India’s tea exports during Jan-October period current year were up 6.47 per cent at 228.52 million kgs on favourable demand from key buyers such as the UAE and Iraq among others. The growth in tea exports is despite a decline in shipments from the southern parts of the country. Exports in the same period last year stood at 214.64 m kgs.
In value terms, the tea shipments stood at ₹6882.91 crore for the Jan-Oct period, an increase of 18 per cent over corresponding last year’s ₹5831.1 crore, as per the provisional estimates released by the Tea Board.
The unit price realisation saw an increase of 10.87 per cent at ₹301.20 per kg over corresponding previous year’s ₹271.67 per kg.
Volume shipments from North India were up 19.55 per cent at 153.22 m kgs during Jan-Oct over corresponding last year’s 128.16 m kgs. In value terms, the North Indian shipments were up by around 27 per cent at ₹4959.49 crore over corresponding last year’s ₹3907.81 crore.
However, the South Indian shipments were down by around 13 per cent at 75.30 million kgs during Jan-Oct this year over corresponding last year’s 86.48 m kg. Despite a dip in volumes, the shipment value was flat at ₹1923.42 crore.
During 2024, India’s tea shipments had touched 256.17 million kgs, an increase of 11 per cent over previous year’s 231.69 million kg. In value terms, the tea shipments were up 16.34 per cent at ₹7167.41 crore during 2024 over previous year’s ₹6160.86 crore.
India’s tea production during the current year has been impacted by adverse weather conditions in the key growing regions of both North and South India. During October 2025, the India’s tea production was down by 21 per cent at 161.93 m kg over corresponding previous year’s 205.77 m kgs.