<h1>Commerce Ministry launches coffee expo as India-EFTA pact lifts duties on HS Chapter 0901 and HS 210111/210112, urges value addition</h1> Commerce ministry inaugurated a coffee expo highlighting doubled exports and sustainability credentials, and urged diversification, value addition and branding. The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement creates preferential access for Indian coffee into Switzerland, Norway and Iceland by EFTA removing duties on HS Chapter 0901 and related HS 210111/210112 lines, while India retained Chapter 0901 on its exclusion list (100% MFN rate) but applied staging categories (E7 for Iceland; E5 for Norway and Switzerland) to phase in preferential duty relief for instant and specialty coffee lines. The agreement aims to facilitate entry into premium EFTA markets.