gepa Fair Trade Company – Europe-wide (#)

  „gepa is a member of EFTA (European Fair Trade Association), an association of Fair Trade organizations from all over Europe. The promotion of an accountable and sustainable trade is the objective of EFTA and its members, who by now possess several decades' experience of Fair Trade import. The EFTA members keep contact with more than 700 overseas producer groups. Serving the interests of these partners, their work has contributed essentially to the fact that today, more and more consumers consider the ethical and ecological aspects of their buying decisions.“

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  „At the beginning there was an idea – today, gepa is Europe's biggest Fair Trade company with an annual turnover of more than 33 million EUR. We buy from over 150 overseas trading partners and offer our products for sale in world shops, supermarkets and health food stores. Government Departments, campaign leaders, representatives from churches, industry and commerce as well as numerous VIPs – they all promote Fair Trade and gepa!“

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  „The import duties for green coffee and coffee products imported into the EU are subject to various rules and regulations, making it difficult to find the exact information. The ECF publishes an annual list of import duties for the most important coffee growing countries.“

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