Among the strictest residue regimes of any major buyer, and with ASEAN a main destination for Fujian's tea exports.
- Rank by export value, 2025#8
- Volume from China11.192,4 t (+9,7%)
- WertUSD 64,1 million
- Value ÷ volume≈ USD 5.725,4 / t
- Eingekaufte QualitätenOolong, Jasmine green, Organic green
- Regulatorische GrundlageJapan's Positive List System for agricultural chemical residues, administered by the Consumer Affairs Agency (a uniform 0,01 mg/kg limit applies wherever no specific limit is set)
- RouteYokohama / Kobe
Was sagen die Zahlen über Japan?
Eighth among China's tea export destinations by value in 2025. Value divided by volume gives about USD 5.725,4 per tonne; Fujian's H1 2025 exports went mainly to ASEAN and Japan. Japan's own volume from China grew 9,7% over the same period, while China's total export volume grew 11,9% and its average export price fell 2,7%.
| Messung | Wert | Veränderung |
|---|---|---|
| Importvolumen aus China | 11.192,4 tonnes | +9,7% |
| Importwert aus China | USD 64,1 million | +27,9% |
| Value divided by volume (calculated) | ≈ USD 5.725,4 per tonne | — |
| Rank among China's destinations by value, 2025 | #8 | — |
Source: CCCFNA — Monthly export statistics report: Tea, January–December 2025 (Table 6, destinations by value; Table 12, categories) · Period 2025-01-01/2025-12-31
Welche Klassen kauft Japan?
Japan buys Oolong, Jasmine green, Organic green. ODM Tea quotes those origin categories by name, where the garden and the grade both matter to the buyer.

Weißer Tee
Bought by origin name in Russian and North American specialty channels, where the plucking standard sets the grade.

Oolong-Tee
Fujian ships two thirds of China's oolong exports; the cultivar, origin county and roast level are named on the contract.

Grüner Tee
Fujian's second-largest export category by volume, and the unscented base under every jasmine grade on this site.

Organisches Programm
Für Käufer, die zertifizierte Produktion, Rückverfolgbarkeit und zielmarktspezifische Rückstandskontrollen verlangen. Der Zertifizierungsumfang wird im Angebot bestätigt.
Was muss im Vertrag für Japan stehen?
The grade code with its suffix, moisture at or below the trade specification, the residue standard named by jurisdiction, the packing net weight, and the Incoterm. For Japan the residue standard is Japan's Positive List System for agricultural chemical residues, administered by the Consumer Affairs Agency (a uniform 0,01 mg/kg limit applies wherever no specific limit is set). On a Japan contract that also means naming Oolong, the route (Yokohama / Kobe), and label text in English and Japanese. Residue is the clause that stops containers at the destination, and it is the one most often left generic.
| Position | Einzelheiten |
|---|---|
| Route | Yokohama / Kobe |
| Typical transit | Confirmed per booking in the quotation — no indicative range is published |
| Incoterms zitiert | FOB, CFR, CIF |
| Verladehäfen | Ningbo, Shanghai |
| Regulatorische Grundlage | Japan's Positive List System for agricultural chemical residues, administered by the Consumer Affairs Agency (a uniform 0,01 mg/kg limit applies wherever no specific limit is set) |
| Etikettensprachen | Englisch, Japanisch |
| Document pack (confirmed per destination) | Commercial invoice and packing list; Bill of lading; Certificate of origin (in the form the destination requires); Phytosanitary certificate; Health certificate; Pesticide residue test report; Certificate of analysis (moisture, ash, fannings) |
Weitere Informationen über Japan
Reference pieces covering Japan and the grades it buys. Each one carries the sources for the figures it quotes, so a specification can be lifted straight out of it.

China's tea exports grew 11,9% in 2025 — and the average price fell
Volume rose 11,9% and the average price fell 2,7%. The category and destination tables show where each number came from.

Grenzwerte für Pestizidrückstände im Tee: Bestimmungsort-für-Destinations-Problem
Die Kommission hat die Kommission mit der Einführung eines neuen Systems zur Verbesserung der Sicherheit und des Gesundheitsschutzes in den Mitgliedstaaten aufgestellt.

Warum Fujian: vier Weltkategorien aus einer Provinz
Der Schwarze Tee wurde in Fujian erfunden. So war Oolong als Exportkategorie.

Grüner Tee: wie er schmeckt, was die Forschung unterstützt und was sonst noch er tut
Der grüne Tee hat eine breite Geschmackskapazität, dessen gesundheitliche Geschichte mehr Nuancen als eine Entgiftungsüberschrift erfordert.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Wie viel chinesischen Tee importiert Japan?
Japan imported 11.192,4 tonnes of Chinese tea in 2025, up 9,7%. It was China's #8 tea export destination by value that year. Value divided by volume gives about USD 5.725,4 per tonne; Fujian's H1 2025 exports went mainly to ASEAN and Japan. Figures are from CCCFNA — Monthly export statistics report: Tea, January–December 2025 (Table 6, destinations by value; Table 12, categories) for the period 2025-01-01/2025-12-31.
Welche Teegruppen kauft Japan?
Oolong, Jasmin-Grün, Bio-Grün. Die Qualitätswahl folgt der Zubereitung und dem Preis, den der Markt tatsächlich anhält, nicht der Präferenz des Exporteurs.
What regulations apply to tea imported into Japan?
Japan's Positive List System for agricultural chemical residues, administered by the Consumer Affairs Agency (a uniform 0,01 mg/kg limit applies wherever no specific limit is set). Residue testing should be specified against Japan's limit rather than the Chinese national limit, because maximum residue limits are set independently by each jurisdiction.
Wie kommt Tee nach Japan?
Yokohama / Kobe. Loading is from Ningbo or Shanghai. Transit time is confirmed per booking in the quotation; no indicative range is published on this site.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 26. September 2026
Nächster Schritt
Ich zitiere eine Lieferung nach Japan.
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