In 2025, the total value of tea exported worldwide reached $7.22 billion. This represented a 16.4% decline compared to five years earlier in 2021, when global tea exports were valued at $8.63 billion. On a year-over-year basis, the value of tea shipments fell by an average of 11.2% from $8.13 billion recorded in 2024.

The world’s five largest tea exporters in 2025 were mainland China, Kenya, India, Sri Lanka, and Japan. Together, this group accounted for two-thirds (66.6%) of international tea sales.

Looking at regional breakdowns, Asian countries led tea exports by value, shipping $4.4 billion worth—representing 61.1% of the global total. Africa ranked second with a 20.1% share, followed by Europe at 15.6%. Smaller contributions came from North America (2%), Latin America (including the Caribbean but excluding Mexico) at 1.1%, and Oceania (led by Australia and New Zealand) at 0.1%.

For research reference, the four-digit Harmonized Tariff System code for tea is 0902.

Top 15 Tea-Exporting Countries in 2025

The following countries posted the highest tea export values for the year:

1. Mainland China – $1.5 billion (21.4%)

2. Kenya – $1.1 billion (15.9%)

3. India – $930.4 million (12.9%)

4. Sri Lanka – $700.1 million (9.7%)

5. Japan – $484.2 million (6.7%)

6. Germany – $285.3 million (4.0%)

7. Poland – $278.2 million (3.9%)

8. United Arab Emirates – $171.7 million (2.4%)

9. United Kingdom – $144.5 million (2.0%)

10. Vietnam – $124.7 million (1.7%)

11. Rwanda – $118.8 million (1.6%)

12. Netherlands – $103.0 million (1.4%)

13. United States – $95.2 million (1.3%)

14. Taiwan – $81.5 million (1.1%)

15. France – $73.0 million (1.0%)

Together, these 15 countries shipped 87% of all tea exported worldwide in 2025.

Among the top exporters, the fastest growth between 2024 and 2025 was seen in: Japan (+99.6%), the Netherlands (+15.3%), India (+13.9%), and mainland China (+8.9%). In contrast, the sharpest declines were recorded in the United Arab Emirates (-59.9%), Sri Lanka (-50.3%), Vietnam (-44.7%), Kenya (-18.6%), and Taiwan (-6.3%).

For a more detailed list of the top 100 tea exporters, please refer to the section below.

Leading Tea Exporters by Company

According to Tendata export data, the following were the top 10 tea exporting companies in 2025: >>Find More Tea Exporters via Tendata

1. AMAZON COM SERVICES INC – 4.87% ($327.22 million)

2. CHAI TRADING CO LTD – 3.67% ($246.68 million)

3. DEVCHAND KESHAVJI KENYA LIMITED – 3.46% ($232.29 million)

4. SVENSKA JOHN DEERE A B – 2.05% ($138.13 million)

5. DESIPRO POUR REPRISE SAP – 1.74% ($116.98 million)

6. ADITYA BIRLA GLOBAL TRADING KENYA LIMITED – 1.56% ($104.53 million)

7. JAMES FINLAY MOMBASA LTD – 1.47% ($99.15 million)

8. TCL SMART SCREEN TECHNOLOGY HK LTD – 1.34% ($90.39 million)

9. KTDA MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD – 1.34% ($90.03 million)

10. GLOBAL TEA AND COMMODITIES LTD UK – 1.32% ($89.05 million)