100% of what Mauritania buys from China is green tea — the purest single-category market on the list.
- Rank by export value, 2025#4
- Volume from China20,116.7 t (+26.8%)
- ValueUSD 83.2 million
- Value ÷ volume≈ USD 4,136.9 / t
- Grades boughtGunpowder 3505, Gunpowder 9375
- RouteNouakchott
What do the numbers say about Mauritania?
Fourth by export value in 2025 at USD 83.2 million. Value divided by volume gives about USD 4,136.9 per tonne, above Senegal's published USD 4,024.6. Mauritania's own volume from China grew 26.8% over the same period, while China's total export volume grew 11.9% and its average export price fell 2.7%.
| Measure | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Import volume from China | 20,116.7 tonnes | +26.8% |
| Import value from China | USD 83.2 million | +26.2% |
| Value divided by volume (calculated) | ≈ USD 4,136.9 per tonne | — |
| Green tea share of Chinese shipments | 100% | — |
| Rank among China's destinations by value, 2025 | #4 | — |
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
Which grades does Mauritania buy?
Mauritania buys Gunpowder 3505, Gunpowder 9375. ODM Tea quotes those refined green tea grades, where make consistency and residue compliance decide the business, not origin narrative.
What has to be on the contract for Mauritania?
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 Mauritania this site names no residue instrument, because none is carried in the data layer with a source; the standard is the limit set by Mauritania's own food safety authority, and it has to be written into the contract by name rather than left as "destination standard". On a Mauritania contract that also means naming Gunpowder 3505, the route (Nouakchott). Residue is the clause that stops containers at the destination, and it is the one most often left generic.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Route | Nouakchott |
| Typical transit | Confirmed per booking in the quotation — no indicative range is published |
| Incoterms quoted | FOB, CFR, CIF |
| Load ports | Ningbo, Shanghai |
| 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) |
Further reading on Mauritania
Reference pieces covering Mauritania 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.
Gunpowder green tea grades: 3505, 9375, 9475, 9575
Gunpowder grade numbers describe pellet size, tightness and colour — not garden, not vintage. Here is the decoder.
Senegal pays 32% more per tonne than Morocco
West Africa is not one market at one price. Senegal paid 32.2% more per tonne than Morocco in 2025 and grew more than four times as fast — but it was not the region's highest-priced market.
Frequently asked
How much Chinese tea does Mauritania import?
Mauritania imported 20,116.7 tonnes of Chinese tea in 2025, up 26.8%. It was China's #4 tea export destination by value that year. Value divided by volume gives about USD 4,136.9 per tonne, above Senegal's published USD 4,024.6. 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 Mauritania buy?
Gunpowder 3505, Gunpowder 9375. Grade choice follows the preparation and the price point the market actually retails at, not the exporter's preference.
What regulations apply to tea imported into Mauritania?
This site does not name a residue instrument for Mauritania, because none is carried in the data layer with a source. The limit that applies is the one set by Mauritania's own food safety authority, and it belongs in the contract by name and number rather than as "destination standard". Residue limits are set independently by each jurisdiction, so the Chinese national limit is not a substitute.
How does tea reach Mauritania?
Nouakchott. Loading is from Ningbo or Shanghai. Transit time is confirmed per booking in the quotation; no indicative range is published on this site.
Last updated: 26 September 2026
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