Ordering from North America

We have been shipping coffee direct from origin to North America since 2006 and we’re steadily increasing our portfolio as we expand our customer base. Currently, we ship from Brazil, Central America, Bolivia, Sumatra, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda to our warehouse, The Green Room, in Auburn (WA).

For customers in the USA and Canada, there is no minimum order size and we are happy to deliver less than full pallet orders. However, we can’t delivery less than full bag quantities. Your order may be any selection of coffees (full bag sizes).

Typically our coffees are prepared in traditional 60kg or 69kg jute bags; some are also available in smaller 20-35kg bags or vacuum packed boxes. Where possible we line our jute sacks with PVC Grainpro bags – an airtight storage system that preserves aroma and freshness for longer, while also allowing the coffee to breathe naturally. We also offer a selection of our coffees (mainly our Brazils) in ‘PET’ (polypropylene) bags - a synthetic (but fully recyclable) alternative to the traditional jute bag that does not impart any baggy ‘jutey’ taint to the coffee over time.

We’re happy to advise you on planning your pallet to include a selection of new and recent arrivals, single origin coffees and components for espresso blends.

Customers in Canada may also chose to order from our entire portfolio in the UK warehouse for delivery by sea or air. We have negotiated competitive rates with a number of freight forwarders. We regret that, due to customs regulations, we are unable to offer deliveries out of the UK for customers in the USA.

Start-up roasters

Mercanta was established in 1996 specifically to supply the growing number of small specialty roasters. We’ve worked with many new and start-up operations worldwide and have been very pleased to see these new companies flourish.

You may not yet have your roaster installed and operational. In fact, in our experience, it can take 3-6 months longer than planned before your roaster is built, delivered, installed and operational.

We manage our inventory very carefully and our coffees turn over very quickly. There’s little sense in sending you a detailed price list at this early stage as many of the coffee will have sold before you are ready top place your first order. But these price ranges will be useful for you in your business planning:

• You will be able to find a selection of commodity green coffees from importers at around $2.50 per lb. If you spend a little more, you may find green beans listed as ‘specialty’ grade at a little under $3.00 per lb. These are more likely to be higher quality commercial grades and not genuine specialty coffees
• From around $3.60 per lb and upwards, however, a wide selection of traceable, high quality specialty grade coffee is available. Most of our coffees are available in the $3.60 - $5.00 per lb range, though prices for micro lots, exotic origins and award-winning Cup of Excellence auction coffees can be significantly more

Around 3-4 weeks before your roaster is installed and you’re ready to start roasting, please get in touch and we can provide you with a full and up to date listing of all our green coffees.

For first-time customers, our terms are ‘payment in advance’ of delivery. We are happy to discuss credit terms for future orders.