Understanding Tea

United Kingdom’s Tea Trade: Export Success and Import Trends

The United Kingdom’s thriving tea trade showcases its enduring connection to this beloved beverage. With tea exports amounting to $133M, the United Kingdom secures a prominent position among global tea exporters, with Ireland, the United States, and Canada serving as key destinations. Furthermore, the United Kingdom’s tea imports valued at $294M underscore its significant role as a tea-consuming nation, primarily sourcing from Kenya, India, and Switzerland. The substantial growth in both exports and imports highlights the United Kingdom’s active participation in the tea industry.

Tea Imports Exports

Exports

In 2021, the United Kingdom exported tea valued at an impressive $133M, solidifying its position as the 10th largest tea exporter worldwide. Among the United Kingdom’s exported products, tea stood at the 339th position in terms of prominence. The primary destinations for United Kingdom’s tea exports were Ireland, accounting for $26.7M, followed by the United States ($21M), Canada ($16.4M), the Netherlands ($12.9M), and France ($10.3M).

The United Kingdom experienced substantial growth in tea exports between 2020 and 2021. The fastest-growing export markets for British tea during this period were the Netherlands with an increase of $5.38M, Hong Kong with $2.76M, and the United States with $2.59M.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaAngola96
AfricaBenin1,635
AfricaBotswana738
AfricaCentral African Republic1,945
AfricaEgypt232,980
AfricaEthiopia449
AfricaGabon26,496
AfricaGhana176,958
AfricaGambia14,085
AfricaKenya31,508
AfricaMorocco32,117
AfricaMauritius35,431
AfricaNigeria1,730,064
AfricaRwanda21
AfricaSenegal228
AfricaSierra Leone3,438
AfricaSomalia15,765
AfricaSeychelles25,272
AfricaTunisia2,730
AfricaTanzania2,032
AfricaSouth Africa65,760
AfricaZambia6,616
AfricaZimbabwe51
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates957,811
AsiaArmenia2,454
AsiaAzerbaijan1,971
AsiaBahrain53,624
AsiaBrunei114,682
AsiaChina1,343,071
AsiaCyprus391,955
AsiaGeorgia21,115
AsiaHong Kong4,147,790
AsiaIndonesia48,832
AsiaIndia463,347
AsiaIran554,066
AsiaIsrael553,451
AsiaJordan32,986
AsiaJapan5,206,246
AsiaCambodia6,810
AsiaSouth Korea1,598,680
AsiaKuwait78,411
AsiaLebanon14,453
AsiaSri Lanka127,977
AsiaMacau57,676
AsiaMaldives38,668
AsiaBurma240
AsiaMongolia37,024
AsiaMalaysia354,931
AsiaNepal195
AsiaOman74,546
AsiaPakistan47
AsiaPhilippines578,816
AsiaQatar344,036
AsiaSaudi Arabia551,927
AsiaSingapore780,761
AsiaThailand186,726
AsiaTurkey288,273
AsiaUzbekistan10,847
AsiaVietnam29,034
AsiaChinese Taipei679,159
EuropeAlbania4,154
EuropeAustria150,171
EuropeBelgium412,474
EuropeBulgaria25,724
EuropeBelarus31,562
EuropeSwitzerland2,579,402
EuropeCzechia798,170
EuropeGermany3,318,186
EuropeDenmark304,146
EuropeSpain3,103,880
EuropeEstonia178,519
EuropeFinland210,889
EuropeFrance10,336,827
EuropeGibraltar211,364
EuropeGreece206,886
EuropeCroatia20,291
EuropeHungary211,378
EuropeIreland26,729,277
EuropeIceland512,988
EuropeItaly1,338,444
EuropeLithuania131,571
EuropeLuxembourg97,402
EuropeLatvia7,991
EuropeMoldova6,697
EuropeNorth Macedonia11
EuropeMalta1,230,560
EuropeMontenegro97,989
EuropeNetherlands12,874,539
EuropeNorway686,371
EuropePoland1,584,717
EuropePortugal142,654
EuropeRomania193,785
EuropeRussia1,097,052
EuropeSerbia3,548
EuropeSlovakia107,651
EuropeSlovenia15,671
EuropeSweden551,001
EuropeUkraine345,309
North AmericaAntigua and Barbuda3,770
North AmericaBahamas6,008
North AmericaBelize46,146
North AmericaBermuda57,126
North AmericaBarbados120,455
North AmericaCanada16,407,748
North AmericaCosta Rica30,632
North AmericaCayman Islands58,407
North AmericaGrenada32,475
North AmericaHonduras7,789
North AmericaJamaica373,042
North AmericaMexico36,246
North AmericaNicaragua14
North AmericaPanama2,626
North AmericaEl Salvador3,506
North AmericaTrinidad and Tobago39,856
North AmericaUnited States20,955,667
North AmericaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines12,888
North AmericaBritish Virgin Islands23,975
OceaniaAustralia1,765,509
OceaniaFiji27
OceaniaGuam5,519
OceaniaNew Zealand600,304
South AmericaArgentina14,946
South AmericaBolivia3,022
South AmericaBrazil42,965
South AmericaChile518,272
South AmericaEcuador63
South AmericaFalkland Islands3,707
South AmericaGuyana22,544
South AmericaParaguay13,447
South AmericaUruguay14,467
Table: Where Does the United Kingdom Export Its Tea (2021)

