Understanding Tea

Italy’s Tea Industry: Exports and Imports

Italy’s tea trade industry reflects its active participation in the global tea market. As the 51st largest tea exporter and the 26th largest tea importer in the world, Italy showcases its significant role in the tea trade ecosystem.

Tea Imports Exports

Exports

In 2021, Italy exported tea worth $7.59M, establishing itself as the 51st largest tea exporter worldwide. Within Italy’s overall export portfolio, tea held the 992nd position. Notably, France emerged as the leading destination for Italian tea exports, with $1.42M, followed by the Netherlands ($940k), Malta ($579k), Germany ($384k), and Poland ($342k).

Italy experienced significant growth in tea exports between 2020 and 2021. The fastest-growing export markets for Italian tea during this period were France, witnessing an increase of $808k, followed by the Netherlands with $451k and Poland with $221k.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaAngola4,165
AfricaBurundi335
AfricaRepublic of the Congo9,135
AfricaEgypt37,801
AfricaEthiopia1,131
AfricaGhana3,671
AfricaKenya50
AfricaLibya47,232
AfricaMorocco76,081
AfricaMadagascar577
AfricaMozambique115
AfricaNigeria3,671
AfricaSenegal5,682
AfricaSeychelles100
AfricaTunisia4,705
AfricaTanzania180
AfricaSouth Africa18,013
AfricaZambia87
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates218,057
AsiaArmenia536
AsiaAzerbaijan9,376
AsiaBahrain4,746
AsiaBrunei62
AsiaChina96,630
AsiaCyprus16,335
AsiaGeorgia2550
AsiaHong Kong54,230
AsiaIndonesia18
AsiaIndia45,609
AsiaIran1,704
AsiaIraq2,513
AsiaIsrael255,570
AsiaJordan8,551
AsiaJapan46,802
AsiaKazakhstan30,315
AsiaSouth Korea49,182
AsiaKuwait47,859
AsiaLebanon89
AsiaSri Lanka11,505
AsiaMacau3,424
AsiaMaldives53,398
AsiaMongolia4,981
AsiaNepal4,482
AsiaOman19,778
AsiaPhilippines7,317
AsiaQatar26,386
AsiaSaudi Arabia36,816
AsiaSingapore7,348
AsiaThailand4,190
AsiaTurkey240
AsiaChinese Taipei27,083
EuropeAlbania22,828
EuropeAustria178,085
EuropeBelgium78,140
EuropeBulgaria55,164
EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina8,528
EuropeBelarus30,481
EuropeSwitzerland177,993
EuropeCzechia50,371
EuropeGermany383,806
EuropeDenmark12,269
EuropeSpain317,330
EuropeEstonia30,783
EuropeFinland6,410
EuropeFrance1,415,414
EuropeUnited Kingdom327,641
EuropeGreece261,197
EuropeCroatia56,451
EuropeHungary29,447
EuropeIreland15,233
EuropeIceland39,426
EuropeLithuania17,896
EuropeLuxembourg13,474
EuropeLatvia7,651
EuropeMoldova2,539
EuropeNorth Macedonia1,340
EuropeMalta579,481
EuropeMontenegro427
EuropeNetherlands939,662
EuropeNorway17,760
EuropePoland341,703
EuropePortugal262,130
EuropeRomania137,105
EuropeRussia24,013
EuropeSerbia1,281
EuropeSlovakia53,100
EuropeSlovenia38,671
EuropeSweden35,181
EuropeUkraine25,188
North AmericaCanada11,624
North AmericaCosta Rica8,001
North AmericaDominican Republic6,409
North AmericaGrenada2,011
North AmericaPanama1,934
North AmericaEl Salvador789
North AmericaUnited States125,862
OceaniaAustralia39,722
South AmericaBrazil2,138
South AmericaChile86,019
South AmericaParaguay754
Table: Where Does Italy Export Its Tea (2021)

Imports

In 2021, Italy imported tea valued at $82.9M, securing the 26th rank among global tea importers. Tea stood as the 609th most imported product in Italy. The primary sources of Italy’s tea imports were Spain, accounting for $16.5M, followed by Poland ($12.9M), India ($9.68M), Germany ($9.31M), and Morocco ($6.37M).

Italy experienced noteworthy growth in tea imports between 2020 and 2021. Spain led the way with an increase of $15.5M, followed by India with $2.23M and the United Arab Emirates with $2.13M.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaEgypt47,543
AfricaEthiopia216
AfricaKenya21,510
AfricaMorocco6,368,072
AfricaMadagascar40
AfricaNigeria1,199
AfricaSouth Africa11,333
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates2,129,624
AsiaBangladesh73,885
AsiaChina4,818,403
AsiaIndonesia36,008
AsiaIndia9,682,010
AsiaJapan1,428,491
AsiaSouth Korea1,922
AsiaSri Lanka4,745,005
AsiaMalaysia1,716
AsiaNepal7,711
AsiaPakistan918,969
AsiaSingapore12,883
AsiaThailand174,807
AsiaTurkey42,086
AsiaVietnam10,854
AsiaChinese Taipei116,352
EuropeAlbania36,061
EuropeAustria4,211,241
EuropeBelgium470,905
EuropeBulgaria6,494
EuropeSwitzerland317,192
EuropeCzechia302,462
EuropeGermany9,307,882
EuropeDenmark2,566
EuropeSpain16,527,164
EuropeEstonia9,437
EuropeFrance2,006,491
EuropeUnited Kingdom1,338,444
EuropeGreece2,147
EuropeCroatia268,205
EuropeHungary108,551
EuropeIreland64
EuropeIceland36
EuropeLithuania9,869
EuropeLuxembourg9,582
EuropeLatvia1,321
EuropeNetherlands3,394,566
EuropePoland12,930,735
EuropePortugal5,565
EuropeRomania65,648
EuropeRussia431,761
EuropeSlovakia13,342
EuropeSlovenia25,987
EuropeSweden272,053
EuropeUkraine3,643
North AmericaCanada22,291
North AmericaCuba2,355
North AmericaUnited States114,552
South AmericaArgentina8,513
South AmericaBrazil842
South AmericaPeru623
South AmericaParaguay356
Table: Where Does Italy Import Its Tea (2021)

Potential Of Tea Import and Export Between Vietnam-Italy

While the bilateral trade between Vietnam and Italy may not currently reach significant levels, it is worth noting that Italy’s tea imports in 2021 amounted to a total value of $10,854. Recognizing this, it becomes evident that Vietnam, as a global leader in tea production and export, has immense potential to collaborate with Italy in introducing Vietnamese tea to the Italian market in the foreseeable future.

Tariffs

In 2019, the average tariff for tea imports in Italy was 0.3%. It is worth noting that Italy applied a Most Favored Nation duty rate treatment to several countries, including the Republic of the Congo, Algeria, Western Sahara, Gabon, and Libya. These countries imposed the highest import tariffs of 0.8% on tea.

Data: BACI

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