Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Jan. 20, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	COFFEE HOLDING CO INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001007019
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 28,554,281
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,742,894
Entity Trading Symbol	JVA
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017