UAE emerges as India’s second top tea importer

UAE emerges as India’s second top tea importer

During the period from January to September 2022, the UAE imported 28.58 million kilogrammes of tea from India, a surge of 159 per cent from the similar nine-month period of 2021

Indian tea industry sources said that exporters are looking for other avenues as shipments to Iraq, an erstwhile major importer, reduced to zero due to payment issues. — Reuters

Published: Mon 5 Dec 2022, 6:16 PM Last updated: Mon 5 Dec 2022, 7:13 PM

The UAE, which is among the top five tea exporting hubs in the world, has emerged as the second largest importer of tea from India after the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as a block, according to the latest data released by India’s Tea Board.

During the period from January to September 2022, the UAE imported 28.58 million kilogrammes of tea from India, a surge of 159 per cent from the similar nine-month period of 2021.

CIS countries imported 38.06 million kilograms during that period in 2022, up from 33.34 million kilograms in the ..

The UAE is a global hub in the tea export market, with total exports of about Dh1.2 billion in 2020, according to a report by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC).

The UAE tea trade stood