit reports on a monthly basis detailing all Fair Trade purchases and sales. Include supporting documentation (contracts, bills of lading, and invoices) for all Fair Trade purchases made directly from producer groups.
On request of the producer organization, make available up to 60% of the value of the contract in prefinancing or other credit facilities.

Interested in becoming a licensed coffee importer? Contact TransFair USA's certification manager for more information: email importers@transfairusa.org. 		 
TransFair USA’s Volume Guidelines:
Partnering with the
Coffee Industry to Build the Market
The specialty coffee industry has shown tremendous leadership and commitment in recent years, making Fair Trade Certified™ coffee the fastest-growing segment of the industry. To support this commitment, TransFair has adopted an initial volume guideline for new roasters interested in offering Fair Trade Certified coffees.

Volume Guidelines >
 
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