Coffee import has increased by 2.2% in Georgia in 2019 amounting to 32.5 million USD (2018 – 31.8 million USD).

Based on the data requested by BM.GE from Geostat, coffee beans of 6.5 million t, cost of 17.3 million USD and instant coffee of 3 797.9 t, cost of 15.2 million USD, has been imported from more than 20 countries.

TOP 10 countries by import of roasted or unroasted coffee beans

1. Indonesia - $ 6.2 million (2018 - $ 7.1 million);
2. Vietnam - $ 2.4 million (2018 - $ 2.3 million);
3. Italy - $ 2.0 million (2018 - $ 1.8 million);
4. Russia - $ 1.7 million (2018 - $ 1.6 million);
5. Germany - $ 1.5 million (2018 - $ 1.1 million);
6. Armenia - $ 973.4 thousand (2018 - $ 889.9 thousand);
7. Turkey - $ 368.1 thousand (2018 - $ 259.1 thousand);
8. Austria - $ 354.2 thousand (2018 - $ 304.3 thousand);
9. France - $ 246.5 thousand (2018 - $ 258.8 thousand)
10. Columbia - $ 190.7 thousand.

As for the instant coffee, the largest importer countries are as follows: Russia, Ukraine and Brasilia.

1. Russia - $ 8.7 million (2018 - $ 7.9 million);
2. Ukraine - $ 2.8 million (2018 - $ 3.2 million);
3. Brazil - $ 770.4 thousand (2018 - $ 1.5 million);
4. Turkey - $ 724.1 thousand (2018 - $ 523.3 thousand);
5. India - $ 557.0 thousand (2018 - $ 575.2 thousand);
6. Indonesia - $ 271.3 thousand (2018 - $ 99.9 thousand);
7. Germany - $ 256.2 thousand (2018 - $ 383.5 thousand);
8. France - $ 208.6 thousand (2018 - $ 75.6 thousand);
9. United Arab Emirates - $ 189.9 thousand (2018 - $ 31.7 thousand);
10. Vietnam - $ 144.9 thousand (2018 - $ 206.6 thousand)

TOP-10 companies by coffee bean import: LLC BB Company, LLC Express Georgia, LLC New Coffee Company, LLC Sami, LLC OMPET, LLC Chery, LLC PB Distribution, LLC King Original, LLC Primo, LLC Karen Trade.

The following companies are among the largest importers of instant coffee: LLC GEO Import, LLC Express Georgia, LLC Guarantee Lux, LLC Argo, LLC TID Foods, LLC KL Coffee Company, LLC PB Distribution, LLC Nestle Georgia, LLC Jacobs Douwe Egberts Georgia and LLC Meditrade.