Understanding Tea

Switzerland’s Thriving Tea Trade: Robust Exports, Dynamic Imports, and Growth Trends

Switzerland’s tea industry exhibits impressive activity, contributing to the global tea trade. Despite not being among the largest players in the market, Switzerland showcases strong growth and maintains robust trade relationships with key destinations such as the United Kingdom, France, and Germany for exports, and Germany, Kenya, and France for imports.

Tea Imports Exports

Exports

In 2021, Switzerland exported tea worth $29.8 million, positioning itself as the 26th largest tea exporter globally. Tea held the 437th rank in terms of product prominence within Switzerland. The primary destinations for Swiss tea exports included the United Kingdom ($18.5 million), France ($5.35 million), Germany ($1.31 million), the Netherlands ($1.31 million), and Poland ($1.07 million).

Switzerland experienced remarkable growth in tea exports between 2020 and 2021, with the United Kingdom leading the surge with an increase of $5.5 million. Germany followed closely with $522,000, and Ireland with $255,000.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaBotswana20
AfricaEthiopia279
AfricaKenya66
AfricaMorocco505,415
AfricaMozambique51
AfricaNigeria72
AfricaSeychelles52
AfricaSouth Africa115,491
AfricaZambia16
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates6,826
AsiaAzerbaijan65
AsiaChina2,155
AsiaHong Kong17,033
AsiaIndonesia14,146
AsiaIndia37
AsiaIsrael1,014
AsiaJapan28,380
AsiaCambodia832
AsiaKuwait2,155
AsiaMacau649
AsiaMalaysia108,740
AsiaNepal29
AsiaPhilippines88
AsiaSaudi Arabia1,077
AsiaSingapore2,598
AsiaTurkey89
AsiaVietnam11,687
AsiaChinese Taipei3,906
EuropeAustria213,042
EuropeBelgium194,325
EuropeCzechia911
EuropeGermany1,312,545
EuropeDenmark998
EuropeSpain71,993
EuropeEstonia1,800
EuropeFinland83
EuropeFrance5,347,510
EuropeUnited Kingdom18,479,337
EuropeGreece10,470
EuropeCroatia4,995
EuropeHungary207
EuropeIreland584,060
EuropeIceland1,593
EuropeItaly317,192
EuropeLuxembourg8,995
EuropeLatvia791
EuropeMalta884
EuropeNetherlands1,309,496
EuropeNorway22,660
EuropePoland1,065,800
EuropePortugal21
EuropeRomania1,411
EuropeRussia22,309
EuropeSerbia19,082
EuropeSlovenia22
EuropeSweden2,170
EuropeUkraine19
North AmericaCanada1,720
North AmericaUnited States132
OceaniaAustralia2,219
OceaniaNew Zealand10
OceaniaFrench Polynesia2,932
South AmericaChile134
Table: Where Does Switzerland Export Its Tea (2021)

Imports

In 2021, Switzerland imported tea worth $40.6 million, positioning itself as the 44th largest tea importer globally. Tea held the 555th rank in terms of prominence within Switzerland’s imports. The primary sources of tea imports for Switzerland were Germany ($11.4 million), Kenya ($7.2 million), France ($2.83 million), the United Kingdom ($2.58 million), and India ($2.26 million).

Switzerland observed notable growth in tea imports between 2020 and 2021. Particularly, Kenya experienced a significant increase of $1.89 million, followed by France with $822,000, and the Netherlands with $810,000.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaAngola46
AfricaBenin361
AfricaBurkina Faso81
AfricaCote d’Ivoire101
AfricaCameroon628
AfricaEgypt523
AfricaEthiopia106,443
AfricaGhana235
AfricaKenya7,203,074
AfricaMorocco411,825
AfricaMadagascar39
AfricaMozambique198
AfricaMauritius25,386
AfricaMalawi890,551
AfricaNigeria674
AfricaRwanda19,222
AfricaSenegal2,188
AfricaTogo1,278
AfricaTunisia105
AfricaTanzania4,727
AfricaUganda343,348
AfricaSouth Africa13,902
AfricaZimbabwe35,466
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates19,694
AsiaBangladesh4,570
AsiaChina2,257,613
AsiaCyprus204
AsiaGeorgia1,504
AsiaHong Kong40,434
AsiaIndonesia93,755
AsiaIndia2,262,788
AsiaIran136,139
AsiaIsrael2,693
AsiaJapan1,376,399
AsiaCambodia148
AsiaSouth Korea38,161
AsiaKuwait46
AsiaLebanon5,461
AsiaSri Lanka1,599,763
AsiaMacau15
AsiaMongolia152
AsiaMalaysia1,370
AsiaNepal24,679
AsiaOman41
AsiaPakistan11,089
AsiaPhilippines1,368
AsiaQatar53
AsiaSaudi Arabia240
AsiaSingapore99,080
AsiaThailand44,456
AsiaTurkey199,113
AsiaVietnam15,817
AsiaChinese Taipei280,351
EuropeAustria209,552
EuropeBelgium27,473
EuropeBulgaria13,369
EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina6,306
EuropeCzechia12,729
EuropeGermany11,385,422
EuropeDenmark98,753
EuropeSpain32,536
EuropeEstonia513
EuropeFinland109,530
EuropeFrance2,833,292
EuropeUnited Kingdom2,579,402
EuropeGreece36,702
EuropeCroatia90
EuropeHungary489
EuropeIreland728,938
EuropeIceland376
EuropeItaly177,993
EuropeLithuania271
EuropeLuxembourg992
EuropeLatvia2,155
EuropeMontenegro1,026
EuropeNetherlands1,842,786
EuropeNorway48
EuropePoland2,203,897
EuropePortugal102,667
EuropeRomania1,218
EuropeRussia2,240
EuropeSerbia30,695
EuropeSlovakia1,871
EuropeSlovenia7,648
EuropeSweden28,986
EuropeUkraine40,625
North AmericaCanada30,823
North AmericaCosta Rica413
North AmericaGuatemala84
North AmericaJamaica111
North AmericaSaint Lucia105
North AmericaMexico164
North AmericaEl Salvador358
North AmericaUnited States174,989
OceaniaAustralia2,414
OceaniaNew Zealand16,249
South AmericaArgentina247,644
South AmericaBrazil5,364
South AmericaColombia2,150
South AmericaEcuador318
South AmericaPeru1,942
South AmericaParaguay5
South AmericaUruguay41
Table: Where Does Switzerland Import Its Tea (2021)

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

Vietnam tea has consistently been a popular and trustworthy choice for Switzerland, thanks to its premium quality and competitive pricing. In 2021, Switzerland imported tea from Vietnam with a total value of $15,817. Vietnam holds a significant position as an important supplier of tea to Switzerland, catering to its tea requirements effectively.

Data: BACI

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