Optimistic
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hi all,
in the travels we do in Asia on charity relief we know a guy who works in local coffee production. The company already export to France but are keen to expand into other markets. We are keen to check if there is opportunity to import to Ireland and the issues involved.
The produce is completely organic and the country, produces what is regarded as top quality coffee. We can source processed coffee or get raw coffee beans and whoever gets the product have the freedom to brand/package the coffee with their own brand name.
My questions are:
What is the criteria for Fairtrade produce and who is the enforcing body? How do we get Fairtrade marked on produce?
What mark up approx is appropriate for what one can purchase in Asia and sell on in Ireland?
There will obviously be import duties and VAT and carriage to be covered also.
Is this an already saturated market and not worth getting into?
Is it possible to get guidelines on marketing please, ie best to approach small coffee shops or..?
Thanks for any advice and help in advance and apologies for the long post.
Optimistic
in the travels we do in Asia on charity relief we know a guy who works in local coffee production. The company already export to France but are keen to expand into other markets. We are keen to check if there is opportunity to import to Ireland and the issues involved.
The produce is completely organic and the country, produces what is regarded as top quality coffee. We can source processed coffee or get raw coffee beans and whoever gets the product have the freedom to brand/package the coffee with their own brand name.
My questions are:
What is the criteria for Fairtrade produce and who is the enforcing body? How do we get Fairtrade marked on produce?
What mark up approx is appropriate for what one can purchase in Asia and sell on in Ireland?
There will obviously be import duties and VAT and carriage to be covered also.
Is this an already saturated market and not worth getting into?
Is it possible to get guidelines on marketing please, ie best to approach small coffee shops or..?
Thanks for any advice and help in advance and apologies for the long post.
Optimistic