Bacon, Khanna Applaud Administration Decision to Exempt Coffee from Costly Reciprocal Tariffs

Reversal Follows Bacon & Khanna’s Bipartisan No Coffee Tax Act to Repeal Coffee Tariffs

Washington – Representatives Don Bacon (NE-02) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) today applauded the Trump administration’s decision to exempt coffee from the costly reciprocal tariffs driving up prices across the United States.

Last week, President Trump signed an Executive Order modifying the scope of the reciprocal tariffs first announced on April 2, 2025. Under the updated order, certain qualifying agricultural products, including coffee, will no longer be subject to those tariffs. The decision follows Rep. Bacon’s bipartisan No Coffee Tax Act, introduced with Reps. Ro Khanna (CA-17), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), which would have repealed the tariffs on coffee.

“Families across America are feeling the cost of higher coffee prices, which are already up 21 percent due to the reciprocal tariffs. The U.S. is the largest importer of coffee in the world and relies almost entirely on imports for coffee,” said Rep. Bacon. “Tariffing a product we can't grow at a large, commercial scale doesn't make sense and only drives prices higher for consumers. I applaud President Trump and his administration for listening to our concerns and recognizing the harm these tariffs were causing. I hope this marks the beginning of the administration reversing course on these harmful tariffs.”

“Representative Don Bacon and my efforts are working. We have been calling for coffee tariffs to be repealed and introduced our bipartisan bill. Increasing prices for small businesses and coffee drinkers makes no economic sense,” said Rep. Khanna  

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