Understanding Tea

Belgium’s Tea Trade: Exports, Imports, and Tariffs

Belgium’s tea industry thrives as it actively engages in both exports and imports, contributing to the global tea trade. While not occupying the top ranks in the market, Belgium showcases consistent growth and strong trade relationships with key partners such as France, the Netherlands, and Sri Lanka.

Tea Imports Exports

Exports

In 2021, Belgium exported a total of $16 million worth of tea, securing its position as the 39th largest global tea exporter. Among Belgium’s exports, tea ranked 794th in terms of product prominence within the country. France emerged as the primary destination for Belgian tea exports, amounting to $6.13 million. Other notable destinations included the Netherlands ($3.06 million), Spain ($2.94 million), Germany ($831,000), and Luxembourg ($716,000).

Belgium experienced notable growth in tea exports between 2020 and 2021. The Netherlands led the surge with an increase of $269,000, followed by the United Arab Emirates with $189,000, and Italy with $121,000.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaAngola1,954
AfricaBurundi1783
AfricaBenin977
AfricaBurkina Faso85
AfricaCentral African Republic20
AfricaCameroon23,893
AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo65,703
AfricaRepublic of the Congo1,411
AfricaAlgeria7
AfricaEthiopia91
AfricaGabon237
AfricaGhana292
AfricaGuinea78
AfricaGambia1,084
AfricaKenya2,327
AfricaMorocco3,172
AfricaMadagascar2,491
AfricaMali110
AfricaMauritius633
AfricaNiger7,695
AfricaNigeria20
AfricaRwanda9,070
AfricaSenegal1,632
AfricaSierra Leone319
AfricaSeychelles4,821
AfricaChad203
AfricaTanzania25
AfricaSouth Africa13,724
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates202,989
AsiaArmenia302
AsiaChina81,936
AsiaCyprus3,762
AsiaGeorgia9
AsiaHong Kong100,552
AsiaIndonesia14
AsiaIndia533
AsiaIraq5,519
AsiaIsrael64,820
AsiaJapan6,706
AsiaSouth Korea5,146
AsiaKuwait788
AsiaSri Lanka75
AsiaMacau1,315
AsiaMongolia449
AsiaMalaysia3,810
AsiaOman14,311
AsiaQatar1,333
AsiaSaudi Arabia44,669
AsiaSingapore2,356
AsiaTurkey84
AsiaUzbekistan526
AsiaChinese Taipei5,560
EuropeAlbania320
EuropeAustria28,319
EuropeBulgaria9,239
EuropeSwitzerland27,473
EuropeCzechia28,610
EuropeGermany830,805
EuropeDenmark43,025
EuropeSpain2,937,054
EuropeEstonia2,105
EuropeFinland69,203
EuropeFrance6,128,185
EuropeUnited Kingdom62,944
EuropeGreece28,650
EuropeCroatia3,684
EuropeHungary1,298
EuropeIreland62,343
EuropeIceland11,152
EuropeItaly470,905
EuropeLithuania4,474
EuropeLuxembourg715,889
EuropeLatvia75
EuropeMoldova5,849
EuropeMalta925
EuropeMontenegro29
EuropeNetherlands3,061,759
EuropeNorway170,481
EuropePoland22,292
EuropePortugal5,221
EuropeRomania19,931
EuropeRussia141,125
EuropeSerbia5,177
EuropeSlovakia5,852
EuropeSlovenia1,796
EuropeSweden88,777
EuropeUkraine89,627
North AmericaAruba11,614
North AmericaBonaire6,070
North AmericaCanada13,906
North AmericaCuraçao20,343
North AmericaJamaica24
North AmericaSaint Martin952
North AmericaMontserrat7
North AmericaPanama218
North AmericaSaint Pierre and Miquelon40
North AmericaUnited States91,047
OceaniaAustralia189
OceaniaNew Caledonia483
OceaniaNew Zealand52
OceaniaPapua New Guinea693
OceaniaFrench Polynesia1,015
South AmericaChile34,532
South AmericaGuyana522
South AmericaSuriname922
Table: Where Does Belgium Export Its Tea (2021)

Imports

As an importer, Belgium imported a total of $70.4 million worth of tea in 2021, ranking 29th globally in terms of tea imports. Among Belgium’s imports, tea ranked 588th in terms of prominence within the country. The primary sources of tea imports for Belgium were France ($12.3 million), Sri Lanka ($11.9 million), the Netherlands ($10.5 million), China ($9.8 million), and Germany ($7.06 million).

