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Bipartisan Bill Brews: The Coffee Tariff Exemption Plan
- On Friday, bipartisan lawmakers Don Bacon of Nebraska and Ro Khanna of California proposed legislation to remove tariffs on coffee products enacted after January 19, 2025.
- They launched this effort in response to Trump administration tariffs starting April 5, which imposed up to 50% on key coffee-importing countries like Brazil.
- The legislation seeks to eliminate tariffs on a variety of coffee-related items, including roasted and decaf varieties, as well as byproducts like husks and skins, and beverages made with coffee, with the goal of lowering expenses for daily coffee consumers in the U.S.
- Bacon questioned the logic of imposing tariffs on Americans for a product that is not domestically produced, as coffee prices have increased by nearly 21% over the past year.
- The legislation faces a slim chance of passing a GOP-controlled Congress and requires Trump’s approval, but the lawmakers hope it will prompt dialogue to shift tariff policy.
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Product suffered high prices since the US President applied a 50% rate on Brazilian imports
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Lawmakers Move to Kill Tariffs on Coffee
“Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) plan to introduce a bill to exclude one everyday product from President Donald Trump’s tariffs: coffee,” the Washington Post reports. “Their bipartisan legislation would exempt coffee products from any tariff imposed after Jan. 19, 2025 — the day before Trump came into office… That exemption would apply to roasted and decaffeinated coffee, as well as coffee husks, skins, and other drinks or substitute…
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