Having said that a tariff on coffee beads is not a good idea because their are no potential domestic source of coffee beans. However, I like consumption based taxes in general over income taxes.
Tariffs are taxes. They raise the cost of goods and services. That results in lower production, lower consumption, lower employment, and lower revenues. That’s not good for the economy.
The Constitution takes no position on trade policy one way or the other. So the government should adopt the policy that is least damaging to the economy. Trade benefits all parties; if it didn’t, they wouldn’t do it.