🇧🇮 Burundi → the world · via Kenya

Burundian Specialty Coffee — Export Supply

Burundi grows mainly Red Bourbon, fully washed with double fermentation and careful hand-sorting. The cup is sweet and juicy with red berry, citrus, floral and caramel notes.

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Overview

Burundi grows mainly Red Bourbon, fully washed with double fermentation and careful hand-sorting. The cup is sweet and juicy with red berry, citrus, floral and caramel notes. Kayanza and Ngozi in the north are the best-known specialty provinces.

Main markets: USA, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, UK, Japan.

Types, grades & specifications

Typical specifications; exact parameters are confirmed per lot on the quotation, inspection report and certificate of analysis.

Type 1 of 3 · 🇧🇮 Burundi

Fully Washed Bourbon — Specialty (AA / A)

Juicy, sweet specialty lots with full washing-station traceability.

Sample: $10.00/kg (indicative) Quote this type Order sample

Specifications

Variety	Red Bourbon
Process	fully washed, double fermented
Screen	15+
Moisture	10–12%
Cup score	85–88 SCA

Type 2 of 3 · 🇧🇮 Burundi

Natural & Honey Lots

Small-lot naturals and honeys.

Sample: $11.00/kg (indicative) Quote this type Order sample

Specifications

Process	natural / honey
Cup score	85–88

Type 3 of 3 · 🇧🇮 Burundi

Commercial Washed

Clean washed coffee for blends.

Sample: $7.80/kg (indicative) Quote this type Order sample

Specifications

Grades	per exporter
Moisture	10–12%

Producing regions in Burundi

Region	Notes
Kayanza	Top specialty province, 1,700–2,000 m.
Ngozi & Kirundo	Northern washing stations.
Muyinga, Gitega, Mwaro	Central & eastern production.

Season

Harvest: March–July.

Packaging

60 kg jute + GrainPro

Export routes

Bujumbura → Kigoma (Lake Tanganyika) or road → Dar es Salaam (Central Corridor)
Bujumbura → Kigali → Kampala → Mombasa (Northern Corridor)
Air: Bujumbura Intl (BJM)

Documents

Certificate of Origin (EAC / COMESA)
Phytosanitary certificate
Coffee / tea export permit & quality certificate
Transit documents (Tanzania / Rwanda–Uganda–Kenya)

HS codes: 0901.11

Payments and contracts follow Burundian foreign-exchange rules; we work with licensed exporters and advise on current procedures.

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Tell us the product, variety, quantity, Incoterm (FOB / CIF / CFR / DAP) and your destination port or airport. We reply with a formal quotation, usually within one business day.

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