Ethiopian Coffee Source
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About us

We went looking for a reliable exporter. Then we became one.

Finding a reliable, compliant Ethiopian exporter took us time and hard lessons. Today we are a licensed exporter ourselves, buying directly from farmers and washing stations, with the clarity and follow-through we wanted as buyers.

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Our story

From a hard search to our own export company

We are Norwegian and Swedish, with Ethiopian roots. We know Ethiopian coffee from both sides: the culture it comes from, and the standards international buyers expect.

When we set out to source Ethiopian coffee ourselves, we learned how hard it is to find an exporter that is both reliable and fully compliant: quality that matches the sample, paperwork that is right first time, and communication you can count on. It took time, persistence and a presence on the ground.

So we built the relationships we had been looking for. Part of our team has lived in Ethiopia for the past ten years and built an extensive network there, and we bring more than a decade in international trade, logistics, quality control and sales. Together, we learned what separates dependable Ethiopian supply from a difficult one, and we became a licensed Ethiopian coffee exporter ourselves.

Today we ship around 50 containers a year, mainly to Sweden, from our office in Addis Ababa. We aim to reach 200 containers a year by the end of 2027.

What we learned as buyers is simple. You need straight answers, and a coffee that matches the sample you approved. That is what we set out to provide.

The team

The people you’ll work with

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Kidane

Co-founder & Head of Customer Experience and Success

Kidane looks after our buyers from the first conversation to delivery and the next order. He makes sure questions get clear answers, that you know where your order stands, and that working with us stays straightforward. He also tells the stories behind the coffee: the people who grow it and the places it comes from, on video, in interviews and in the material we share with buyers. He is a professional actor whose screen work includes a Netflix production.

  • Customer experience and customer success
  • Buyer communication, from first contact to repeat orders
  • Video and origin stories
  • Professional actor
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Mose Gebreselassie

Co-founder & Commercial Leader

Mose brings more than ten years of commercial experience in international trade and logistics, quality control and sales. Having lived in more than eleven countries and speaking more than seven languages, he understands your market as well as the origin. He leads our buyer relationships, from the first brief to the repeat order.

  • 10+ years in trade, logistics, QC and sales
  • Has lived in 11+ countries
  • Speaks 7+ languages
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Natnael Samson

Co-founder & Operations Leader

Natnael has lived in Ethiopia for the past ten years and built an extensive network there, which is now at the heart of the company. He is our team on the ground: following your samples, preparing orders for shipment, and making sure what is agreed is what happens.

  • Based in Ethiopia for 10 years
  • Extensive network on the ground
  • Your contact point at origin
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Seife Tuuloskorpi

Partner & Head of Coffee

Seife has worked in coffee for more than 25 years and leads our work on quality, selection and consistency. He knows both sides of the trade: he has spent much of his career buying and evaluating Ethiopian coffee, and he has sold coffee to restaurants, cafés and brands in Sweden. He is a certified coffee professional who also teaches coffee classes.

  • 25+ years in coffee
  • Sold to restaurants, cafés and brands in Sweden
  • Certified coffee professional
  • Teaches coffee classes

Why buyers work with us

What makes us different

  • Direct from origin

    A licensed Ethiopian exporter buying directly from farmers, washing stations and estates, with processing and export preparation in our own hands. Fewer hands between the farm and your contract means fewer places for things to go wrong.

  • On the ground in Ethiopia

    Our operations leader has lived in Ethiopia for ten years. Samples, questions and shipments are followed up locally, not from a distance.

  • Both sides of the trade

    Scandinavian business standards and Ethiopian roots, communication in more than seven languages, and clear answers in terms that fit your market.

As a licensed Ethiopian coffee exporter, we sell to you directly: your quotation, contract and invoice come from us, and we remain accountable for the agreed sale through to shipment.

How we help

Buying from Ethiopia, made straightforward

Grades, samples, shipping terms, documents and timing. We guide you through each of them.

  1. A clear brief

    We help you turn “we’d like Ethiopian coffee” into a precise brief: origin, process, quality, volume, destination and timing.

  2. The right coffee

    We propose coffees that fit your brief from what’s available this season, and tell you plainly when nothing fits.

  3. Clear product information

    Lot details, quality information and the evidence behind them, with a plain statement of what is confirmed and what isn’t.

  4. Samples and quotations, on track

    We arrange samples where available and quote in writing, so you decide on facts, not guesswork.

  5. One accountable company

    Once you order, we process and prepare it for export, deliver it FOB Djibouti or FCA Addis Ababa, and arrange freight if you need it.

Our role

Who does what

What we do

  • Buy directly from farmers and washing stations
  • Process and select coffee that fits your requirements
  • Provide lot details, quality information and samples
  • Sell to you as a licensed Ethiopian exporter
  • Deliver FOB Djibouti or FCA Addis Ababa, or arrange freight to you

What you do

  • Evaluate samples and confirm the coffee you want
  • Agree the quotation and contract terms
  • Arrange import into your country, directly or through an importer

Before you commit, you’ll have in writing the price, payment and shipping terms, and the documents that come with your shipment.

Process

Working with us, step by step

Full process and FAQs

  1. Share your requirements

    Coffee type, quality, destination and a rough volume. Add anything else you know: region, process, grade, timing.

  2. We select suitable coffee

    We fill any gaps with a few questions, then propose coffees that fit, bought directly from farmers and washing stations.

  3. Samples

    We share the lot details and quality information, and arrange samples where available, so you judge the coffee itself, not just a description.

  4. Quotation and agreement

    Our written quotation sets out price, payment and shipping terms. Nothing is agreed until you confirm, and the agreed terms are put in writing.

  5. Order preparation and shipment

    We process and prepare your order for export and deliver it FOB Djibouti or FCA Addis Ababa, with freight arranged if you need it.

Contact

Talk to us

The quickest way to start is our inquiry form. Tell us the coffee type, destination and a rough volume, and we’ll reply within one business day. Prefer to chat? Message us on WhatsApp.

Ethiopian Coffee Source is operated by Ethiopian Coffee Source.

Let’s find your next Ethiopian coffee

A few lines are enough to start. We reply within one business day with questions or suitable coffees to consider.

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