Imports

In 2021, the United Kingdom imported tea worth an impressive $294M, securing its position as the 5th largest tea importer globally. Tea ranked as the 346th most imported product in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom primarily sourced its tea imports from Kenya, accounting for $114M, followed by India ($42.4M), Switzerland ($18.5M), Malawi ($15.5M), and Poland ($15.4M).

The United Kingdom witnessed significant growth in tea imports between 2020 and 2021. Notably, Switzerland led the way with an increase of $5.5M, followed by Burundi with $3.5M and India with $3.22M.

ContinentCountryTrade Value
AfricaAngola100
AfricaBurundi3,573,860
AfricaBotswana13
AfricaCote d’Ivoire5,970
AfricaDjibouti1,331,698
AfricaEgypt135,253
AfricaEthiopia1,855,788
AfricaKenya113,678,625
AfricaMorocco346,018
AfricaMadagascar296
AfricaMozambique1,047,312
AfricaMauritius22,707
AfricaMalawi15,524,818
AfricaRwanda12,676,651
AfricaSierra Leone72,024
AfricaEswatini31
AfricaTanzania9,776,235
AfricaUganda253,117
AfricaSouth Africa652,703
AfricaZimbabwe1,008,171
AsiaUnited Arab Emirates588,939
AsiaBangladesh4,730
AsiaChina10,655,686
AsiaCyprus4,524
AsiaGeorgia1,214
AsiaHong Kong314,705
AsiaIndonesia1,454,337
AsiaIndia42,435,927
AsiaIran37,593
AsiaIsrael138,863
AsiaJordan15,901
AsiaJapan2,823,932
AsiaSouth Korea135,820
AsiaKuwait1,928
AsiaLaos5,222
AsiaLebanon21,440
AsiaSri Lanka9,610,956
AsiaBurma30,107
AsiaMalaysia65,803
AsiaNepal36,437
AsiaPakistan516,041
AsiaPhilippines1,430
AsiaSaudi Arabia9,334
AsiaSingapore84,597
AsiaSyria6,170
AsiaThailand199,897
AsiaTurkey877,269
AsiaVietnam1,827,056
AsiaChinese Taipei1,609,297
AsiaYemen39,936
EuropeAlbania1,519
EuropeAustria114,679
EuropeBelgium62,944
EuropeSwitzerland18,479,337
EuropeCzechia184,484
EuropeGermany9,704,491
EuropeDenmark149,216
EuropeSpain150,629
EuropeFinland15,975
EuropeFrance1,122,571
EuropeGreece67,169
EuropeHungary13,127
EuropeIreland3,583,828
EuropeIceland2,055
EuropeItaly327,641
EuropeLithuania105,486
EuropeLuxembourg1,691
EuropeLatvia55,733
EuropeNorth Macedonia34,807
EuropeMalta68
EuropeNetherlands3,677,143
EuropePoland15,364,780
EuropePortugal101,272
EuropeRomania57,597
EuropeRussia28,477
EuropeSlovakia8,294
EuropeSlovenia956
EuropeSweden86,517
EuropeUkraine1,993
North AmericaAntigua and Barbuda27,904
North AmericaCanada290,705
North AmericaGrenada52
North AmericaJamaica141,737
North AmericaUnited States2,283,823
OceaniaAustralia504,703
OceaniaNew Zealand23,080
South AmericaArgentina1,444,501
South AmericaBrazil8,404
South AmericaEcuador5,159
South AmericaGuyana5,444
South AmericaSuriname166,576
South AmericaUruguay99
Table: Where Does the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom, thanks to its premium quality and competitive pricing. In 2021, the United Kingdom imported tea from Vietnam with a total value of $1,827,056. Vietnam holds a significant position as an important supplier of tea to the United Kingdom, catering to its tea requirements effectively.

Data: BACI

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