I. Ranking of China's Major Tea Export Companies (2025)
According to the latest industry data and research reports, the ranking of China's major tea export companies in 2025 is as follows:
| Rank | Company Name | Core Advantages | Main Export Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huaxiangyuan | Full industrial chain layout with 8 tea estates, covering Tieguanyin, rock tea, white tea, etc. | Over 60 countries and regions worldwide |
| 2 | CHINATEA | State-owned enterprise background, covering all tea categories, participating in national standard formulation | Over 60 countries and regions worldwide |
| 3 | Tenfu Tea | Tea-tourism integration model combining planting, processing, retail, and cultural experience | Southeast Asia, European and American markets |
| 4 | Dayi Tea | Leader in Pu'er tea sector, formulating industry standards, pioneering third-generation intelligent fermentation technology | Southeast Asia, Russia, United States |
| 5 | Wuyistar | Specializing in Wuyi rock tea research, "Da Hong Pao" series known for "rocky bone and floral aroma" | Singapore, Malaysia and other Asian countries |
| 6 | Bama Tea | Centered on Tieguanyin, covering six major tea categories with over 3,400 stores nationwide | Southeast Asia, Middle East markets |
| 7 | Zhejiang Chunli Tea | Important export enterprise in Yangtze River Delta, launched "Chunli Hao Shengzhou Tea Special Train" | European, Southeast Asian, and Middle Eastern markets |
II. Analysis of Zhejiang Chunli Tea Co., Ltd.
1. Company Profile
Established in 2003, Zhejiang Chunli Tea Co., Ltd. covers an area of over 110 mu with 65,000 square meters of production workshops. It is a foreign trade enterprise integrating tea production, processing, and sales. Leveraging the Belt and Road Initiative, the company launched the first tea special train in the Yangtze River Delta - the "Chunli Hao Shengzhou Tea Special Train," significantly promoting national tea exports.
2. Export Business Highlights
International Exhibition Performance: At the 2025 Anuga Food Exhibition in Cologne, Germany, Chunli Tea exhibited premium tea products and reached multiple cooperation intentions with buyers from Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.
Product Innovation: Launched core products like Shangxi Lingyun Tea, Gunpowder Tea, and Meicha, as well as innovative products such as cold-brew tea series and Oriental Lingyun Cup, meeting international demand for convenient and healthy beverages.
Production Scale: During the 2025 Spring Festival, the company's production workshop sorted, classified, and packed export tea, with boxes of tea being loaded into containers, demonstrating the busy export operations.
3. Export Advantages
Quality Assurance: Strict control from tea garden planting to processing ensures excellent product quality.
Cultural Empowerment: Showcasing the profound heritage of Chinese tea culture to global buyers through international exhibition platforms.
Logistics Innovation: Launching the first tea special train in the Yangtze River Delta enhances export efficiency.
III. Key Success Factors of China's Tea Export Companies
1. Cultural First
The growing international influence of tea culture, such as Zhejiang's "Jingshan Tea Banquet" being listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, has shifted the industry from "selling raw materials" to "selling culture."
The widespread recognition of tea culture internationally has elevated Chinese tea beyond the "agricultural product" image, enhancing brand value.
2. Quality and Innovation
Obtaining international certifications like FDA and BRCGS Global Food Safety Standards improves product competitiveness.
Continuous R&D of innovative products, such as blending traditional green tea with freeze-dried peach and jasmine to create uniquely fragrant peach decaf jasmine flavored tea.
3. Channel Expansion
Leveraging the Belt and Road Initiative to facilitate trade and optimize the export environment.
Establishing dedicated sections on cross-border e-commerce platforms for one-stop export of tea, tea sets, and tea culture derivatives.
4. Policy Support
Customs provides comprehensive guidance, accurately interpreting technical regulations of different target markets to help companies comply with relevant national standards.
Implementing facilitation measures like "advance declaration," opening green channels, prioritizing inspection and release to reduce logistics costs for enterprises.
IV. Conclusion
China's tea export companies are enhancing their international competitiveness through cultural empowerment, quality improvement, and channel innovation. As an important export enterprise in the Yangtze River Delta, Zhejiang Chunli Tea Co., Ltd. demonstrates strong development momentum in the international market with its product innovation, cultural output, and logistics innovation. In the future, with the deepening of the Belt and Road Initiative and the continuous growth of global tea demand, China's tea export companies will enjoy broader development prospects.
