Quality parameters
- Estate/factory and invoice traceability
- authorized regional claim where applicable
- leaf style and grade
- dry leaf, infusion, liquor and cup evaluation
- moisture and foreign matter.
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Tea · Origin-Controlled Tea
Tea — Nilgiri Orthodox Black
Dry Leaf • Origin Controlled — Evidence 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.
TeaOrigin-Controlled TeaDry LeafOrigin Controlled — Evidence RequiredExact garden/factory and invoice lot to confirmRegional claim subject to Tea Board/supplier evidenceLot COA subject to programTraceability subject to approved lot
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.
Nilgiri identity must be supported by estate/factory and lot evidence before publication in an executable quote.
- Category
- Tea
- Sub-category
- Origin-Controlled Tea
- Form
- Dry Leaf
- Grade
- Origin Controlled — Evidence Required
- HS code (hint)
- 0902
- Origin
- Exact garden/factory and invoice lot to confirm
- Seasonality
- Crop period, estate/factory and invoice lot to confirm
- Processing
- Orthodox black-tea manufacture; origin evidence required
- 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 authenticity controls.
Certifications available
Regional claim subject to Tea Board/supplier evidenceLot COA subject to programTraceability subject to approved lot
Use cases
Specialty wholesaleHORECAPrivate label
Origin, certification, testing, and packing availability are confirmed against the selected batch and destination requirements.
Tea knowledge
Verify Nilgiri orthodox black tea from garden to cup.
Nilgiri must be supported by estate/factory and invoice-lot provenance. Orthodox does not itself prove region or cup quality.
Regional claim — evidence required.
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