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Inferior imported tea leading to local tea price crash, say growers

It isn’t just climate change and US tariffs that have endangered Indian tea plantations. Low quality tea imports from countries like Kenya and Nepal have made their way to not only Indian shores, but ...
Business Recorder

Indian tea import up by 2-9.13 percent in January-March

The import of tea from India has registered 2 percent to over 9 percent increase during January-March. The tea import from India registered 2.3 percent increase in January, followed by 5.94 percent in ...
The New Indian Express

Planters raise concerns over inferior tea imports and rule violation in re-export

KOLKATA: Resentment is brewing in the tea industry as planters and exporters are alleging that "inferior quality" imported tea is being blended with the Indian crop and exported without multi-origin ...
Business Recorder

PTA demands reforms in tea import taxation

KARACHI: Tea importers have issued a strong call to the federal government to urgently reform the tea import taxation regime, warning that existing loopholes— particularly through FATA/ PATA ...
Business Line

Tea Board for 100% testing of imported crop: Dy Chairman

Tea Board for 100% testing of imported crop: Dy Chairman The industry had been complaining that cheap imports of inferior quality are entering the country, which is destroying the industry By PTI ...
The Hindu

Tea Board for 100% testing of imported crop: Dy Chairman

Deputy chairman of the Tea Board, C. Murugan, on Saturday (January 3, 2026) assured that 100% testing of the quality of imports would be carried out to prevent inflows of the cheap variety into the ...