Briefing on China’s tea exports in May 2024

Statistical table of China’s tea Export volume and amount in May 2024 (Unit: tons, billions of US dollars)

According to the data released by General Administration of Customs of the P.R.China, in May 2024, the quantity of China’s tea exports were 25,800 tons, a decrease of 11.86% year-on-year; the value reached 102 million US dollars, 29.85% downward year-on-year;the average export price was 3.94 US dollars/kg, 20.41% down from the same period last year.

As of May, the sum volume was 144,300 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.57%;the total value was 545 million US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 22.80%, and the average export price from January to May was 3.78 US dollars/kg, down 21.56% from the same period last year.

Comparison of tea export volume in China from 2023 to 2024（Unit: ten thousand tons）

（Source: China Customs）

In terms of category. From January to May 2024, China’s green tea export volume was 124,500 tons, accounting for 86.3% of the total export volume, an increase of 1,825 tons(1.5%); The export volume of black tea was 9365 tons, accounting for 6.5% of the total export volume, a decrease of 1578 tons(14.4%); Oolong tea export volume was 6568 tons, accounting for 4.6% of the total export volume, a decrease of 2859 tons(30.3%); The export volume of jasmine tea was 2818 tons, accounting for 2.0% of the total export volume, an increase of 527 tons(23%); The export volume of Pu ‘er tea was 651 tons, accounting for 0.5% of the total export volume,(120); Other scented tea exports were 66 tons, dark tea exports were 213 tons, and white tea exports were 134 tons.

Comparison of China’s cumulative tea export volume by tea category in 2023-2024 (April)（Unit: ten thousand tons）