Data
China Tea Exports 2025: Statistics by Type and Country
China exported 418,757 tonnes of tea worth US$1.55 billion in 2025 (+11.9%). Official figures by tea type, country, pack size, province and price.
Guides to buying and importing Chinese tea
Tea grades, import duties and rules by country, packaging, shipping and trade data. Every fact comes with its source, and every figure that can change with the date it was checked.
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By the numbers
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418,757 tonnes
of tea exported by China in 2025, 11.9% more than in 2024
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88.1%
of the tea China exported in 2025 was green tea, by volume
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91,393 tonnes
of Chinese tea went to Morocco in 2025, the first destination
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2.5%
import duty on green tea in Morocco in packings of 20 kg or more; 30% below
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10%
customs duty on green tea under the ECOWAS common external tariff, packed or bulk
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7.0%
maximum moisture for every grade of gunpowder tea in China's national standard
Chinese tea types and grades
Chinese tea types and export grades, such as gunpowder and chunmee.
Chinese tea types: the six families, HS codes and 2025 exports
The six Chinese tea types and jasmine tea for importers: processing, provinces, HS 0902 codes, storage. Green tea was 88% of China's 2025 export volume.
Chunmee tea grades: what 41022, 9371 and 4011 mean for buyers
China's GB/T 14456.5-2016 standard lists seven chunmee tea grades, from 41022 down to 9366. What the codes mean, where 4011 fits and how to specify a grade.
Gunpowder Tea Grades: 3505, 9372–9375 and What They Mean
Gunpowder tea grades come from China's GB/T 14456.4-2016: special grade 3505, then 9372 to 9375. How they differ, and why AAA and 9475 are not among them.
Markets
All guides on this topicTea import rules by country
Import duties, documents and payment rules, country by country.
Import green tea into Morocco: 2026 duty, rules and data
Morocco charges 2.5% duty on green tea in packings of 20 kg or more and 30% below. Tariff codes, VAT, ONSSA rules, payment terms and 2025 import data.
West Africa Tea Import Duties 2026: ECOWAS, Senegal, Mauritania
Green tea pays 10% customs duty under the ECOWAS common external tariff, packed or bulk. Levies, VAT, Senegal's tea tax and Mauritania's rules in 2026.
Packaging
Tea packaging
How inner bags, roll stock and foil paper protect tea, and how customs classify them.
How foil packaging protects tea
Green tea loses colour and aroma when it takes up moisture or oxygen. A layer of aluminium foil blocks more moisture and oxygen than a metallized layer or paper.
What barrier meansTea trade data
Tea exports and imports, from customs statistics and UN Comtrade.
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China Tea Exports 2025: Statistics by Type and Country
China exported 418,757 tonnes of tea worth US$1.55 billion in 2025 (+11.9%). Official figures by tea type, country, pack size, province and price.
Glossary and tools
Glossary
Tea packaging terms explained in plain words, with the French and Chinese equivalents.
- roll stock
- bobine · 卷膜
- barrier (moisture / oxygen)
- barrière (humidité / oxygène) · 阻隔性（防潮、防氧化）
- laminated film
- film complexe · 复合膜
- letter of credit (L/C)
- crédit documentaire · 信用证
Tools
A roll stock checklist, the unwind direction chart and roll calculators for tea packing lines.
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