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%)
- ValorUSD 66,4 million
- Value ÷ volume≈ USD 6347,6 / t
- Graus compradosOrganic white tea, Oolong, Jasmine green
- Referência regulamentarFDA import requirements, with pesticide residue tolerances set by the US Environmental Protection Agency under 40 CFR Part 180
- RutaLong Beach / Nova Iorque
O que dizem os números sobre os 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%.
| Medida | Valor | Mudança |
|---|---|---|
| Volume de importações provenientes da China | 10 456,1 tonnes | -11,8% |
| Valor das importações provenientes da 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
Que notas compram os 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.
Chá Branco
Bought by origin name in Russian and North American specialty channels, where the plucking standard sets the grade.
Chá Oolong
Fujian ships two thirds of China's oolong exports; the cultivar, origin county and roast level are named on the contract.
Chá Preto
The category first made in Tongmu, Wuyishan: Lapsang Souchong, Jin Jun Mei and Tanyang Gongfu, smoked or unsmoked as the contract states.
Green Tea
Fujian's second-largest export category by volume, and the unscented base under every jasmine grade on this site.
Chá de jasmim
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 Orgânico
Para compradores que exigem produção certificada, rastreabilidade e controlos de resíduos específicos do mercado de destino. O âmbito da certificação é confirmado na cotação.
O que tem que estar no contrato para os 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.
| Item | Detalhes |
|---|---|
| Ruta | Long Beach / Nova Iorque |
| Typical transit | Confirmed per booking in the quotation — no indicative range is published |
| Citação de Incoterms | FOB, CFR, CIF |
| Portos de carga | Ningbo, Shanghai |
| Referência regulamentar | FDA import requirements, with pesticide residue tolerances set by the US Environmental Protection Agency under 40 CFR Part 180 |
| Línguas de rótulos | Inglês |
| 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) |
Mais informações sobre os 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.
As exportações de chá da China cresceram em 11,9% em 2025 e o preço médio caiu
Volume rose 11,9% and the average price fell 2,7%. The category and destination tables show where each number came from.
Limite de resíduos de pesticidas no chá: problema de destino por destino
O resíduo é uma variável de destino, não um atributo do produto.
Frequentemente perguntado
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?
O chá branco orgânico, o Oolong, o verde jasmim. A escolha de qualidade depende da preparação e do preço que o mercado realmente vende, não da preferência do exportador.
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 atualização: 26 de setembro de 2026
Próximo passo
Cita uma remessa para os Estados Unidos.
Dê-nos a classificação, a quantidade e o Incoterm, respondemos com uma especificação, um plano de teste de resíduos e um prazo de entrega.