Tea · importers
Poland reports $1.6B in the chapter that holds tea, coffee, mate and spices, twelfth in the world, and tea is a well-established household drink there.
| Market | HS 09 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $11.7B |
| Germany | $6.5B |
| France | $4.0B |
| Italy | $3.4B |
| Canada | $2.4B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 09 (coffee, tea, mate and spices); tea is only part of it. Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
Tea is popular in Polish homes and offices, and the country has its own tea packers who blend and pack for retail. The chapter, at 2.3% of reported world imports, includes coffee and spices too, so tea’s share is not visible. The chapter is 0.4% of its $379.5B imports and ranks 48th among import chapters.
Polish packers buy black tea in bulk and blend it for supermarket brands, where price sensitivity is strong, and also handle fruit and herbal infusions, which are popular. Because they sell to neighbouring countries as well, the recorded imports may include tea that leaves again. A supplier should show how its tea fits a blend and at what cost.
Ask whether the buyer packs for its own brand or for private labels. A further consideration is that many Polish packers work to fixed retail price points, so they will judge your offer by what it lets them do with a blend, not by the price of the tea alone.
Residue limits and labelling requirements are set by the authorities and change over time, so confirm the present position with them and with the buyer. Germany, China, the USA and Italy lead Poland’s overall source list, which covers all goods and suggests that some tea arrives through western European packers and merchants.
Shipment records for the tea heading name receivers and weights, apart from coffee and spices.
The overall source list is led by Germany, China, the USA and Italy, and it spans all goods. Look at the tea heading in shipment data for receivers and weights, then use this site’s free marketplace to make contact once terms are set.
The full coffee, tea, mate and spices chapter, which is 2.3% of reported world imports.
Packers blending for supermarket and private-label brands, plus infusion specialists.
Not necessarily; some is packed and sold to neighbouring countries.
Check the tea lines of shipment data and rank receivers by cargo weight.
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