Costa Rican green coffee for Washington and Oregon roasters.

We connect established Costa Rican exporters with independent roasters in the Pacific Northwest. We are early-stage and based in Washington State, and every conversation starts from what each side actually needs.

Roasting in Washington or Oregon?

Send us three numbers: your annual green volume, a target landed price per pound, and the cup profile you want. We will tell you plainly whether Costa Rica fits.

Email three numbers Full roaster checklist

Exporting from Costa Rica?

Forward your current offer sheet as it is, PDF or Excel. Write to us in Spanish or English.

Send your offer sheet Leer en español

We never advertise hypothetical inventory.

A lot is presented to a roaster only after the exporter confirms it, samples are cupped, the paperwork and freight are checked, and the landed cost is built. Today we hold no inventory and have no lots on offer. We are collecting exporter offer sheets and roaster requirements for the coming harvest. Specialty green coffee is the only category we work in.

For roasters: start with three numbers.

Volume, price and profile tell us enough to say whether a Costa Rican coffee can work for you, and which regions to ask exporters about. Ranges are fine. Sharing them commits you to nothing, and if we cannot find it at your number we will say so.

Annual green volume in bags or pounds, plus a typical order size if you know it.
Target landed price in US dollars per pound, and the city where you take delivery.
Cup profile. Describe it, or name a coffee you buy now and like.

Email three numbers

Full requirements checklist and template

Useful once we are matching specific offers. Send it whenever it suits you.

Roastery and contact: Company, city, your name and role, best way to reach you.
Volumes: Estimated annual green volume and typical order size.
Cup profile: Flavor direction, score range, and use: single origin, blend component, espresso, filter.
Origin preferences: Regions, altitude, varieties and processes (washed, honey, natural, anaerobic) you favor or avoid.
Target landed price: USD per pound, and the delivery point: your roastery or a Seattle-area or Portland warehouse.
Timing: When you want coffee to arrive and how far ahead you usually commit.
Sampling: Sample size, how many offers you want to cup, and whether you require pre-shipment approval.
Certifications and packaging: Organic, Fair Trade or others; bag size and liner preference, such as hermetic liners.
Current sourcing: Optional. Who you buy from now and what you would change.

Email the full checklist

To: sourcing@cordilleracoasttrading.com
Subject: Roaster: full requirements [Roastery name]

Roastery:
City / state:
Contact name and role:
Phone or best way to reach you:

Estimated annual green volume (bags or lb):
Typical order size:
Cup profile and score range:
Intended use (single origin / blend / espresso / filter):
Preferred regions, varieties, processes:
Target landed price (USD/lb):
Delivery point (roastery / warehouse, city):
Desired arrival window:
Sample expectations:
Certifications needed:
Bag size / liner preference:
Current sourcing (optional):

What goes into a landed cost

The FOB price on an offer sheet is only the start. For any lot we present, we build the cost to your door from these lines so you can compare it with what you pay now.

FOB priceThe exporter's price with the coffee loaded at the Costa Rican port.
Ocean freightA full container, or a share of one when the shipment is consolidated (LCL).
Cargo insuranceCover for the coffee from port to warehouse.
US customs entry and brokerageThe customs broker's fees, plus any duties or tariffs in force at the time of entry.
FDA prior noticeRequired notice to the FDA before an imported food shipment arrives.
Inland freightPort to warehouse, then warehouse to your roastery.
WarehousingReceiving, storage and handling until you call the coffee in.

For exporters: forward your offer sheet.

We are building a short list of Costa Rican exporters and brokers to represent to independent roasters in Washington and Oregon. If you already handle export documentation and are open to representation, commission-based sales or buyer-backed purchases, we would like to see your current offers.

Send the sheet you already use. No reformatting needed.
Indicative prices are fine. We confirm with you before quoting anyone.
Your pricing goes only to roasters we are actively matching.

Send your offer sheet

Everything we ask exporters, with template

Company and contact: Exporter or broker name, ICAFE registration, contact person, email and WhatsApp.
Current offers: Per lot: region, farm or mill (beneficio), variety, process, altitude, harvest, bags available.
Quality data: Score and cupping notes, screen size, moisture and water activity if available.
Pricing basis: FOB price (Limón/Moín or Caldera) per pound or kilo, fixed or differential, and how long it holds.
Minimums and packaging: MOQ per lot and per shipment, bag weight, liners, and whether you consolidate LCL shipments.
Sample policy: Offer and pre-shipment sample sizes, cost, and how you usually send them to the US.
Export and compliance: FDA food-facility registration status, documents you provide, certifications, typical lead time.
Commercial terms: Payment terms you accept, and whether you work with representatives or pay commission.

