I. Tea export situation
According to customs statistics, from January to July 2025, China exported 23.3 million tons of tea, amounting to 840 million U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 16.6% and 9.1% respectively, with an average price of 3.6 U.S. dollars/kilogram, a year-on-year decrease of 6.4%.
Among the various types of tea, exports of green tea (20.5 million tons), black tea (1.5 million tons), and jasmine tea (4,141 tons) showed an upward trend, with green tea recording the highest increase of 18.8%. Exports of oolong tea (8,584 tons), ripe pu-erh (805 tons), black tea (240 tons), white tea (217 tons), and other flower teas (65 tons) showed a downward trend, with black tea recording the highest decrease of 23.1%, and white tea recording the highest decrease in both volume and price at 49.1% and 43.5%, respectively.
The top 10 tea export markets were Morocco, Uzbekistan, Senegal, Ghana, Russia, Mauritania, Algeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Japan, and Libya. Exports to Côte d'Ivoire (6,984 tons) and value (29.78 million U.S. dollars) recorded the highest year-on-year increase at 564.4% and 582.4%, respectively; exports to Ghana (1.3 million tons) and value (50.76 million U.S. dollars) recorded the highest decrease at 46.7% and 46.7%, respectively.
II. Tea import situation
According to customs statistics, from January to July 2025, China imported 3.5 million tons of tea, amounting to 100 million U.S. dollars, with an average price of 3.0 U.S. dollars/kilogram, a year-on-year increase of 16.4%, 17.2%, and 0.7%, respectively.
Imports of black tea (2.8 million tons), oolong tea (854 tons), and other flower teas (187 tons) showed an upward trend, with other flower teas recording the highest increase in volume and value at 254% and 38.2%, respectively; imports of green tea (6,080 tons), mate tea (119 tons), and jasmine tea (15 tons) showed a downward trend, with mate tea recording the highest decrease in volume at 19.9%, and jasmine tea recording the highest decrease in value at 29.8%.
The top 5 tea import markets were Vietnam (7,920 tons), India (6,796 tons), Kenya (6,592 tons), Sri Lanka (6,109 tons), and Myanmar (1,270 tons), with India recording the highest increase in volume and value at 117.2% and 161.5%, respectively.
Data source: China Customs