Tea for sale, direct from producers
List made tea from your factory or estate, or find black CTC, orthodox, green, white and purple tea from producers worldwide. Lots show the grade, type, packing and price, and offers go straight to the seller.
- How it is sold
- Mostly through weekly auctions (Mombasa, Colombo, Kolkata and others) plus direct sales
- Main grades
- CTC: BP1, PF1, PD, D1 · Orthodox: OP, FOP, BOP
- Typical packing
- Paper sacks of about 50–70 kg
- Price unit
- US dollars per kg at most auctions
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Tea by origin
Kenya
Sri Lanka
India
China
Rwanda
Uganda
MalawiHow tea is traded
- Tea leaves are picked by hand or machine, then withered, rolled or cut (CTC = crush, tear, curl), oxidised and dried in a factory. The result is called made tea.
- Most black tea from East Africa is sold at the weekly Mombasa auction run by the East African Tea Trade Association; Sri Lanka sells most of its tea at the Colombo auction, and India runs electronic auctions through the Tea Board.
- Buyers taste samples before bidding. Grade, leaf appearance, colour of the liquor, briskness and the season all move the price.
- Direct sales outside the auction are allowed in some countries and for some teas (for example orthodox and specialty teas in Kenya). Always check the rules of the producing country.
Where to check tea prices
- Tea Board of Kenya ↗ · Market statistics and auction reports for Kenyan tea
- Sri Lanka Tea Board ↗ · Colombo auction averages and export statistics
- Tea Board of India ↗ · Auction prices by centre and grade
- World Bank Pink Sheet ↗ · Monthly tea price: average of the Kolkata, Colombo and Mombasa auctions
Prices change every week. Always check the official source before you trade.
From leaf to cup
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Tea guides
All guides →How to sell and export tea from Kenya: licences, the Mombasa auction and direct sales
How Kenyan tea is sold: grower and factory registration, Tea Board of Kenya licences, the weekly Mombasa auction, direct sales of orthodox and specialty tea, and payment rules.
Read the guide →Tea grades explained: CTC (BP1, PF1, PD, D1) and orthodox (OP, FOP, BOP), and how auctions set prices
What tea grades like BP1, PF1, PD, Dust 1, OP and FOP mean, how CTC and orthodox tea differ, and how the Mombasa, Colombo and Indian auctions price tea.
Read the guide →How to buy tea direct from factories and estates: samples, grades, packing and payment
A buyer's checklist for sourcing made tea direct from producers: when direct sales are allowed, how to read grades, what to ask in a sample, packing, contracts and safe payment.
Read the guide →How to list and buy tea, cocoa, cashews, spices and sesame on Coffee Parchment
Step-by-step: choose the crop, add the quality measures buyers check (grade, bean count, KOR, density, purity), filter lots, post a buyer request and trade directly.
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