What is the price of black tea in Nepal?

As of January 2022, black tea in Nepal is US$ 1.79 per kg (238 NPR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Is Nepal a net exporter or importer of black tea?

Nepal is a net exporter of black tea.

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Black Tea Prices in Nepal

US$ 1.79 / kg

238 NPR / kg

MoM ▼ 23.7% YoY ▼ 23.7%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2022

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (NPR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	1.79	238	▼ 23.7%	▼ 23.7%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the black tea price in Nepal available is US$ 1.79 per kg (238 NPR), down 23.7% year-on-year.

Nepal exported US$30.9 million worth of black tea in 2022, totaling 17,221 tonnes and ranking #14 among 125 global exporters with a 0.8% share of world exports. The country is a net exporter, and exports grew by 41.3% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for Nepalese black tea is US$1.7941 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2022

In 2022, Nepal exported $30.9M (17.2 kt) of black tea▲ 41.3% YoY. That ranks #14 worldwide (0.8% of global exports).

$30.9M

Export value

17.2 kt

Export volume

#14 / 125

World rank

0.8%

Global share

$1.79

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top black tea exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2022

#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 Nepal · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2022	$30.9M	17.2 kt	$1.79
2021	$21.9M	9.3 kt	$2.35
2020	$31.1M	13.2 kt	$2.35

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.

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

In 2019 Nepal shipped 10,583 tonnes of black tea. In 2019 alone, the demand for Nepal black tea (processed category) has reduced, changing by -39.938 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, black tea's exports decreased by -17.02 pc earning the nation US$22.41m for the year 2019. Nepal's black tea exports are categorised 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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Nepal black tea export values

In 2019, Nepal sold black tea worth 22.41m USD, a drop of -27.38% from 2018's total black tea export of 30.861m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Nepal black tea between 2017 to 2018 was 14.334%.

The per year variation in the volume of Nepal's black tea exports between 2017 and 2019 was -17.02 per cent compared to a variation of -39.938% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

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

Nepal's top destinations for black tea are India, Russia, the Netherlands, Malaysia and Germany.

Nepal procured 271 tonnes of black tea in 2019.

Production

The production of black tea in Nepal was 50,412 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 1.62%. The country had approximately 57,464.00 hectares under black tea cultivation.

Black Tea Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest black tea prices in other Asia countries:

China$5.60/kg Iran$1.22/kg Pakistan$4.18/kg Thailand$4.97/kg Cambodia$45.38/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 Nepal

Latest prices for other processed in Nepal:

Coffee$13.07/kg Natural Honey$4.60/kg Wine$74.83/kg Beer$0.60/kg Cotton$4.08/kg Soyabean oil$1.53/kg Mineral water$4.28/kg Cheese$12.14/kg Green Tea$14.62/kg Miso$4.99/kg Leather$0.58/kg Tempeh$2.59/kg Maize (corn) flour$56.41/kg Chocolate$1.12/kg Malt Extract$1.68/kg

Scientific name: Camellia sinensis

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