A group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced legislation to roll back tariffs on coffee imports, citing rising costs for consumers.

Representatives Ro Khanna, Don Bacon, Don Beyer and Maggie Goodlander, introduced the 'No Coffee Tax' Act on Friday.

The bill seeks to repeal tariffs imposed under the Trump administration, which set a 50% duty on Brazilian coffee imports – the United States’ largest source of coffee.

The lawmakers said the policy has contributed to higher retail prices, with US coffee costs up nearly 21% in August compared with the same month last year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Prior to 2017, tariffs on coffee were set at 0%, except for coffee substitutes containing coffee.

Ro Khanna said: “Americans started a revolution over a tax on tea. US coffee prices have increased significantly in the last year, in part due to Trump’s tariffs. If you drink coffee every morning, how can you not be mad about that? Our bipartisan bill is simple: it removes Trump's tariffs on coffee to bring down costs."

Don Bacon added: “Families across America are feeling the cost of higher coffee prices, which are already up 21%, and tariffing a product we can't grow at a large, commercial scale, only makes it worse".

"Tariffs are simply a tax on American consumers, raising the price of everyday goods without creating jobs or bringing production on-shore. Article One of the Constitution makes clear that congress has the authority to set tariffs, and this legislation begins to reclaim that authority. I look forward to working with Rep Khanna to introduce this bipartisan bill and believe it can help spark the broader debate about Congress reclaiming its constitutional role in tariff policy."

Don Beyer said the measure would “stop” what he described as a “new tax on coffee every morning thanks to President Trump’s tariffs.” Maggie Goodlander called the duties “Donald Trump’s unilateral tax on coffee,” adding that the bill would “cut this senseless tax that you’re paying every day.”

The US is the world’s largest importer of coffee, with Brazil historically supplying about a third of total imports before tariffs curtailed shipments.