Understanding Tea

France’s Tea Trade: Export Performance, Import Trends, and Tariff Analysis

France’s involvement in the tea trade reflects its diverse gastronomic culture and consumer demand for a variety of beverages. With tea exports amounting to $59.9M, France secures a notable position among tea exporters, with Belgium, Japan, and the Netherlands serving as key destinations. Furthermore, France’s tea imports valued at $176M underscore its status as a significant tea-consuming nation, primarily sourcing from Germany, Poland, and China. The substantial growth in both exports and imports highlights France’s active participation in the tea industry.

Tea Imports Exports

Exports

In 2021, France exported tea valued at $59.9M, securing its position as the 19th largest tea exporter worldwide. Among France’s exported products, tea stood at the 679th position in terms of prominence. The primary destinations for French tea exports were Belgium, accounting for $12.3M, followed by Japan ($9.55M), the Netherlands ($7.67M), Spain ($5.11M), and Switzerland ($2.83M).

France experienced notable growth in tea exports between 2020 and 2021. The fastest-growing export markets for French tea during this period were Spain with an increase of $2.29M, Japan with $2.09M, and Belgium with $1.34M.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaAngola6,888
AfricaBurundi421
AfricaBenin7,286
AfricaBurkina Faso237,188
AfricaBotswana24
AfricaCentral African Republic7,384
AfricaCote d’Ivoire255,842
AfricaCameroon172,534
AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo201,528
AfricaRepublic of the Congo210,193
AfricaComoros6,200
AfricaDjibouti6,544
AfricaAlgeria35,329
AfricaEgypt19,532
AfricaEthiopia5,889
AfricaGabon475,749
AfricaGhana4,928
AfricaGuinea96,310
AfricaGambia530
AfricaEquatorial Guinea21,243
AfricaMorocco1,296,750
AfricaMadagascar26,356
AfricaMali229,962
AfricaMozambique18,306
AfricaMauritania67,217
AfricaMauritius183,407
AfricaNiger209,016
AfricaNigeria165,811
AfricaRwanda815
AfricaSenegal395,682
AfricaSierra Leone80
AfricaSao Tome and Principe622
AfricaSeychelles46,827
AfricaChad27,259
AfricaTogo209,170
AfricaTunisia6,144
AfricaSouth Africa13,480
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates536,471
AsiaArmenia9,071
AsiaAzerbaijan2,597
AsiaBahrain31,942
AsiaBrunei110
AsiaChina76,117
AsiaCyprus42,824
AsiaGeorgia78,333
AsiaHong Kong286,331
AsiaIndonesia43,756
AsiaIndia106
AsiaIran142
AsiaIsrael142,304
AsiaJordan7,683
AsiaJapan9,546,406
AsiaKazakhstan13,444
AsiaCambodia6,568
AsiaSouth Korea789,183
AsiaKuwait28,201
AsiaLaos565
AsiaLebanon27,141
AsiaSri Lanka12,696
AsiaMacau18,067
AsiaMaldives66,722
AsiaBurma1,727
AsiaMongolia21,569
AsiaMalaysia9,619
AsiaNepal601
AsiaOman6,684
AsiaPhilippines1,378
AsiaQatar20,806
AsiaSaudi Arabia90,260
AsiaSingapore60,635
AsiaThailand35,145
AsiaTajikistan18
AsiaTurkey25,792
AsiaUzbekistan5,506
AsiaVietnam50,453
AsiaChinese Taipei209,140
EuropeAlbania12
EuropeAndorra49,257
EuropeAustria86,473
EuropeBelgium12,284,068
EuropeBulgaria22,115
EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina48
EuropeBelarus31,874
EuropeSwitzerland2,833,292
EuropeCzechia288,784
EuropeGermany2,728,993
EuropeDenmark342,228
EuropeSpain5,113,154
EuropeEstonia83,327
EuropeFinland285,699
EuropeUnited Kingdom1,122,571
EuropeGreece224,342
EuropeCroatia29,466
EuropeHungary67,636
EuropeIreland20,116
EuropeIceland31,423
EuropeItaly2,006,491
EuropeLithuania185,687
EuropeLuxembourg918,733
EuropeLatvia185,069
EuropeMoldova22,243
EuropeMalta7,229
EuropeMontenegro602
EuropeNetherlands7,669,591
EuropeNorway291,097
EuropePoland388,069
EuropePortugal136,994
EuropeRomania174,830
EuropeRussia393,245
EuropeSerbia14,953
EuropeSlovakia43,956
EuropeSlovenia34,853
EuropeSweden288,740
EuropeUkraine139,511
North AmericaAntigua and Barbuda11,215
North AmericaBermuda1,458
North AmericaBarbados8
North AmericaCanada558,082
North AmericaCosta Rica142
North AmericaCuba1,369
North AmericaCuraçao2,921
North AmericaDominican Republic83,648
North AmericaGrenada686
North AmericaHaiti2,405
North AmericaSaint Lucia1,928
North AmericaSaint Martin4,940
North AmericaMexico14,716
North AmericaPanama298
North AmericaSaint Pierre and Miquelon17,303
North AmericaTrinidad and Tobago117
North AmericaUnited States2,371,225
OceaniaAustralia403,742
OceaniaNew Caledonia406,350
OceaniaNew Zealand8,778
OceaniaFrench Polynesia325,112
OceaniaVanuatu4,024
OceaniaWallis and Futuna48,734
South AmericaArgentina106
South AmericaBolivia25
South AmericaBrazil28,854
South AmericaChile4,763
South AmericaColombia9,399
South AmericaParaguay27,002
Table: Where Does France Export Its Tea (2021)

