Quality parameters
- Tea Board-authorized origin evidence
- CTC leaf grade
- appearance
- infusion and liquor profile
- moisture and water extract as applicable
- foreign matter and sensory condition.
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Tea · Black Tea
Tea — Assam CTC Black
Dry Leaf • Specification Required • Exact garden/factory and invoice lot to confirm, India
Product visual for sourcing context. Product appearance, crop, and packaging vary by selected specification and batch.
TeaBlack TeaDry LeafSpecification RequiredExact garden/factory and invoice lot to confirmLot COA subject to programTraceability subject to supplier evidenceTea Board documentation as applicable
MOQ
To confirm by grade, pack and harvest lot
Typical lead time
21 days
Typical shelf-life
12 months
Product brief
Specification before quotation.
Export-ready programs built around buyer-aligned grades, batch-level QC options, and documentation discipline.
Regional identity, grade and cup profile remain evidence-gated until an executable supplier lot is approved. Plant-derived; flavourings and processing aids require review if used.
- Category
- Tea
- Sub-category
- Black Tea
- Form
- Dry Leaf
- Grade
- Specification Required
- HS code (hint)
- 0902
- Origin
- Exact garden/factory and invoice lot to confirm
- Seasonality
- Crop period and invoice lot to confirm
- Processing
- CTC; exact manufacture and leaf grade to confirm
- Packaging
- Food-grade moisture and odour barrier bulk pack; buyer format to confirm.
- Shelf-life
- 12 months (typical)
- Storage
- Cool, dry, odour-free, pest-controlled storage; protect from moisture, heat and light.
- Incoterms
- EXW, FOB, CFR, CIF
- MOQ
- To confirm by grade, pack and harvest lot
- Lead time
- 21 days (typical)
Safety-test scope
- Destination pesticide-residue panel
- heavy metals
- microbiology where required
- contaminants and adulteration controls.
Certifications available
Lot COA subject to programTraceability subject to supplier evidenceTea Board documentation as applicable
Use cases
Bulk blendingHORECAPrivate label
Origin, certification, testing, and packing availability are confirmed against the selected batch and destination requirements.
Tea knowledge
Verify Assam CTC black tea from garden to cup.
CTC describes crush–tear–curl manufacture. Leaf grade describes particle style, not a universal quality rank; Assam origin requires authorized, lot-linked evidence.
Regional claim — evidence required.
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