Email with the full list

To: sourcing@cordilleracoasttrading.com
Subject: Offer sheet: [Company name]

Company (exporter / broker):
ICAFE registration:
Contact name, email, WhatsApp:

Attached: current offer sheet (PDF or Excel)

For each lot (if not in the attachment):
- Region / farm or mill:
- Variety and process:
- Altitude and harvest:
- Bags available and bag weight:
- Score and cupping notes:
- FOB price (USD/lb or kg), port, valid until:

MOQ per lot / per shipment:
Sample policy (size, cost, shipping):
FDA food-facility registration status:
Certifications:
Typical lead time:
Payment terms accepted:
Open to representation or commission?

Costa Rica, region by region

A working reference for buyers. Harvest windows and altitudes below are typical ranges that move with weather, farm altitude and the year. Exporters confirm the specifics of every lot.

Dots mark approximate locations for orientation, not region boundaries. Outline: Natural Earth.

Typical harvest windows by region
Region	Typical altitude	Harvest window
Guanacaste	600–1,300 m	Jul to Feb
Turrialba	500–1,400 m	Jul to Mar
Brunca	600–1,700 m	Aug to Feb
Orosi	1,000–1,400 m	Sep to Mar
West Valley	700–1,600 m	Oct to Feb
Central Valley	1,000–1,400 m (most)	Nov to Feb
Tarrazú (Los Santos)	1,200–1,900 m	Nov to Mar
Tres Ríos	1,200–1,650 m	Nov to Mar

Across the country the main harvest runs roughly from October or November through March. Lower farms tend to pick first and higher farms later. Shipments follow the harvest, generally from late in the year into the following summer.

Grades you will see

SHB: Strictly Hard Bean. Coffee from higher farms, where slower ripening gives a denser bean. The altitude cut-off is commonly given as roughly 1,200 to 1,350 m and up; sources differ.
HB: Hard Bean. Grown somewhat lower than SHB.
EP: European Preparation. A stricter sort for defects and bean size. The exact limits belong in the contract.

Ports of export

Limón / Moín: Caribbean coast. Moín is the container terminal next to Puerto Limón.
Caldera: Pacific coast, near Puntarenas.

Offer sheets quote FOB at one of these. Which port a shipment uses depends on the exporter, the carrier and the route, and is confirmed per shipment.

Words on an offer sheet

Beneficio: The wet or dry mill that processes the coffee.
Microlote: A small, separately processed lot, often from one farm or one picking.
Honey: Pulped coffee dried with some or all of the fruit mucilage left on. Yellow, red and black honey describe how much.

From offer sheet to a lot you can buy

We do not own farms or hold coffee. Each step below has to clear before a lot is presented, and terms are agreed in writing before anything ships.

Match
Roaster requirements are compared with current exporter offers on profile, volume, timing and price. Clear misfits are dropped early.
Confirm
The exporter confirms the lot exists, the quantity, and that it is free to offer.
Sample
Offer or pre-shipment samples go to the roaster and are cupped against the roaster's profile.
Check
Export registration, FDA requirements, importer of record, documents, freight and customs brokerage are confirmed.
Cost and present
The FOB price is built up to a landed cost. Only then is the lot presented, under one of the arrangements below.

Three ways a deal can be structured
Arrangement	Who sells to the roaster	Suits
Exporter representation	The exporter, directly. We make the introduction and support the deal.	Roasters who import, or who use an import partner.
Commission-based sales	The exporter, with a commission agreed with us in advance and owed only on closed sales.	Both sides wanting a sourcing contact without a middle markup.
Buyer-backed back-to-back	Cordillera Coast, after the roaster commits to a qualified lot. Only then do we contract the matching purchase.	Roasters who want a single US counterparty.

About Cordillera Coast

Cordillera Coast Trading Co. is an early-stage sourcing venture based in Washington State. Costa Rica has a mature specialty export sector with established exporters, mills and quality institutions. Washington and Oregon have a dense community of independent roasters who care where their coffee comes from. We work between the two, in person in Costa Rica for commercial meetings.

We are a trading intermediary. We are not a café, a roaster or a retailer, and we do not own or manage farms.

Coffee only. Fine cacao and cascara are possibilities we may evaluate later. We are not sourcing, quoting or taking orders for them.

Write to us

sourcing@cordilleracoasttrading.com

Roasters

Start the subject with Roaster: so it is easy to find and answer.

Email three numbers

Exporters

Start the subject with Offer sheet: and attach your current offers. Spanish or English.