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Aug 24, 2026Vietnam’s Seven-Month Tea Exports Fall 9.9% By Volume While Average Value Ris...Vietnam exported 64,480 tonnes of tea worth $116.79 million in January–July 2026; volume fell 9.9% and value declined 3.3%, while the average expor...view more -
Aug 24, 2026Nigeria Carries A $1,000/$900 Premium Over MSC’s West Africa Base Rates in Ea...MSC listed Nigeria at $4,750 for a 20-foot container and $6,000 for a 40-foot container for 1–14 September, respectively $1,000 and $900 above the ...view more -
Aug 24, 2026MSC Publishes September Far East–Africa Rates From $3,750 To $8,000 Per Conta...MSC announced ocean rates for cargo moving from Far East base ports to sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean destinations for 1–14 September 2026, ra...view more -
Aug 24, 2026Mombasa Port’s Sh7,000 Tea-Container Levy And ICMS Delays Add Export CostKenyan tea exporters warn that a Sh7,000 charge per export container and disruptions in the Integrated Customs Management System are contributing t...view more -
Aug 24, 2026Imported Packaging Taxes Threaten Kenya’s Tea Value-Addition EconomicsKenyan exporters report that imported packaging inputs can face 35% duty, 25% excise, a 3.5% import declaration fee, a 1.5% railway development lev...view more -
Aug 24, 2026Kenya’s 25% Excise And 16% Transit Tax Put Regional Tea Flows Through Mombasa...Tea traders say imported East African Community tea routed through the Mombasa auction faces a 25% excise duty and 16% transit tax even when it is ...view more -
Aug 24, 2026Four Markets Still Take Roughly 73% Of Kenyan Tea Exports Despite Diversifica...Pakistan accounts for about 40% of Kenyan tea exports, Egypt 19%, the United States 9% and the United Arab Emirates 5%, leaving the industry highly...view more -
Aug 24, 2026Kenyan Tea Exporters Turn Toward China And South Africa After New Market-Acce...Kenyan tea exporters are seeking growth in China and South Africa after China market-access progress and South Africa’s removal of a 35% duty in No...view more -
Aug 24, 2026Mombasa’s 2026 Auction Gap Reaches 49.6 Million Kilograms Through Sale 30Through Sale 30, Mombasa offered 331.74 million kilograms and sold 282.15 million kilograms, leaving a cumulative difference of 49.59 million kilog...view more -
Aug 24, 2026Mombasa Tea Price Eases From $2.19 To $2.14 As Unsold Share Climbs From 6% To...Across Mombasa Sales 28 to 30, the all-tea average moved from $2.19 to $2.14 per kilogram, while the unsold share rose from 6% to 14% and sold volu...view more -
Aug 24, 2026Shizuoka’s 2026 First-Flush Aracha Output Jumps 32% To 10,700 TonnesShizuoka produced an estimated 10,700 tonnes of first-flush aracha in 2026, up 32% year on year and ahead of Kagoshima’s 9,610 tonnes, after favour...view more -
Aug 24, 2026Colombo Low-Grown Leafy Teas Firm At Sale 32 While Major Import Markets Buy S...Within an otherwise weaker Colombo auction, well-made low-grown leafy teas were firm to dearer at Sale 32, while buyers from the UK, continental Eu...view more







