What is the price of black tea in Costa Rica?

As of January 2024, black tea in Costa Rica is US$ 9.32 per kg (5,064 CRC), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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Black Tea Prices in Costa Rica

US$ 9.32 / kg

5,064 CRC / kg

MoM ▲ 10.3% YoY ▲ 10.3%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CRC)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	9.32	5,064	▲ 10.3%	▲ 10.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the black tea price in Costa Rica available is US$ 9.32 per kg (5,064 CRC), up 10.3% year-on-year.

Costa Rica exported US$500 of black tea in 2024, with no recorded export volume, ranking 101st out of 107 exporters. The country is a net exporter of black tea. The latest export unit value is US$9.3184 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - black tea in Costa Rica

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Costa Rica exported $500 (0.1 t) of black tea▼ 2.7% YoY. That ranks #101 worldwide.

$500

Export value

0.1 t

Export volume

#101 / 107

World rank

$9.32

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 Costa Rica · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$500	0.1 t	$9.32
2023	$514	0.1 t	$8.45
2022	$3K	0.4 t	$7.85
2021	$15.1K	1.4 t	$10.71
2020	$12.6K	2.6 t	$4.87

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.

Costa Rica black tea - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of black tea shipped by Costa Rica in 2020 was 19 metric tons. In 2019 Costa Rica sold 2 tonnes of black tea. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Costa Rica black tea (processed category) has decreased, recording a change of -71.429 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, black tea's exports decreased by -66.67 percent netting the country US$0.02m for the year 2019. Costa Rica'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 090230)
Black fermented tea and partly fermented tea, whether or not flavoured, in immediate packings of > 3 kg (HS code 090240)

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Costa Rica black tea export values

In 2019, Costa Rica shipped black tea with a value of 0.02m USD, a drop of -54.55% from 2018's total black tea export of 0.044m USD. The annual reduction in value of Costa Rica black tea between 2017 to 2018 was 15.789%.

The annual change in the volume of Costa Rica's black tea exports between 2017 and 2019 was -66.67% in comparison to a variation of -71.429% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Costa Rica's stake of the world's total black tea's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 19 in world exports of black tea.

Export markets for Costa Rica black tea ( in '000$ )

Costa Rica's leading destinations for black tea are Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama and US.

Import/Export Trends

Costa Rica is a net exporter of black tea. The annual growth of Costa Rica black tea in value between 2015 to 2019 was -18%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -26%, per annum.

Costa Rica imported 223 tonnes of black tea in 2019.

Black Tea Prices Across Central America

Compare the latest black tea prices in other Central America countries:

Belize$2.40/kg Honduras$18.19/kg El Salvador$12.42/kg Mexico$2.77/kg

Other Processed Prices in Costa Rica

Latest prices for other processed in Costa Rica:

Coffee$3.87/kg Cocoa Beans$5.10/kg Copra$18.64/kg Natural Honey$143.40/kg Agave syrup$2.39/kg Gin$2.61/kg Yeast$178.46/kg Raw Hides & Skins$0.48/kg Agar$37.93/kg Wheat flour$0.59/kg Fish Oil$1.16/kg Milk & Cream$1.18/kg Wine$2.50/kg Cocoa shells, husks, skins$1.51/kg Maize (Corn) Oil$0.43/kg

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