I do own a coffee plantation in Liberia, and do intent to export these naturally grown coffee beans to the United States. For this reason, understanding how the import and export policy functions with regards to this agro-product will really be helpful.
Secondly, if any, how will my involvement in such business adventure affects my warrior status a United States Navy Disabled Veteran?
Thank you.
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Importing tea, coffee and spices for commercial purposes:
https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-337?language=en_US
Importing Food Products into the United States:
https://www.fda.gov/food/food-imports-exports/importing-food-products-united-states
International Traveler: Coffee, Teas, Honey, Nuts, and Spices:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/traveler/intl-travel/coffee-tea-honey-nuts-spices/coffee-tea-honey-nuts-spices
What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Coffee:
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/icp085_3.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avvo
https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/how-difficult-is-it-to-start-a-company-that-import-1162002.html
CPA Lawyers In Hanover, MD
https://usataxlaw.com/cpa-lawyer/
W.B.Law Coffee Co.:
https://www.lawcoffee.com/our-story/
https://www.lawcoffee.com/contact-us/
Call us about our freshly landed Ethiopian natural coffee, grown in a biosphere! Dehab's Diamond is fully-traceable from a woman-owned farm. Gr. 1 and Gr. 2 available spot at Continental in NJ. :
https://artisancoffeeimports.com/consulting
https://artisancoffeeimports.com/contact
The International Coffee Organization (ICO) is the main intergovernmental organization for coffee, bringing together exporting and importing Governments to tackle the challenges facing the world coffee sector through international cooperation. Its Member Governments represent 98% of world coffee production and 67% of world consumption. :
https://www.ico.org/
"The value of coffee":
https://www.internationalcoffeecouncil.com/cdr2020
Another coffee trading means:
https://beyco.nl/
Directory of Veterans Service Organizations:
https://www.va.gov/vso/
Get help filing your claim or appeal:
https://www.va.gov/disability/get-help-filing-claim/
Good Luck , thank you for your service!
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Hi Ignatius Flemister,
Unfortunately, ACP does not provide cohorts or internships. We encourage every veteran to sign up for an ACP mentorship (https://www.acp-usa.org/mentoring-program/veteran-application). I can't guarantee that we will have a mentor directly related to the niche area you are looking for, but could be helpful in overall small business guidance and how to best research import/export policies and regulations.
Below are a few resources I think you might find helpful, some of which include cohorts and programming:
The Institute for Veterans & Military Families provides many different entrepreneurship programs that might be of benefit/interest to you: https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/programs/entrepreneurship/getting-started/
National Veteran Business Development Council (https://nvbdc.org/), that includes resources and webinars such as a recent one titled Expanding Global Opportunities for Veteran-Owned Businesses (https://grow.exim.gov/nvbdc-exim-webinar-on-demand).
Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) Program that has a wealth of information and locations across the country (https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/resource-partners/veterans-business-outreach-center-vboc-program).
I hope this is helpful and thank you for your service!
Shannon
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