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  <title>The Tea Trade · Guides</title>
  <subtitle>The Chinese tea trade, explained</subtitle>
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    <title>China Tea Exports 2025: Statistics by Type and Country</title>
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    <author><name>The Tea Trade</name></author>
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    <summary>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.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Chinese tea types: the six families, HS codes and 2025 exports</title>
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    <published>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author><name>The Tea Trade</name></author>
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    <summary>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.</summary>
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    <title>Chunmee tea grades: what 41022, 9371 and 4011 mean for buyers</title>
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    <published>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author><name>The Tea Trade</name></author>
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    <summary>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.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Gunpowder Tea Grades: 3505, 9372–9375 and What They Mean</title>
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    <published>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author><name>The Tea Trade</name></author>
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    <summary>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.</summary>
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    <title>Import green tea into Morocco: 2026 duty, rules and data</title>
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    <published>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author><name>The Tea Trade</name></author>
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    <summary>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.</summary>
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    <title>West Africa Tea Import Duties 2026: ECOWAS, Senegal, Mauritania</title>
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    <published>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author><name>The Tea Trade</name></author>
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    <summary>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.</summary>
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