Overview Of China's Tea Imports And Exports From January To November 2025

Overview of China's Tea Imports and Exports from January to November 2025

EXPORT: Tea Exports

According to customs statistics, from January to November 2025, China exported 384,000 tons of tea with a value of approximately 1.41 billion USD, up 13.0% and 9.2% year-on-year (YoY) respectively. The average price was 3.7 USD/kg, down 3.3% YoY.

Export Volume (10k tons)	Export Value (100M USD)	Avg. Price (USD/kg)	Volume YoY (%)	Value YoY (%)	Avg. Price YoY (%)
38.4	14.1	3.7	13.0	9.2	-3.3

Figure 1: Overall Tea Export Data of China, Jan-Nov 2025

02 Tea Category Data

Among all tea types:

Export volumes of green tea (338,000 tons), black tea (24,000 tons), jasmine tea (6879 tons) and other scented tea (132 tons) all rose YoY. Green tea saw the largest growth (≈14.8%).

Export volumes of oolong tea (13,000 tons), ripe Pu'er (1260 tons), dark tea (427 tons) and white tea (407 tons) fell YoY. Dark tea recorded the biggest declines in volume (-10.3%), value (-43.0%) and average price (-36.4%).

Tea Type	Export Volume (10k tons)	Export Value (100M USD)	Avg. Price (USD/kg)	Volume YoY (%)	Value YoY (%)	Avg. Price YoY (%)
Green Tea	33.78	11.32	3.4	14.8	16.1	1.2
Black Tea	2.40	1.26	5.3	7.5	-20.5	-26.1
Oolong Tea	1.29	0.82	6.4	-7.5	-9.3	-2.0
Jasmine Tea	0.69	0.52	7.6	3.7	6.5	2.6
Pu'er (Ripe)	0.13	0.11	8.8	-5.7	37.0	45.4
Dark Tea	0.04	0.02	4.1	-10.3	-43.0	-36.4
White Tea	0.04	0.04	9.5	-4.3	-31.5	-28.4
Other Scented Tea	0.01	0.01	8.8	12.3	6.1	-5.5

Figure 2: Category-wise Tea Export Data of China, Jan-Nov 2025

03 Market-wise Data

The top 10 tea export destinations are Morocco, Uzbekistan, Côte d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Ghana, Kenya, Russia, Algeria, Chad, and Japan.

Exports to Côte d'Ivoire (15,000 tons, 65.14 million USD) saw the largest YoY growth: 299.3% (volume) and 317.9% (value).

Exports to Ghana (17,000 tons, 68.63 million USD) saw the largest YoY decline: 52.8% (volume) and 52.4% (value).

Rank	Country/Region	Export Volume (10k tons)	Export Value (100M USD)	Avg. Price (USD/kg)	Volume YoY (%)	Value YoY (%)	Avg. Price YoY (%)
1	Morocco	8.7	2.6	3.0	17.6	19.7	1.8
2	Uzbekistan	2.7	0.6	2.1	19.6	16.8	-2.4
3	Côte d'Ivoire	2.3	0.9	4.0	72.2	71.7	-0.3
4	Mauritania	1.8	0.8	4.1	24.4	23.0	-1.1
5	Ghana	1.7	0.7	4.0	-52.8	-52.4	0.7
6	Kenya	1.5	0.7	4.3	299.3	317.9	4.6
7	Russia	1.5	0.4	3.1	-1.4	-16.2	-15.1
8	Algeria	1.4	0.5	3.6	12.0	6.6	-4.9
9	Chad	1.1	0.1	1.2	123.1	75.1	-21.5
10	Japan	1.0	0.6	5.5	11.2	26.1	13.4

Figure 3: Major Tea Export Destinations of China, Jan-Nov 2025

IMPORT: Tea Imports

01 Overall Situation

According to customs statistics, from January to November 2025, China imported about 57,000 tons of tea with a value of approximately 170 million USD. The average price was 3.0 USD/kg, up 16.1%, 19.5% and 3.0% YoY respectively.

Import Volume (10k tons)	Import Value (100M USD)	Avg. Price (USD/kg)	Volume YoY (%)	Value YoY (%)	Avg. Price YoY (%)
5.7	1.7	3.0	16.1	19.5	3.0

Figure 4: Overall Tea Import Data of China, Jan-Nov 2025

02 Tea Category Data

Imports of black tea (45,000 tons), oolong tea (1410 tons), other scented tea (404 tons) and mate tea (252 tons) rose YoY. Other scented tea saw the largest growth: 103.3% (volume) and 81.3% (value).

Imports of green tea (9033 tons) and jasmine tea (21 tons) fell YoY, by 6.8% and 17.8% respectively. Jasmine tea saw the largest value decline (37.3%).

Tea Type	Import Volume (tons)	Import Value (10k USD)	Avg. Price (USD/kg)	Volume YoY (%)	Value YoY (%)	Avg. Price YoY (%)
Black Tea	45412	13689	3.0	21.5	24.1	2.1
Green Tea	9033	1647	1.8	-6.8	9.8	17.8
Oolong Tea	1410	1412	10.0	16.7	-2.9	-16.8
Other Scented Tea	404	68	1.7	103.3	81.3	-10.8
Mate Tea	252	79	3.1	23.5	14.9	-6.9
Jasmine Tea	21	35	16.9	-17.8	-37.3	-23.7

Figure 5: Category-wise Tea Import Statistics of China, Jan-Nov 2025

03 Market-wise Data

The top 5 tea import sources by volume are India (14,000 tons), Vietnam (13,000 tons), Sri Lanka (9685 tons), Kenya (8860 tons) and Myanmar (1811 tons).

Imports from India saw the largest YoY growth: 142.1% (volume) and 155.5% (value).

Rank	Country/Region	Import Volume (10k tons)	Import Value (10k USD)	Avg. Price (USD/kg)	Volume YoY (%)	Value YoY (%)	Avg. Price YoY (%)
1	India	1.4	4261	3.1	142.1	155.5	5.5
2	Vietnam	1.3	2055	1.6	10.3	21.7	10.4
3	Sri Lanka	1.0	5207	5.4	-9.6	-3.2	7.1
4	Kenya	0.9	1466	1.7	10.4	10.6	0.2
5	Myanmar	0.2	164	0.9	-37.7	-3.2	8.6

Figure 6: Major Tea Import Sources of China, Jan-Nov 2025

Source: China Customs

Compilation: Secretariat of the Tea Committee, China Food Industry Association

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