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.
Teas
Chinese tea types and grades
Chinese tea types and their export grades, such as gunpowder and chunmee: how the teas are classified and what the grade codes mean.
Guides
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.
Glossary
Tea packaging terms explained in plain words, with the French and Chinese equivalents.
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