New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- India posted its highest-ever tea exports in 2025, driven by robust buying from West Asian markets like Iran and Iraq, along with a sharp pickup in demand from China, according to provisional data from the Tea Board of India.
India exported 280.40 million kg of tea during the January-December 2025 period, up from 256.17 million kg in the same period a year earlier.
Export earnings also rose significantly to Rs 8,488.43 crore, compared with Rs 7,167.41 crore in January-December 2024.
Country-wise data sourced from the industry shows a notable increase in offtake from the UAE, Iraq and China, while shipments to Russia and the US declined.
Exports to Iraq surged to 52.59 million kg in 2025 from 40.47 million kg in the ...