Destinations
Huit marchés, trois régimes réglementaires
The ten largest destinations took 60,5% of China's tea export value in 2025. These eight are the ones where a Fujian origin book and a refined volume book both have a route in.
Où va le thé chinois ?
China exported 418 800 tonnes of tea in 2025, up 11,9%, worth USD 1,55 billion. The top ten destinations by value — Morocco, Senegal, Malaysia, Mauritania, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, the United States, Japan, Uzbekistan, Algeria — took 60,5% of that value. Green tea was 88,11% of export volume.
| Destination | Région | Rank by value, 2025 | Volume | Volume YY | Valeur | Prix unitaire | Période |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maroc | Afrique du Nord | #1 | 91 000 t | +13,4% | USD 280 m | USD 3 043,4 / t | 2025-01-01/2025-12-31 |
| Sénégal | Afrique de l'Ouest | #2 | 24 000 t | +61,4% | USD 98,4 m | USD 4 024,6 / t | 2025-01-01/2025-12-31 |
| Mauritanie | Afrique de l'Ouest | #4 | 20 116,7 t | +26,8% | USD 83,2 m | ≈ USD 4 136,9 / t | 2025-01-01/2025-12-31 |
| Ghana | Afrique de l'Ouest | #5 | 18 074,8 t | -53,2% | USD 72,4 m | ≈ USD 4 004,9 / t | 2025-01-01/2025-12-31 |
| Russie | CIS | — | 15 900 t | -19,2% | — | — | Cumul disponible pour 2025 |
| Ouzbékistan | Asie centrale | #9 | 29 217,4 t | +17,3% | USD 61,5 m | ≈ USD 2 105,9 / t | 2025-01-01/2025-12-31 |
| États-Unis | Amérique du Nord | #7 | 10 456,1 t | -11,8% | USD 66,4 m | ≈ USD 6 347,6 / t | 2025-01-01/2025-12-31 |
| Japon | Asie de l'Est | #8 | 11 192,4 t | +9,7% | USD 64,1 m | ≈ USD 5 725,4 / t | 2025-01-01/2025-12-31 |
Every volume is shown in tonnes. The Russia row comes from an industry series published in kilograms year-to-date, which the Period column marks; the other rows are full-year 2025 figures from the China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce. A unit price marked ≈ is value divided by volume, calculated on this site. Unit prices are the figures published per destination, not a recalculation. Volumes and values are published rounded, so dividing a published value by a published volume can differ from the published unit price by about 2%. Sources are stated on each market page and in the rapport de données.
Routes we quote
ODM Tea quotes sea freight loading at Ningbo or Shanghai for Casablanca, Dakar, Nouakchott, Tema, the Russian ports, the United States and Japan; Uzbekistan is quoted by rail through the Khorgos–Altynkol corridor, which changes the packing brief and the transit plan. FOB, CFR and CIF are sea-freight rules, so a rail shipment is quoted under an Incoterms rule for any mode of transport, named in the quotation. Shipment history for a lane is confirmed in the quotation. The diagram shows routes, not distances.
Quels changements entre eux ?
Three things: the grade the market actually drinks, the regulator whose residue limit the lot must clear, and how the goods physically arrive. Morocco, Senegal and Ghana are quoted as sea freight out of Ningbo or Shanghai. Uzbekistan is landlocked and is quoted by rail through the Khorgos–Altynkol corridor, which changes the packing brief.
Maroc
The single largest destination for Chinese tea — more than a fifth of China's tea export volume in 2025.
Sénégal
Second by value among China's tea markets in 2025, volume up 61,4% — and USD 4 024,6 per tonne, 32,2% above Morocco.
Mauritanie
100% Le thé vert est le marché le plus pur d'une catégorie unique de la liste.
Ghana
Un pôle de réexportation: le thé débarqué à Tema se déplace au Mali, au Burkina Faso et au Niger.
Russie
Chinese tea volume into Russia fell 19,2% year-to-date in 2025, by an industry count, with green tea at 68% of the mix.
Ouzbékistan
Second only to Morocco by volume among China's ten largest tea markets: 29 217,4 tonnes in 2025, up 17,3%.
États-Unis
Seventh by value on about a ninth of Morocco's volume — grade, not tonnage, sets the price.
Japon
Among the strictest residue regimes of any major buyer, and with ASEAN a main destination for Fujian's tea exports.
Questions fréquentes
Quel pays importe le plus de thé chinois ?
Morocco. It took 91 000 tonnes in 2025, up 13,4%, worth USD 280 million, up 14,7%, at an average USD 3 043,4 per tonne. 99,85% of China's shipments to Morocco are green tea.
Quel marché chinois du thé connaît la croissance la plus rapide ?
Among China's ten largest tea markets by value, Côte d'Ivoire: volume up 300,4% in 2025 to 16 701,2 tonnes. Senegal was second at +61,4%, Mauritania third at +26,8% and Uzbekistan fourth at +17,3%. Ghana fell furthest, down 53,2%.
Quels marchés paient le plus par tonne ?
Among the ten largest, Malaysia by far — about USD 21 175,5 per tonne, value divided by volume — then the United States and Japan at about USD 6 347,6 and USD 5,725.4. Senegal paid USD 4 024,6 and Morocco USD 3,043.4, against a national export average of USD 3,691.2.
Quels régimes réglementaires s'appliquent?
Morocco applies ONSSA maximum residue limits under Order 156-14. The Eurasian Economic Union — Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan — applies TR CU 021/2011 for food safety and TR CU 022/2011 for labelling, evidenced by a registered Declaration of Conformity and the EAC mark. Uzbekistan is an observer state, not a member, so those regulations do not follow the goods there; national requirements apply and are confirmed with the importer. The European Union checks 20% of tea consignments from China for pesticide residues under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194.
Dernière mise à jour : 26 septembre 2026
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