Belgium observed substantial growth in tea imports between 2020 and 2021. Notably, Sri Lanka saw a remarkable increase of $3.5 million, followed by China with $1.99 million, and France with $1.34 million.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaBurundi188
AfricaBurkina Faso89
AfricaCote d’Ivoire173
AfricaCameroon3,179
AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo833
AfricaRepublic of the Congo7
AfricaAlgeria43
AfricaEgypt1,659
AfricaEthiopia6
AfricaGhana508
AfricaGuinea8
AfricaKenya876,194
AfricaMorocco95,480
AfricaMadagascar13
AfricaMozambique29,747
AfricaMauritius207
AfricaMalawi590,030
AfricaNigeria5,450
AfricaRwanda193
AfricaSenegal1,967
AfricaSierra Leone140
AfricaTogo1,193
AfricaUganda4,654
AfricaSouth Africa4,718
AfricaZambia9,317
AfricaZimbabwe111,048
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates2,719
AsiaArmenia3,659
AsiaBahrain8
AsiaChina9,800,328
AsiaHong Kong54,746
AsiaIndonesia35,870
AsiaIndia3,934,678
AsiaIran13
AsiaIsrael20,651
AsiaJordan32,168
AsiaJapan562,196
AsiaSouth Korea13,559
AsiaKuwait5
AsiaLebanon578
AsiaSri Lanka11,904,022
AsiaBurma77
AsiaMalaysia1,065
AsiaNepal6,905
AsiaPakistan12,595
AsiaPhilippines1,108
AsiaSaudi Arabia126
AsiaSingapore9,947
AsiaThailand29,677
AsiaTurkey5,981,492
AsiaVietnam826,864
AsiaChinese Taipei62,614
EuropeAlbania329
EuropeAustria17,936
EuropeBulgaria25,068
EuropeSwitzerland194,325
EuropeCzechia86,383
EuropeGermany7,062,355
EuropeDenmark13,798
EuropeSpain60,044
EuropeFinland421
EuropeFrance12,284,068
EuropeUnited Kingdom412,474
EuropeGreece17,103
EuropeHungary137
EuropeIreland6,712
EuropeIceland24
EuropeItaly78,140
EuropeLithuania73,190
EuropeLuxembourg32,455
EuropeLatvia791
EuropeMontenegro31
EuropeNetherlands10,455,390
EuropeNorway220
EuropePoland3,820,917
EuropePortugal4,904
EuropeRomania2,433
EuropeRussia872
EuropeSerbia441
EuropeSlovakia413
EuropeSlovenia10
EuropeSweden95,796
EuropeUkraine54
North AmericaCanada25,812
North AmericaJamaica84
North AmericaSaint Lucia39
North AmericaMexico7
North AmericaPanama126
North AmericaUnited States578,034
OceaniaAustralia1,927
South AmericaArgentina53,179
South AmericaBrazil457
South AmericaColombia314
South AmericaPeru880
South AmericaParaguay49
South AmericaUruguay25
Table: Where Does Belgium Import Its Tea (2021)

Vietnam Tea: A Popular and Reliable Choice for Belgium’s Imports

Vietnam tea has consistently been a popular and trustworthy choice for Belgium, thanks to its premium quality and competitive pricing. In 2021, Belgium imported tea from Vietnam with a total value of $826,864. Vietnam holds a significant position as an important supplier of tea to Belgium, catering to its tea requirements effectively.

Tariffs

Analyzing the tariff landscape for Belgium in 2019, the average tariff rate for tea stood at 0.3%. Noteworthy countries with the highest import tariffs for tea included the Republic of the Congo, Algeria, Western Sahara, Gabon, and Libya, all imposing a Most Favored Nation duty rate treatment of 0.8%.

Data: BACI

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