Imports

In 2018, France imported tea worth $176M, establishing its position as the 17th largest tea importer globally. Tea ranked 500th among the products imported by France. France primarily sourced its tea imports from Germany, accounting for $50.2M, followed closely by Poland ($50.1M), China ($19.2M), the United Kingdom ($10.3M), and Sri Lanka ($6.42M).

France witnessed significant growth in tea imports between 2020 and 2021. Germany led the way with an increase of $7.83M, followed by Sri Lanka with $1.82M, and Italy with $808k.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaAngola182
AfricaBenin1,172
AfricaBurkina Faso1,523
AfricaCote d’Ivoire8,312
AfricaCameroon3,966
AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo13,274
AfricaRepublic of the Congo430
AfricaComoros744
AfricaCape Verde11
AfricaAlgeria14,267
AfricaEgypt143,523
AfricaGhana885
AfricaGuinea458
AfricaKenya86,273
AfricaMorocco2,438,699
AfricaMadagascar7,794
AfricaMali1,724
AfricaMauritania215
AfricaMauritius560,810
AfricaMalawi8,478
AfricaNamibia42
AfricaNigeria3,525
AfricaRwanda22,309
AfricaSudan59
AfricaSenegal817
AfricaSierra Leone16,152
AfricaChad38
AfricaTogo3,468
AfricaTunisia883
AfricaTanzania7,341
AfricaUganda196
AfricaSouth Africa8,211
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates689,731
AsiaArmenia2,269
AsiaAzerbaijan17
AsiaBahrain878
AsiaBhutan140
AsiaChina19,186,794
AsiaCyprus53
AsiaGeorgia14,118
AsiaHong Kong98,080
AsiaIndonesia54,054
AsiaIndia2,553,342
AsiaIran39,630
AsiaIraq66
AsiaIsrael24,820
AsiaJordan312
AsiaJapan4,195,827
AsiaCambodia37,780
AsiaSouth Korea260,920
AsiaKuwait296
AsiaLaos14,556
AsiaLebanon941
AsiaSri Lanka6,423,174
AsiaMacau163
AsiaBurma9,713
AsiaMongolia762
AsiaMalaysia6,114
AsiaNepal161,852
AsiaPakistan196,626
AsiaPhilippines1,779
AsiaQatar278
AsiaSaudi Arabia488
AsiaSingapore410,242
AsiaSyria8
AsiaThailand165,885
AsiaTurkey851,640
AsiaVietnam540,515
AsiaChinese Taipei832,683
EuropeAlbania375
EuropeAustria1,342,399
EuropeBelgium6,128,185
EuropeBelarus11,526
EuropeSwitzerland5,347,510
EuropeCzechia173,086
EuropeGermany50,239,318
EuropeDenmark191,590
EuropeSpain3,555,990
EuropeEstonia2,621
EuropeFinland1,119
EuropeUnited Kingdom10,336,827
EuropeGreece223,117
EuropeCroatia235
EuropeHungary4,024
EuropeIreland214,430
EuropeIceland178
EuropeItaly1,415,414
EuropeLithuania54,750
EuropeLuxembourg123,293
EuropeLatvia2,962
EuropeMalta55
EuropeMontenegro101
EuropeNetherlands4,729,037
EuropeNorway91
EuropePoland50,055,547
EuropePortugal148,102
EuropeRomania13,159
EuropeRussia165,960
EuropeSerbia345
EuropeSlovakia5,389
EuropeSweden74,090
EuropeUkraine10
North AmericaCanada55,926
North AmericaDominica605
North AmericaDominican Republic120
North AmericaGuatemala12,443
North AmericaJamaica3,135
North AmericaSaint Lucia1,673
North AmericaSaint Martin671
North AmericaMexico30
North AmericaUnited States647,075
OceaniaAustralia7,992
OceaniaNew Caledonia6
OceaniaNew Zealand20,540
OceaniaPapua New Guinea6,936
OceaniaFrench Polynesia4,018
South AmericaArgentina7,072
South AmericaBrazil3,045
South AmericaChile176
South AmericaColombia59,476
South AmericaEcuador10,546
South AmericaFalkland Islands17
South AmericaPeru4,576
South AmericaParaguay66
South AmericaSuriname554
South AmericaUruguay124
Table: Where Does France Import Its Tea (2021)

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

Vietnam tea has consistently been a popular and trustworthy choice for France, thanks to its premium quality and competitive pricing. In 2021, France imported tea from Vietnam with a total value of $540,515. Vietnam holds a significant position as an important supplier of tea to France, catering to its tea requirements effectively.

Tariffs

In 2019, France imposed an average tariff rate of 0.3% on tea imports. 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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