Tea Export Situation
According to customs statistics, from January to June 2025, China's tea exports amounted to 200.6 thousand tons, with a value of 715 million US dollars, up 16.6% and 9.1% year-on-year respectively, with an average price of 3.6 US dollars per kilogram, down 6.4% year-on-year.
Among various types of tea, green tea (176 thousand tons), black tea (12 thousand tons), and jasmine tea (3,532 tons) showed an upward trend in exports, with green tea recording the highest increase of 18.7%; the export volume, value, and average price of other types of tea showed varying degrees of decline, with other flower teas recording the highest decline of 22.1%.
The top 10 tea export markets are Morocco, Senegal, Uzbekistan, Ghana, Russia, Mauritania, Algeria, Libya, Chad, and Côte d'Ivoire. Exports to Côte d'Ivoire (5,530 tons) and the value (23.14 million US dollars) recorded the highest year-on-year increase of 1145.9% and 1186.6% respectively; exports to Ghana (12,058 tons) and the value (48.47 million US dollars) recorded the highest decline of 41.7% and 41.6% respectively.
Tea Import Situation
According to customs statistics, from January to June 2025, China imported 28.9 thousand tons of tea, valued at 84.89 million US dollars, up 17.7% and 16.8% year-on-year respectively, with an average price of 2.9 US dollars per kilogram, down 0.7% year-on-year.
Among various types of tea, black tea (23 thousand tons), oolong tea (734 tons), mate tea (118 tons), other flower teas (50 tons), and jasmine tea (10 tons) showed an upward trend in imports, with black tea recording the highest increase of 24.3%; green tea (4,669 tons) and jasmine tea (10 tons) imports declined, with the latter recording the highest decline of 28.3%.
The top 5 tea import markets are Vietnam (6,171 tons), Kenya (5,945 tons), India (5,508 tons), Sri Lanka (4,995 tons), and Myanmar (971 tons), with imports from India recording the highest increase of 99.7%.
Data source: China Customs