What is the price of black tea in Sri Lanka?

As of January 2024, black tea in Sri Lanka is US$ 4.91 per kg (1,510 LKR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Sri Lanka's world rank in black tea exports?

Sri Lanka ranks #2 among 107 black tea exporters.

How much black tea did Sri Lanka export in 2024?

Sri Lanka exported 137,408 tonnes of black tea in 2024.

What is the latest export price for Sri Lankan black tea?

The latest export unit value is US$4.9061 per kg.

Is Sri Lanka a net exporter or importer of black tea?

Sri Lanka is a net exporter of black tea.

What share of global black tea exports does Sri Lanka hold?

Sri Lanka holds 19.5% of global black tea exports.

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Black Tea Prices in Sri Lanka

US$ 4.91 / kg

1,510 LKR / kg

MoM ▲ 7.5% YoY ▲ 7.5%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (LKR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	4.91	1,510	▲ 7.5%	▲ 7.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the black tea price in Sri Lanka available is US$ 4.91 per kg (1,510 LKR), up 7.5% year-on-year.

Sri Lanka is the world's second largest exporter of black tea, accounting for 19.5% of global exports in 2024 with shipments valued at US$674.1 million (137,408 tonnes), reflecting an 8.9% year-on-year increase. The country is a net exporter of black tea. The latest export unit value stands at US$4.9061 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - black tea in Sri Lanka

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Sri Lanka exported $674.1M (137.4 kt) of black tea▲ 8.9% YoY. That ranks #2 worldwide (19.5% of global exports).

$674.1M

Export value

137.4 kt

Export volume

#2 / 107

World rank

19.5%

Global share

$4.91

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 Sri Lanka · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$674.1M	137.4 kt	$4.91
2023	$619.3M	135.7 kt	$4.56
2022	$678.1M	148.2 kt	$4.57
2021	$720.8M	173.6 kt	$4.15
2020	$717.8M	178.3 kt	$4.03

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.

Sri Lanka black tea - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Sri Lanka shipped 175,307 tonnes of black tea. For 2019 alone, the market for Sri Lanka black tea (processed category) has gone down, flactuating by -1.858 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, black tea's exports decreased by -37.85 percent bringing the nation US$818.06m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka'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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Sri Lanka black tea export values

In 2019, Sri Lanka exported black tea worth 818.06m USD, a reduction of -9.55% from 2018's total black tea export of 904.417m USD. The annual reduction in value of Sri Lanka black tea between 2017 to 2018 was -38.175 percent.

The annual change in the amount of Sri Lanka's black tea exports between 2017 and 2019 was -37.85% in comparison to a variation of -1.858% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Sri Lanka's share of the world's total black tea's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 38 in world exports of black tea.

Export markets for Sri Lanka black tea ( in '000$ )

Sri Lanka's top export markets for black tea are Russia, Turkey, China, Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Import/Export Trends

Sri Lanka is a net importer of black tea. The annual growth of Sri Lanka black tea in value between 2015 to 2019 was -24%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was %, per annum.

Sri Lanka purchased 3,059 tonnes of black tea in 2019.

Production

The production of black tea in Sri Lanka was 600,240 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -1.22%. The country had an estimated 400,592.00 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 Nepal$1.79/kg Bhutan$6.08/kg Mongolia$17.98/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 Sri Lanka

Latest prices for other processed in Sri Lanka:

Whisky$17.94/kg Copra$3.85/kg Ethyl Alcohol$0.62/kg Sugar$2.49/kg Natural Rubber$1.98/kg Beer$0.83/kg Wine$6.65/kg Coffee$3.28/kg Cocoa Beans$2.04/kg Leather$45.61/kg Palm Oil$2.14/kg Cocoa Butter$58.15/kg Molasses$3.33/kg Vodka$6.31/kg Yerba mate$4.79/kg

Scientific name: Camellia sinensis

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