Bought on grade consistency and residue compliance: 3505 is the Morocco and Senegal reference, and 9375 to 9575 step down in pellet size.
- OriginPingshui belt, Shaoxing, Zhejiang
- RelationshipSourced from the stated origin — supplier and process confirmed per quotation
- Grades3505, 9375, 9475, 9575
- Moisture≤ 7.0%
- HS heading0902.20
- Principal marketsMorocco, Senegal, Mauritania, Ghana
- Specification sheetPDF · Printable page
Tea knowledge
How does it taste, and what can it realistically do?
The pellet shape changes storage and infusion behaviour; it does not create a separate medicine. Gunpowder is a bold, practical green tea.
Liquor
Bright yellow-green#C4CB63
HS 0902.20
Sourced, disclosed
Which gunpowder grade does each market buy?
Gunpowder grades are set by pellet size, tightness and colour, not by garden. 3505 is the reference grade for Morocco and West Africa; 9375, 9475 and 9575 step down in pellet size and price. Morocco took 91,000 tonnes of Chinese tea in 2025 at an average USD 3,043.4 per tonne, and 99.85% of it was green tea — mostly gunpowder and Chunmee grades.
Origin disclosure
Gunpowder is not a Fujian tea. ODM Tea sources it from the Pingshui belt in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, where it is refined, screened and packed to the written contract specification by the processing party named in the quotation. We say so because origin substitution is the most common complaint in this trade.
What are the grades?
Gunpowder Green Tea is offered in 4 grades. The grade fixes the make; the contract fixes moisture, residue standard, screen and packing. Quoting a grade code without those four clauses leaves the price-relevant variables undefined.
| Grade | English trade name | Pluck / origin | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3505 | — | Sub-grades AAAAA, AAA, AA, A, B, D | The Morocco and Senegal reference grade. |
| 9375 | — | Standard pellet | Main West Africa volume grade. |
| 9475 | — | Smaller pellet | Price-led programmes. |
| 9575 | — | Smallest pellet | Blending and re-export lots. |
What does the specification cover?
The figures below are the trade specification ranges ODM Tea quotes against for gunpowder green tea under HS 0902.20, not a per-lot guarantee. Where a certificate of analysis is part of the contract, the specification for a shipment is issued with it; where testing is included in the quotation, the residue report is tested against the destination standard rather than the origin standard.
- Moisture
- ≤ 7.0%
- Dry leaf
- Tightly rolled pellets, dark green
- Liquor
- Bright yellow-green
- Packing
- Multiwall paper sacks or cartons, net weight per contract
- Shelf life
- Best-before date set per contract; keep cool, dry, sealed, away from light and odour
Which markets buy this?
Gunpowder Green Tea ships principally to Morocco, Senegal, Mauritania, Ghana. Morocco's unit price of USD 3,043.4 per tonne sits 17.5% below China's 2025 export average of USD 3,691.2 per tonne.
Morocco
The single largest destination for Chinese tea — more than a fifth of China's tea export volume in 2025.
Senegal
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.
Mauritania
100% of what Mauritania buys from China is green tea — the purest single-category market on the list.
Ghana
A re-export hub: tea landed at Tema moves on into Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
Frequently asked
Which gunpowder grade does each market buy?
Gunpowder grades are set by pellet size, tightness and colour, not by garden. 3505 is the reference grade for Morocco and West Africa; 9375, 9475 and 9575 step down in pellet size and price. Morocco took 91,000 tonnes of Chinese tea in 2025 at an average USD 3,043.4 per tonne, and 99.85% of it was green tea — mostly gunpowder and Chunmee grades.
Is gunpowder green tea grown in Fujian?
Gunpowder is not a Fujian tea. ODM Tea sources it from the Pingshui belt in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, where it is refined, screened and packed to the written contract specification by the processing party named in the quotation. We say so because origin substitution is the most common complaint in this trade.
What moisture specification applies to gunpowder green tea?
≤ 7.0%. Moisture is one of the main factors in how long tea keeps, alongside the pack and storage, and it is the first line on a certificate of analysis.
Which HS heading does gunpowder green tea ship under?
0902.20. Heading 0902 splits tea by fermentation and by packing size: immediate packings of 3 kg or less move green and white tea to 0902.10, and oolong and black tea to 0902.30.
Which markets buy gunpowder green tea?
Morocco, Senegal, Mauritania, Ghana. Morocco's unit price of USD 3,043.4 per tonne sits 17.5% below China's 2025 export average of USD 3,691.2 per tonne.
What does gunpowder tea cost in Morocco?
Retail prices in Morocco vary by brand, grade and pack, and this site does not track them. The trade figure is different: China's tea exports to Morocco averaged USD 3,043.4 per tonne in 2025, almost all of it green tea — a customs average across grades, not a price for any lot.
What sets the price of gunpowder tea?
The grade — pellet size and tightness, with 3505 and its suffix above 9375, 9475 and 9575 — then the season, the residue standard the lot must pass, packing, volume, Incoterm and freight. Stating those in the enquiry is what makes quotations comparable.
Does gunpowder tea expire?
Dry tea that stays dry does not spoil the way fresh food does, but it goes stale: the aroma fades and the cup turns flat. Keep it sealed, cool, dry and away from light and odours, and use it by the best-before date on the pack. Tea that smells musty or shows mould should be thrown away.
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