What does Replace or Repeat mean in green coffee contracts?

Replace - also written as Repeat - is one of the two main variants of a SAS (Subject to Approval of Sample) clause. It means that if a buyer rejects a pre-shipment sample, the seller is permitted to offer a new sample in its place rather than the contract falling away entirely.

This contrasts with the NANS (No Approval, No Sale) variant, where a rejected sample simply ends the transaction. Under Replace terms, the seller gets another attempt - drawing from a different set of bags, re-preparing the sample, or offering an alternative lot - before the contract is considered void.

For sellers, Replace terms are preferable to NANS because they provide a second opportunity to fulfil the contract. For buyers, the practical implication is that rejecting a sample doesn't immediately close the deal - you may receive one or more further samples before a final decision is made. It's worth being clear on which SAS variant is in your contract before you reject a sample, so you know what happens next.