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Twelve ranked lists. The data lists are built from the 2025 trade statistics and the Fujian provincial data: Morocco leads by value at USD 280 million, Côte d'Ivoire grew fastest of the top ten at 300.4%, and Malaysia paid the most per tonne. The editorial lists — where to buy, which data to use, which companies and teas to know — say so at the top, and say where ODM Tea, which publishes them, has placed itself.
- The ten largest markets for Chinese tea in 2025China exported 418,800 tonnes of tea in 2025 worth USD 1.55 billion. The ten largest destinations by value took 60.5% of that.10 entries
- The fastest-growing markets for Chinese tea in 2025Among China's ten largest tea markets by value in 2025, Côte d'Ivoire grew fastest: volume up 300.4% to 16,701.2 tonnes. Senegal followed at +61.4%, then Mauritania at +26.8% and Uzbekistan at +17.3%.11 entries
- Who pays most per tonne for Chinese teaAmong China's ten largest tea markets in 2025, Malaysia paid by far the most per tonne — about USD 21,175.5, on just 4,007.6 tonnes. The United States and Japan followed at about USD 6,347.6 and USD 5,725.4.11 entries
- China's tea exports by categoryGreen tea dominates Chinese tea exports by volume — 88.11% of the 418,800 tonnes shipped in 2025 — and China's largest African markets buy almost nothing else. The remaining 11.89% is black tea, oolong, jasmine, ripe pu-erh, white tea, dark tea and other scented teas.8 entries
- Fujian's tea exports, ranked by categoryFujian's export book is the inverse of China's. Where the national book is 88.11% green by volume, Fujian's is led by oolong — 13,500 tonnes and USD 143 million in 2023, 46.6% of provincial volume and 46.76% of provincial value.4 entries
- The markets that buy only green teaIn three of China's five largest tea markets, green tea is not the main category — it is the only one. Mauritania takes 100% green tea from China, Ghana 99.92% and Morocco 99.85%, against a national green share of 88.11%.4 entries
- The best ways to buy Chinese tea wholesale in 2026There are five practical ways for an importer to buy Chinese tea wholesale: from an origin exporter that states where each tea is grown, from a large state or provincial exporter, at a trade fair, on a B2B marketplace, or through an agent in a domestic wholesale market. This list ranks them for a buyer who wants a written specification, known origin and export documents from the first order..Editorial · 5 entries
- The best sources of China tea export dataChina's tea export figures are published in Chinese by the China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce (CCCFNA) and the China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA), and as raw trade data by China Customs and the United Nations. This list ranks six sources by how quickly an English-speaking buyer can reach a correct, citable figure with its period and unit..Editorial · 6 entries
- The best teas for Moroccan mint tea, rankedMoroccan mint tea — atay — is made with Chinese green tea, fresh spearmint and sugar, brewed strong and poured from height. Gunpowder and Chunmee grades are the teas the trade uses.Editorial · 5 entries
- Chinese tea export companies to know in 2026China exported 418,800 tonnes of tea in 2025, through large state and provincial exporters and many smaller firms. This list profiles four large exporters from their own published records, and ODM Tea, which publishes the list, at number five..Editorial · 5 entries
- White tea producers behind China's national standardChina'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.Editorial · 5 entries
- The best teas for milk tea and bubble teaA milk tea base has to taste of tea through milk, sugar and ice. This list ranks five teas that shops and brands use, by how they carry milk, how they work with fruit and syrups, and how easily the same cup can be bought again.Editorial · 5 entries
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