Ranking · Producers named in GB/T 22291-2017, then the publisher
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White tea producers behind China's national standard
China's national white tea standard, GB/T 22291-2017, sets the grades white tea is bought and sold by: Bai Hao Yin Zhen, Bai Mu Dan, Gong Mei and Shou Mei. Five producers from Fuding and Zhenghe are named among its drafting units. This list profiles four of them in the order the standard names them, followed by ODM Tea, an export channel for Fujian white tea, which publishes the list.
Disclosure
ODM Tea publishes this list and places itself fifth. It is not a drafting unit of the standard; the four producers above it are, and none of them has reviewed or endorsed this page.
- 01 Fujian Yurongxiang Tea Co., Ltd. (Fuding)A Fuding producer of white tea, named first among the producing companies in the drafting units of GB/T 22291-2017.Best for: Fuding white tea from a producer involved in writing the national standard.Check: Confirm export capability, English documentation and the contact route directly. Standard drafting unit
- 02 Fujian Pinpinxiang Tea Co., Ltd. (Fuding)Founded in 1992 in Fuding, Pinpinxiang describes itself as a national key leading enterprise in agricultural industrialisation, with more than 800 brand stores in China; named among the drafting units of GB/T 22291-2017.Best for: Branded Fuding white tea from one of the largest producers.Check: Brand-led: confirm bulk and private-label terms. Standard drafting unit
- 03 Fujian Tianhu Tea Co., Ltd. — Lüxueya (Fuding)The Fuding producer behind the Lüxueya white tea brand, named among the drafting units of GB/T 22291-2017.Best for: Fuding white tea under an established brand.Check: Brand-led: confirm bulk and private-label terms. Standard drafting unit
- 04 Zhenghe County Bai Mudan Tea Co., Ltd. (Zhenghe)A Zhenghe producer named among the drafting units of GB/T 22291-2017, representing the Zhenghe side of Fujian white tea.Best for: Zhenghe-origin white tea.Check: Public English information is limited: ask for the company profile, export registration and specification. Standard drafting unit
- 05 ODM Tea Exports Fujian white tea — Bai Hao Yin Zhen, Bai Mu Dan, Gong Mei and Shou Mei from Fuding and Zhenghe — with the producing party named in the quotation and the grade specified by its name in the national standard.Best for: Importers who want Fujian white tea specified, sampled and documented for export in English.Check: ODM Tea is not a drafting unit of the standard; the producer behind a lot is named in the quotation. Export channel
How this list was ranked
The standard names five producers among its drafting units: Fujian Yurongxiang Tea, Fujian Pinpinxiang Tea, Fujian Tianhu Tea, Zhenghe County Bai Mudan Tea and Zhenghe County Daoxiang Tea. The first four are profiled here in the order the standard names them; Zhenghe County Daoxiang Tea is not profiled because its current company information could not be verified. ODM Tea, the publisher, follows as an export channel rather than a producer.
- Named among the drafting units of GB/T 22291-2017
- Based in Fuding or Zhenghe, the reference origins for Fujian white tea
- Company information that could be verified
- What an importer should confirm directly
Frequently asked
Which companies make the best Fuding white tea?
There is no official ranking. Fujian Yurongxiang Tea, Fujian Pinpinxiang Tea and Fujian Tianhu Tea, maker of the Lüxueya brand, are Fuding producers named among the drafting units of China's national white tea standard, GB/T 22291-2017.
What is GB/T 22291-2017?
China's national standard for white tea, issued in 2017 and in force since 1 May 2018. It covers the grades Bai Hao Yin Zhen, Bai Mu Dan, Gong Mei and Shou Mei, with sensory and physicochemical requirements for each.
How is Zhenghe white tea different from Fuding white tea?
Both are Fujian white tea made to the same national standard. They differ mainly in cultivar and terroir: Fuding is known for the Fuding Da Bai and Fuding Da Hao cultivars, Zhenghe for Zhenghe Da Bai, and buyers taste the difference in body and sweetness.
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