For importers and traders
The same reading at origin, in transit and on arrival
Pre-screen green coffee wherever the sample is opened, using one method and one set of SCA equivalence factors, so the readings are actually comparable.
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Benefits
Benefits for Importers & Traders
Pre-Screen at Origin
Evaluate samples on buying trips before sending to lab. Identify obvious quality issues immediately and save time on low-quality lots.
Verify in Transit
Check samples when containers arrive at port. Quick assessment before full unloading helps catch issues early.
Documentation Trail
Generate PDF reports with verifiable certificate numbers. Maintain quality records across your supply chain.
Consistent Pre-Screening
Apply the same pre-screening methodology across different origins and team members. Build comparable quality baselines.
How It Works
A quality opinion is only useful if it travels
Coffee is judged at several points by several people, and rarely by the same method twice. An exporter's grading table, a visiting buyer's eye and a destination lab do not produce numbers that can be laid side by side, which is how a disagreement about a lot becomes a disagreement about whose grader was right.
BeanGrader gives every point in that chain the same instrument. One photograph of the sample, one defect classification, one set of evidence crops, whether the tray is on a patio in Huila or a bench in Hamburg.
- The same SCA-aligned defect classification at every point in the chain
- Offer sample and arrival sample graded the same way, so the two can be compared
- Per-bean evidence crops that survive being forwarded to a counterparty
- PDF certificates carrying a code any buyer can verify without an account
Who it's for
How Importers Use BeanGrader
Origin Buying Trips
Quick pre-screening of samples during cupping sessions. Prioritize which lots deserve deeper evaluation and lab analysis.
Pre-Shipment Inspection Support
Use alongside formal PSI processes. Get an indicative read before official certification to anticipate any issues.
Arrival Quality Checks
Quick assessment when containers arrive. Compare against pre-shipment expectations and catch deviations early.
Client Communication
Share indicative quality reports with roaster clients. Provide visibility while formal certification is pending.
BeanGrader provides indicative pre-screening assessments aligned with SCA methodology. For contractual grading, export certification, or official quality documentation, always use certified Q Graders and accredited labs.
Along the chain
Where a reading gets taken
At origin, on the offer sample
Grade what you are being offered before the contract, and keep the record with the offer.
Before shipment
Grade the shipping sample against the same method, so any drift shows up before the container leaves.
On arrival
Grade what actually landed and set it beside the offer reading. The difference is the conversation.
Into the supplier record
Each reading rolls up into that supplier's scorecard, so next season's negotiation starts from a pattern.
Why you can trust the number
The same evidence at every point in the chain
A pre-shipment sample, an arrival sample and a warehouse sample are only comparable if they were assessed the same way. BeanGrader applies one method and documents what it saw.
Evidence that travels with the record
Each flagged bean is stored as a crop alongside the count, so a claim raised months later is still backed by the photograph it came from.
Coverage disclosed per sample
Every result states the share of the sample assessed, which is what makes two samples from different points in the chain honestly comparable.
Confidence labels, not false precision
Marginal calls are flagged as marginal instead of being folded silently into the total, so a contractual conversation starts from what is actually known.
Ungradeable photos are refunded
Sampling in a warehouse or on a patio does not always give good light. A photo the system cannot grade is rejected and the credit returned.
Simple Pricing
Buy credits, use when you need
No subscriptions, no expiration. Purchase analysis credits and use them whenever you're ready to grade your green coffee samples.
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One credit grades one sample. Credits are bought once and stay on the account until they are spent. If we cannot read a photo well enough to grade it honestly, we reject the photo and refund the credit.
FAQ
Importer questions
Take the same reading at both ends of the shipment
Install BeanGrader and grade your first samples free. Indicative pre-screening, not official SCA certification.
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