What is the price of black tea in China?

As of January 2024, black tea in China is US$ 5.60 per kg (39.25 CNY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is China's world rank in black tea exports?

China ranks #4 among 107 black tea exporters.

What was the export value of black tea from China in 2024?

The export value was US$199,280,605.

What is the latest export price for black tea from China?

The latest export unit value is US$5.597 per kg.

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Black Tea Prices in China

US$ 5.60 / kg

39.25 CNY / kg

MoM ▼ 26.6% YoY ▼ 26.6%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CNY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	5.60	39.25	▼ 26.6%	▼ 26.6%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the black tea price in China available is US$ 5.60 per kg (39.25 CNY), down 26.6% year-on-year.

China exported 35,605 tonnes of black tea in 2024, valued at US$199,280,605, ranking #4 among 107 global exporters and accounting for 5.8% of world exports. Export volumes declined by 40.9% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for black tea is US$5.597 per kg. China is a net exporter of black tea under HS code 0902.40.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - black tea in China

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, China exported $199.3M (35.6 kt) of black tea▼ 40.9% YoY. That ranks #4 worldwide (5.8% of global exports).

$199.3M

Export value

35.6 kt

Export volume

#4 / 107

World rank

5.8%

Global share

$5.6

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top black tea exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Kenya $1.36B · 39.2%
#2 Sri Lanka $674.1M · 19.5%
#3 India $666.9M · 19.3%
#4 China $199.3M · 5.8%
#5 Malawi $69.2M · 2%

Annual export data China · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$199.3M	35.6 kt	$5.6
2023	$337.4M	44.3 kt	$7.62
2022	$420.2M	46.8 kt	$8.98
2021	$488.1M	42.5 kt	$11.49
2020	$342.6M	39.3 kt	$8.72

HS Code

black tea is traded under Harmonized System code 0902.40. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

China black tea - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 China sold 899,024 tonnes of black tea. Through 2019 alone, the interest in China black tea (processed category) has gone up, flactuating by 2.136 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, black tea's exports grew by 3.12 percent bringing China US$10,202.11m for the year 2019. China's black tea exports are classified as:

Black fermented tea and partly fermented tea, whether or not flavoured, in immediate packings of > 3 kg (HS code 090240)
Black fermented tea and partly fermented tea, whether or not flavoured, in immediate packings of <= 3 kg (HS code 090230)

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China black tea export values

In 2019, China supplied black tea worth 10,202.11m USD, an increment of 28.37% from 2018's total black tea export of 7947.408m USD. The yearly increase in value of China black tea between 2017 to 2018 was 16.614 pc.

The per year change in the amount of China's black tea exports between 2017 and 2019 was 3.12 pc in comparison to a variation of 2.136% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

China's share of the world's total black tea's exports in 2019 was 3.2 pc. The country is ranked position 7 in world exports of black tea.

Export markets for China black tea ( in '000$ )

China's top destinations for black tea are Morocco, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong, Ghana and Senegal.

Import/Export Trends

China is a net importer of black tea. The annual growth of China black tea in value between 2015 to 2019 was -6%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -7%, per annum.

China purchased 625,648 tonnes of black tea in 2019.

Production

The production of black tea in China was 89,104,592 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 6.37%. The country had approximately 101,741,552.00 hectares under black tea cultivation.

Black Tea Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest black tea prices in other Asia countries:

Iran$1.22/kg Pakistan$4.18/kg Thailand$4.97/kg Cambodia$45.38/kg Nepal$1.79/kg Bhutan$6.08/kg Mongolia$17.98/kg Sri Lanka$4.91/kg Brunei Darussalam$7.27/kg Tajikistan$1.10/kg Indonesia$1.53/kg Maldives$11.73/kg Uzbekistan$5.13/kg Vietnam$1.41/kg Azerbaijan$18.76/kg

Other Processed Prices in China

Latest prices for other processed in China:

Coffee$2.63/kg Sugar$0.75/kg Cotton$2.25/kg Whisky$8.61/kg Natural Honey$1.90/kg Copra$10.17/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.02/kg Fish Oil$8.77/kg Chocolate$3.20/kg Coconut oil$10.17/kg Glycerol$1.34/kg Palm Oil$1.19/kg Sunflower Oil$1.38/kg Whey$2.09/kg Cheese$4.48/kg

Scientific name: Camellia sinensis

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