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The US imports more than 107,000 tons of tea in 2020

United States
Published Feb 15, 2021

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The Import and Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) cited statistics from the US International Trade Commission that US tea imports in 2020 reached 107,360 tons, worth $ 460.49 million, down 10.5% on volume and decreased 3.4% in value compared to 2019. The average import price of US tea reached 4,289.4 USD / ton, an increase of 8% compared to 2019. The US imports tea mainly from three markets. The main market in 2020 is the market Argentina, India and China.

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However, the United States sharply reduced its imports from Argentina and China, but increased imports of tea from the Indian market, reaching 13,700 tons, worth $ 56.59 million, up 6.7% in volume and up 6, 6% in value compared to 2019. The proportion of tea imports from India increased by 2.1 percentage points compared to 2019. Vietnam is the 5th largest tea supplier to the US, but only 4 , 7%, up 0.2 percentage points compared to 2019. The amount and value of US tea imports from Vietnam will both decrease in 2020. In terms of type, black tea is the main type of US imports in 2020. reached 89,540 tons, worth 285.35 million USD, down 10.7% in volume and 6.7% in value compared to 2019. The US imports black tea mainly from Argentina and India. Import of black tea from Vietnam reached 4,200 tons, worth US $ ...
Source: Vietnambiz
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