Brief overview of China’s tea import and export from January to September 2023

1. Tea export situation ​ According to customs statistics, from January to September 2023, my country's tea exports were 269,600 tons, with a value of US$1.308 billion, and an average price of US$4.85/kg, down 3.55%, 15.7% and 12.61% respectively year-on-year. Among various tea categories, the exports of green tea (225,200 tons), black tea (22,000 tons), Pu'er tea (1,301 tons) and dark tea (207 tons) showed a downward trend, with the largest decrease of 21.5% for dark tea; oolong tea (15,700 tons) The largest export growth rate reached 2.92%. The top 10 tea export markets are Morocco, Ghana, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Senegal, Mauritania, Russia, Benin, Mali and Japan. Exports to Morocco were 40,400 tons, the largest decrease of 32.85%; exports to Algeria were 1.6 million tons, with the largest increase reaching 86.89%. 2. Tea import situation ​ According to customs statistics, from January to September 2023, my country imported 29,200 tons of tea, valued at US$105 million, ...