Understanding Tea

Spain’s Thriving Tea Trade: Export Highlights, Import Trends, and Tariff Analysis

Spain’s tea trade highlights its active involvement in the global tea market as both an exporter and importer. With tea exports reaching $33.5 million, Spain ranks among the top exporters worldwide, with Italy, Japan, and France serving as key destinations. Additionally, Spain’s tea imports amounting to $53.3 million underscore its role as a tea-consuming nation, sourcing from countries such as the Netherlands, Germany, and China. The significant growth in both exports and imports underscores Spain’s influence in the global tea industry.

Tea Imports Exports

Exports

In 2021, Spain exported tea worth $33.5 million, securing its place as the 24th largest tea exporter globally. Tea ranked 721st among Spain’s exported products, highlighting its relative importance within the country’s export portfolio. Notable destinations for Spanish tea exports included Italy, accounting for $16.5 million, followed by Japan ($4.93 million), France ($3.56 million), Portugal ($1.92 million), and Saudi Arabia ($1.45 million).

Spain experienced robust growth in tea exports between 2020 and 2021, with Italy leading the way, witnessing an impressive increase of $15.5 million. Japan followed closely with a growth of $3.95 million, and Croatia with $213k.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaAngola17,954
AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo247
AfricaCape Verde14,505
AfricaAlgeria196,058
AfricaEgypt1,867
AfricaGuinea8,846
AfricaEquatorial Guinea175,350
AfricaLibya1,833
AfricaMorocco525,672
AfricaMozambique745
AfricaMauritania16,701
AfricaNigeria5
AfricaSenegal2,206
AfricaSeychelles64
AfricaTogo85
AfricaTanzania11
AfricaSouth Africa445
AfricaZambia161
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates156,949
AsiaArmenia21
AsiaBahrain22,883
AsiaChina1,571
AsiaCyprus719
AsiaGeorgia12,109
AsiaHong Kong17,590
AsiaIraq3,329
AsiaIsrael4,176
AsiaJapan4,928,570
AsiaSouth Korea310,715
AsiaKuwait1,823
AsiaLebanon6,715
AsiaSri Lanka6,892
AsiaBurma555
AsiaMongolia374
AsiaNepal10
AsiaOman7,268
AsiaPhilippines14,670
AsiaQatar113,872
AsiaSaudi Arabia1,449,555
AsiaSingapore1,725
AsiaThailand474
AsiaTurkey1,502
EuropeAndorra237,833
EuropeAustria4,223
EuropeBelgium60,044
EuropeBulgaria74,635
EuropeSwitzerland32,536
EuropeCzechia16,598
EuropeGermany301,925
EuropeDenmark10,817
EuropeEstonia1,297
EuropeFinland15,868
EuropeFrance3,555,990
EuropeUnited Kingdom150,629
EuropeGibraltar34,439
EuropeGreece71,544
EuropeCroatia219,506
EuropeHungary36,824
EuropeIreland8,362
EuropeIceland4,945
EuropeItaly16,527,164
EuropeLithuania13,555
EuropeLuxembourg15,378
EuropeLatvia3,095
EuropeMoldova35,142
EuropeMalta37,933
EuropeMontenegro168
EuropeNetherlands246,036
EuropeNorway25,660
EuropePoland27,774
EuropePortugal1,917,930
EuropeRomania53,724
EuropeRussia104
EuropeSlovakia34,494
EuropeSlovenia2,265
EuropeSweden4,425
EuropeUkraine2,394
North AmericaAruba9,865
North AmericaCanada11,279
North AmericaCosta Rica117,083
North AmericaCuba179,778
North AmericaCuraçao11,002
North AmericaDominican Republic122,709
North AmericaGuatemala10,726
North AmericaHonduras234
North AmericaMexico104,524
North AmericaNicaragua517
North AmericaPanama6,904
North AmericaUnited States468,824
OceaniaAustralia88
OceaniaNew Zealand98
South AmericaArgentina14,231
South AmericaBolivia1,835
South AmericaBrazil442,651
South AmericaChile60,957
South AmericaColombia95,516
South AmericaPeru21,375
South AmericaUruguay15,421
South AmericaVenezuela2,574
Table: Where Does Spain Export Its Tea (2021)

Imports

In 2021, Spain imported tea valued at $53.3 million, establishing its position as the 37th largest tea importer in the world. Tea ranked 642nd among Spain’s imported products. Spain primarily sourced its tea imports from the Netherlands ($13.2 million), Germany ($11 million), China ($6.46 million), France ($5.11 million), and the United Kingdom ($3.1 million).

Spain observed significant growth in tea imports between 2020 and 2021, particularly from France, which experienced an increase of $2.29 million. Hungary followed suit with an increase of $872k, and Germany with $665k.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaAngola1,877
AfricaAlgeria12,069
AfricaEgypt19,240
AfricaGhana171
AfricaKenya129,420
AfricaMorocco103,715
AfricaMozambique78,024
AfricaNigeria240
AfricaRwanda2,633
AfricaUganda57,965
AfricaSouth Africa3,933
AsiaAfghanistan178
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates182,497
AsiaChina6,456,408
AsiaCyprus21
AsiaHong Kong820
AsiaIndonesia422,699
AsiaIndia2,320,725
AsiaIran119,063
AsiaIsrael156,039
AsiaJapan937,404
AsiaSouth Korea1,347
AsiaSri Lanka657,509
AsiaNepal7,481
AsiaPakistan198,324
AsiaPhilippines232
AsiaSaudi Arabia101
AsiaSingapore21,842
AsiaThailand7,251
AsiaTurkey31,857
AsiaVietnam104,888
AsiaChinese Taipei19,749
EuropeAustria28,377
EuropeBelgium2,937,054
EuropeBulgaria13,697
EuropeSwitzerland71,993
EuropeCzechia96,463
EuropeGermany11,024,960
EuropeDenmark13,510
EuropeEstonia2,474
EuropeFinland304
EuropeFrance5,113,154
EuropeUnited Kingdom3,103,880
EuropeGreece1,493
EuropeCroatia12,017
EuropeHungary1,212,147
EuropeIreland54,150
EuropeIceland11
EuropeItaly317,330
EuropeLithuania23,154
EuropeLuxembourg13,556
EuropeLatvia15,821
EuropeNetherlands13,167,025
EuropePoland3,088,908
EuropePortugal339,903
EuropeRomania13,888
EuropeRussia12,864
EuropeSlovenia138
EuropeSweden104,629
North AmericaCanada26,479
North AmericaMexico431
North AmericaUnited States274,141
OceaniaAustralia1,477
South AmericaArgentina168,632
South AmericaBrazil963
South AmericaChile3,655
South AmericaColombia98
South AmericaEcuador2,279
South AmericaPeru575
South AmericaUruguay287
Table: Where Does Spain Import Its Tea (2021)

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

Vietnam tea has consistently been a popular and trustworthy choice for Spain, thanks to its premium quality and competitive pricing. In 2021, Spain imported tea from Vietnam with a total value of $104,888. Vietnam holds a significant position as an important supplier of tea to Spain, catering to its tea requirements effectively.

Tariffs

In 2019, the average tariff rate for tea in Spain 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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