In January 2021, Australia saw a significant increase in tea imports, with volume up by 26.8% to 1,400 tons and value soaring by 42.5% to $12.06 million compared to the same period in 2020. The average price per ton of imported tea also rose by 12.4% to $8,570.3. The majority of these imports were sourced from India, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, and China, with India being the largest supplier. Despite this, Vietnam's share of the Australian tea market was minimal, with a 0.08% decrease in imports to 1,000 tons, though the value of these imports increased by 33.3%. Green tea was the primary type imported from Vietnam. Over the 2016-2020 period, Australia's tea imports have seen a modest annual growth of 0.6%. However, the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 resulted in a decrease in imports by 6.3% in volume and 3.2% in value.