You need to fill out a prior notice form with the FDA.
I imported some from Nicaragua last year (my first time) and I believe just about everything we had to do was through the FDA. If you don't fill out forms before you go, most likely it will take weeks for your coffee to be cleared through customs.
On the FDA website you can find everything that you'll need.
If you are importing from central/south America most countries have serious export requirements, I would recommend finding someone in country to help you out with these.
The coffee will have to be tested at a lab even before you can submit export paperwork in many producing countries.
Hope this was helpful.
South America
Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee.
Much of the coffee imported to the US comes from Central and South America.
Coffee is not grown in the mainland US.
no it is not
The only US state to grow coffee is Hawaii.
A coffee bushel has 60kg or 132.3lbs
Florida
no
Most of the brand of coffees made in the US comes from Hawaii. Some brand names include Kapulena coffee farm, Coffee Room All American Coffee and the U.S.A. Coffee Company.
Brazil leads the world in coffee production.
Bikini barista was the first coffee kiosk in the US.
Hawaii is the only state that commercially grows coffee.