Seventh by value on about a ninth of Morocco's volume — grade, not tonnage, sets the price.
- Rank by export value, 2025#7
- Volume from China10.456,1 t (-11,8%)
- El valorUSD 66,4 million
- Value ÷ volume≈ USD 6347,6 / t
- Grados compradosOrganic white tea, Oolong, Jasmine green
- Referencia normativaFDA import requirements, with pesticide residue tolerances set by the US Environmental Protection Agency under 40 CFR Part 180
- RutasLong Beach / Nueva York
¿Qué dicen los números sobre Estados Unidos?
Seventh among China's tea export destinations by value in 2025. Value divided by volume gives about USD 6347,6 per tonne, roughly 1,7 times China's export average. The United States's own volume from China fell 11,8% over the same period, while China's total export volume grew 11,9% and its average export price fell 2,7%.
| Medidas | El valor | Cambios |
|---|---|---|
| Volumen de importaciones procedentes de China | 10.456,1 tonnes | -11,8% |
| Valor de las importaciones procedentes de China | USD 66,4 million | +8,1% |
| Value divided by volume (calculated) | ≈ USD 6347,6 per tonne | — |
| Rank among China's destinations by value, 2025 | #7 | — |
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
¿Qué calificaciones compran los Estados Unidos?
United States buys Organic white tea, Oolong, Jasmine green. ODM Tea quotes those origin categories by name, where the garden and the grade both matter to the buyer.
Té blanco
Bought by origin name in Russian and North American specialty channels, where the plucking standard sets the grade.
Té oolong
Fujian ships two thirds of China's oolong exports; the cultivar, origin county and roast level are named on the contract.
El té negro
The category first made in Tongmu, Wuyishan: Lapsang Souchong, Jin Jun Mei and Tanyang Gongfu, smoked or unsmoked as the contract states.
Té verde
Fujian's second-largest export category by volume, and the unscented base under every jasmine grade on this site.
Té de jazmín
Fuzhou is the reference origin for scented tea; the contract states the scenting rounds, the base grade and whether blossom stays in the finished tea.
Programa orgánico
Para compradores que requieren producción certificada, trazabilidad y controles de residuos específicos del mercado de destino. El alcance de la certificación se confirma en la cotización.
¿Qué tiene que estar en el contrato para Estados Unidos?
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 the United States the residue standard is FDA import requirements, with pesticide residue tolerances set by the US Environmental Protection Agency under 40 CFR Part 180. On a United States contract that also means naming Organic white tea, the route (Long Beach / New York), and label text in English. Residue is the clause that stops containers at the destination, and it is the one most often left generic.
| Concepto | Detalle |
|---|---|
| Rutas | Long Beach / Nueva York |
| Typical transit | Confirmed per booking in the quotation — no indicative range is published |
| Incoterms Citación de la parte de la letra | FOB, CFR, CIF |
| Puertos de carga | Ningbo, Shanghai |
| Referencia normativa | FDA import requirements, with pesticide residue tolerances set by the US Environmental Protection Agency under 40 CFR Part 180 |
| Idiomas de etiquetado | Inglés |
| 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) |
Más información sobre Estados Unidos
Reference pieces covering United States 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.
Límites de residuos de plaguicidas en el té: un problema de destino por destino
El resto es una variable de destino, no un atributo del producto.
Preguntas frecuentes
How much Chinese tea does the United States import?
The United States imported 10.456,1 tonnes of Chinese tea in 2025, down 11,8%. It was China's #7 tea export destination by value that year. Value divided by volume gives about USD 6347,6 per tonne, roughly 1,7 times China's export average. 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.
Which tea grades does the United States buy?
El té blanco orgánico, el té verde de Oolong, el té de jasmim, el té blanco orgánica, el té azul de jasmin, el té negro y el té blanco, el té branco y el té verde, el té o el té blanco blanco, el óleo blanco y el té negro, el té y el té branco, el té colorado, el té natural, el té amarillo, el té puro y el té colorido, el té orgánico, la té blanco blanco y el óleo verde de jasmin.
What regulations apply to tea imported into the United States?
FDA import requirements, with pesticide residue tolerances set by the US Environmental Protection Agency under 40 CFR Part 180. Residue testing should be specified against the United States's limit rather than the Chinese national limit, because maximum residue limits are set independently by each jurisdiction.
How does tea reach the United States?
Long Beach / New York. Loading is from Ningbo or Shanghai. Transit time is confirmed per booking in the quotation; no indicative range is published on this site.
Última actualización: 26 de septiembre de 2026
El siguiente paso
Citar un envío a los Estados Unidos.
Dígase el grado, la cantidad y el Incoterm, le responderemos con una especificación, un plan de pruebas de residuos y un plazo de entrega.