Understanding Tea

Czechia’s Tea Trade: Export Growth, Import Dynamics, and Tariff Analysis

Czechia’s tea trade exhibits notable activity, making a valuable contribution to the global tea market. Although not among the largest exporters or importers, Czechia demonstrates consistent growth and maintains strong trade relationships with destinations such as Slovakia, Germany, and Poland for exports, and Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands for imports.

Tea Imports Exports

Exports

In 2021, Czechia exported tea worth $9.03 million, positioning itself as the 46th largest tea exporter globally. Within Czechia, tea ranked 727th in terms of product prominence. The primary destinations for Czech tea exports included Slovakia ($2.53 million), Germany ($1.81 million), Poland ($1.21 million), Austria ($744,000), and Romania ($418,000).

Czechia witnessed notable growth in tea exports between 2020 and 2021, led by Slovakia with an increase of $701,000. Poland followed closely with $385,000, and Romania with $85,800.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates8,499
AsiaAzerbaijan735
AsiaChina194
AsiaCyprus744
AsiaGeorgia3
AsiaIndonesia672
AsiaIndia19,235
AsiaIsrael1,372
AsiaJapan12,742
AsiaSouth Korea3,595
AsiaSri Lanka162
AsiaMaldives236
AsiaMongolia13,889
AsiaSaudi Arabia405
AsiaSingapore3,734
AsiaTurkey28
EuropeAustria743,850
EuropeBelgium86,383
EuropeBulgaria71,610
EuropeSwitzerland12,729
EuropeGermany1,812,816
EuropeDenmark10,671
EuropeSpain96,463
EuropeEstonia8,489
EuropeFinland19,457
EuropeFrance173,086
EuropeUnited Kingdom184,484
EuropeGreece24,681
EuropeCroatia68,633
EuropeHungary256,551
EuropeIreland86,627
EuropeIceland2,364
EuropeItaly302,462
EuropeLithuania60,016
EuropeLuxembourg18,484
EuropeLatvia31,270
EuropeMoldova8,271
EuropeMalta325
EuropeNetherlands85,308
EuropeNorway2,239
EuropePoland1,213,893
EuropePortugal11,018
EuropeRomania417,938
EuropeRussia54,991
EuropeSerbia24,909
EuropeSlovakia2,531,755
EuropeSlovenia20,049
EuropeSweden231,777
EuropeUkraine35,207
North AmericaCanada1,549
North AmericaMexico14
North AmericaUnited States249,897
OceaniaAustralia844
OceaniaNew Zealand3,622
South AmericaChile217
Table: Where Does Czechia Export Its Tea (2021)

Imports

In 2021, Czechia imported tea worth $26.7 million, positioning itself as the 54th largest tea importer globally. Tea held the 580th rank in terms of prominence within Czechia’s imports. The primary sources of tea imports for Czechia were Poland ($6.8 million), Germany ($6.12 million), the Netherlands ($3.73 million), Sri Lanka ($2.14 million), and the United Arab Emirates ($2.03 million).

Czechia observed substantial growth in tea imports between 2020 and 2021. Notably, Germany experienced a significant increase of $1.41 million, followed by Poland with $734,000, and China with $329,000.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaEgypt54
AfricaEthiopia6,862
AfricaGhana20
AfricaKenya6,470
AfricaMauritius20
AfricaNigeria120
AfricaRwanda2,103
AfricaTunisia38
AfricaUganda1,605
AfricaSouth Africa332
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates2,026,354
AsiaArmenia55
AsiaAzerbaijan5,330
AsiaBangladesh181
AsiaBhutan220
AsiaChina1,211,533
AsiaCyprus28
AsiaGeorgia82,306
AsiaHong Kong2,639
AsiaIndonesia171,476
AsiaIndia547,035
AsiaIran3,183
AsiaIsrael127
AsiaJapan609,279
AsiaCambodia2,115
AsiaSouth Korea58,761
AsiaKuwait8
AsiaLaos1,882
AsiaSri Lanka2,139,958
AsiaBurma65
AsiaMongolia1,150
AsiaMalaysia19,345
AsiaNepal228,480
AsiaPakistan5,013
AsiaPhilippines703
AsiaSaudi Arabia180
AsiaSingapore151
AsiaThailand12,748
AsiaTurkey3,770
AsiaVietnam124,833
AsiaChinese Taipei210,244
EuropeAustria112,105
EuropeBelgium28,610
EuropeBulgaria1,493
EuropeSwitzerland911
EuropeGermany6,117,609
EuropeDenmark8,308
EuropeSpain16,598
EuropeEstonia11,094
EuropeFinland18
EuropeFrance288,784
EuropeUnited Kingdom798,170
EuropeGreece44,705
EuropeCroatia580
EuropeHungary162,617
EuropeIreland7
EuropeIceland45
EuropeItaly50,371
EuropeLuxembourg27
EuropeLatvia16,624
EuropeMoldova695
EuropeMalta16
EuropeNetherlands3,726,509
EuropeNorway26,092
EuropePoland6,796,789
EuropePortugal9,928
EuropeRomania24,887
EuropeRussia182,593
EuropeSerbia10,544
EuropeSlovakia310,747
EuropeSlovenia4,427
EuropeSweden234
EuropeUkraine79,013
North AmericaCanada181
North AmericaCosta Rica79
North AmericaMexico30
North AmericaUnited States324,786
OceaniaAustralia189
OceaniaNew Zealand14
OceaniaPitcairn Islands28,195
South AmericaArgentina58,421
South AmericaChile149
South AmericaEcuador1,052
South AmericaPeru69
South AmericaUruguay153
Table: Where Does Czechia Import Its Tea (2021)

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

Vietnam tea has consistently been a popular and trustworthy choice for Czechia, thanks to its premium quality and competitive pricing. In 2021, Czechia imported tea from Vietnam with a total value of $124,833. Vietnam holds a significant position as an important supplier of tea to Czechia, catering to its tea requirements effectively.

Tariffs

Examining the tariff landscape for Czechia in 2019, the average tariff rate for tea was 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 Favoured Nation duty rate treatment of 0.8%.

Data: BACI

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