Ofcourse, Indias role in tea will remain supreme for a while, but Vietnam is making significant inroads into the tea business. With its lush green hills being increasingly converted to growing tea, Vietnam is slowly becoming a “player” in the tea business.

The country exported around 45,000 tonnes of tea in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year rise of over 30%. Black tea made up around 58% of the total’s tea export. Vietnam plans to ship more than 100,000 tonnes of tea and earn around US $110 million this year.

For a growing economy like Vietnam, this could be a very good sign. Unfortunately, for a tea drinker it may mean something bad. Just think who the major tea importers is…India of course.

Pakistan, Taiwan, India and Russia are its major tea importers.

It is no secret that much of the inferior tea imported from low price countries like Vietnam, Ceylon often is used to blend with the more expensive Indian tea, leading to the end consumer getting poor quality tea. Indian Government is taking steps against this, but in the mean time, the best thing for you the consumer to do, is to purchase tea from a trusted source. A source that can guarantee that the teas are purchased with utmost care. Our teas, for instance, are all hand selected and packed by our family members, and we stand behind our teas 100% - with a no questions asked money back guarantee.

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