Coffee and tea

CPC v2.1 Code: 2391

About coffee and tea

cpc code 2391 covers the coffee and tea industry, a vital sector within the broader food and beverage landscape. This industry is responsible for processing, packaging, and distributing two of the world's most widely consumed hot beverages. Coffee and tea play a significant role in the global economy, with international trade and consumption patterns shaping economic activity across numerous related industries.

Production process

The production of coffee and tea involves several key steps. For coffee, beans are harvested, roasted, and ground into a fine powder. Tea production involves the harvesting, withering, rolling, and drying of tea leaves. Both industries utilize specialized machinery and equipment to ensure consistent quality and efficient processing.

Production inputs

The coffee and tea industry relies on several key inputs, including agricultural raw materials such as coffee beans and tea leaves. Additionally, this industry requires processing equipment, packaging materials, and transportation infrastructure to move products from production facilities to distribution channels.

Production outputs

The primary outputs of the coffee and tea industry are the packaged and processed coffee and tea products destined for retail and foodservice consumption. These outputs may be consumed directly by end-users or serve as inputs for 2392 Beverage manufacturing and 4451 Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers.

Family tree for coffee and tea

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    A["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/2'>2: Food products, beverages and tobacco; textiles, apparel and leather products</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/23'>23: Grain mill products, starches and starch products; other food products</a>"]
B --> C["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/239'>239: Food products n.e.c.</a>"]
C --> D["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/2391'>2391: Coffee and tea</a>"]

    C --> E["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/2392'>2392: Spices and aromatics, processed</a>"]
C --> F["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/2399'>2399: Other food products</a>"]

    D --> G["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/23911'>23911: Coffee, decaffeinated or roasted</a>"]
D --> H["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/23912'>23912: Coffee substitutes containing coffee; extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee, and preparations with a basis thereof or with a basis of coffee; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof</a>"]
D --> I["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/23913'>23913: Green tea (not fermented), black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg</a>"]
D --> J["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/23914'>23914: Extracts, essences and concentrates of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis thereof or with a basis of tea or maté</a>"]


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